Michael Rosen has been doing sexual photography in San Francisco since 1977. His photos have encompassed a wide range of styles: stark and grainy nude landscapes; impressionistic, gritty, cinema verité images of S/M sex scenes; sharply focused, elegantly composed, studio sexual portraits and sexual art involving S/M, erotic piercings, gender play and what he calls non-standard penetration. The latest work, shown here, comprises soft and romantic images of explicit sex that challenge the concept of pornography.

In 1997, Michael was the recipient of a Venus Award from Good Vibrations of San Francisco;  in 2000 he was nominated for an Erotic Oscar. He has had numerous solo and group shows and his photographs have been showcased in many magazines and anthologies.

He has self-published three high quality fine art books of his work -- Sexual Magic: the S/M Photographs in 1986, Sexual Portraits: Photographs of Radical Sexuality in 1990, and Sexual Art: Photographs That Test the Limits in 1994. His latest, Lust & Romance: Rated X Fine Art Photographs, was published by Last Gasp of San Francisco in October, 1998.

More information about Michael Rosen and his work can be found in this issue of Clean Sheets Magazine. We are delighted to feature a full-length interview with Michael, as well as an interview with two of his subjects, along with this galley of Michael's work.

Artwork by Michael can be purchased by visiting his Web site
or by contacting him via e-mail.

All images © Michael Rosen, all rights reserved.
Unauthorized use is prohibited.

View more of Michael's artwork at his Web site.

Contact Michael at michael@shaynew.com.

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