The Silence is a California based photographer who specializes in boudoir and kink photography, including shibari and kinbaku.

When he started, everyone was photographing their rope work with flip phones - and the he thought to himself, why not learn to take better pictures. Five years of practice later, he has discovered a deep love of photography, enjoying experimenting with lighting and posing to create striking images.

In developing his art and passion he’s shot with people around the world, and here at the podcast we find his work very inspiring, and him talented - yet in person he’s humble and genuine. We loved hearing about his passion for photography and behind the scenes experiences.

In this episode he shares:

• His rope origin story

• How he got into rope photography

• His 3Ps in rope

• The background to his kink name

• The rope he likes for a scene versus a photoshoot

• His negotiation process

• How he collaborates with models for photoshoots

• His postproduction process

• Tips he gives rope bottoms when modelling

• Great advice for new rope photographers

• His current and future focus in rope and photography