About a month ago I wrote about plans for a sex worker collective photo shoot here. The aim was to provide extra encouragement to donate towards bushfire relief charities through the sale of erotic content. The end result was Cheeky For Charity which has so far raised $2,898.21 and donated in equal shares to the Cobargo Community Bushfire Recovery Fund and Cobargo Wildlife Sanctuary! It was such a privilege to be part of this awesome collective project.

Here's the beautiful message we received from the Cobargo Community Bushfire Recovery Fund Management:

Thank you so much for this contribution and for thinking of us in Cobargo. We were thrilled to see sex workers supporting our fundraiser - it fits so well with our message of strength in diversity. People sometimes look at small rural communities like ours and think mainly of farming or forestry when in fact we are much more diverse and proud of it.

Please pass on our thanks to everyone involved in this fundraiser.

Kindest regards

Zena

This project would not be possible without the time, energy and help of all of those involved whether they attended the shoot, took BTS content or are helping with social media promotion. Thank you to: Audrey Parker, Sara Fennic, Dylan Fiera, Honey Jones, Heather Hunter, Lola Hunt, Nova Hawthorne, Paige Aster, Gabriella May, Jessie Lee Pierce, Lily Lawrence, Mistress Malissia, Georgia Hart, Emily Nguyen, Amber Leigh, Maia B & Crystal Rae, together with Alyssa Forde, Blaire Hunter, LoveLust Gifts Australia, Flat Pack Fox, Charlie Forde, Estelle Leon, Harley Sinn, Leo Embers, Abigail James, Amber King, Jayde, Molly Lock, Alice York, Alena Easton, Blaire Belrose, Sienna Saint, Olivia Winsome, Darth Lacey & Lea Nights.

Photo Credit: Jac & Heath Photography

If you don't already know (and I meet a half and half mix of clients who know or who are totally surprised by it), but I am married to a sex worker. I can't believe out 2 year wedding anniversary is coming up. It's cotton for anyone else in the same boat as me.

Anyway, I often get asked for resources that would be useful for partners to read so here's a little list:

The Partners Portal

Scarlett Academy is a small SWer owned organisation and they host a central resource hub for practical sex industry information. The Partners Portal has web articles, videos, and Q & As aimed at supporting partners of sex workers. Here's the link: http://www.scarlettacademy.com/partners-portal

Christian’s Blog on Dating a Sex Worker

This is said to be the must read article to read for any partner of a sex worker: https://christianbvega.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-to-date-sex-worker.html?m=1

Partners Subreddit

There's a Reddit page for partners. People ask questions here and sex workers, other partners and the odd internet troll answer. Here's the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/partnersofsexworkers/

Discord Chat Group

There's also a chat group with a few partners from all over the world in it. I think of it more as a social group but the members are there to support each other if needed. Send me a DM on Twitter or Instagram and I'll pass on the link to you.

Suggested Therapists in Australia

This list was sent to me and I've never used their services before so I can't vouch for them personally. If you do have a good experience please let me know.

Matty Silver

Phone counselling (based in NSW) M. 0411 131 619 Ph. 02 9664 8927 mattysilver@optusnet.com.au

Tammy Moran http://www.tammymoran.com.au

Dr Irene Panagopoulos

Prahran Psychology Clinic. Vogue Medical – Shop 1- 009, 670 Chapel Street, South Yarra 3141

0408 521 889

Medicare rebates available with mental health treatment plan from GP. Bulk billing available for eligible clients. If client discloses their referral from RhED they will be bulk billed

Would you like to see Melbourne based escorts, Georgia Hart, Estelle Leon, Lola Hunt and Paige Aster as you’ve never seen them before - getting frisky for to raise money to go towards bushfire relief in Australia? It was such a privilege to join these four on this project to create cheeky never before seen nudes and BTS footage, which they are adding daily to their newly created ‘Wild For Wildlife’ OnlyFans account, for the next 3 weeks. If you’d like to give more, feel free to send them tips too!

Also being auctioned off are 15 polaroids of all the action at this shoot for you to keep. To place your bid to own your very own physical spank bank, please email lolahunt@protonmail.com. Bidding started at $200 but is now up to $1000 at the time of writing! Get in quick or you’ll miss out!

All proceeds are going towards the wildlife and communities affected by the bushfires in Victoria and New South Wales.

Its interesting that as a lawyer in a mid sized national law firm, we had aspirational targets of 10 hours a year to do pro bono work which nobody ever met, as we slaved away keeping our billable hours up as high as possible to avoid getting sacked. I’ve been thinking about how to provide the same pro bono service as a photographer and projects like this are just perfect. Please give it all the support you can whether finanically, or just by sharing the social media posts. Here are links to the social media accounts of all the girls to help with that:

Lola Hunt: Twitter | Instagram

Estelle Leon: Twitter | Instagram

Paige Aster: Twitter | Instagram

Georgia Hart

A little bit behind this shoot…

This is Abigail and Kitty. Can you tell which one of these two was at their first ever photo shoot?

If you can’t, that’s because this is a trick question, because neither of them had ever had a photo shoot before. Would you believe that more than half of the clients in the last 2 years have never had a professional photo shoot before working with me?

I’m not 100% sure why this is the case, but I’m also not complaining. I think it might have to do with my style, which is very classic, and boudoir-esque, and probably suits the girlfriend vibe that seems to be a common starting point for many of my clients as they begin developing their brands. It might also be because if you look around my website, you’d be hard pressed to pick out the first timers from the seasoned vets, because I'm great with giving directions.

Anyhow, there is a little bit of a story behind this post. Kitty and Abigail are friends in real life. Kitty was the initial point of contact, trying to book a shoot for the both of them towards the end of last year. However, for reasons unknown to me, Kitty dropped off the radar, but shortly after that Abigail contacted me about a shoot on her own.

I had no idea they knew each other until I rocked up to Abigail’s shoot, where I also got to meet Kitty. She explained that she was there not just to support her friend, who was understandably nervous about the shoot, but to also get an idea of what it would be like to work with me, because she was also nervous. 

I told them both what I tell all my clients, that half of my clients are first timers just like they were, that I’m excellent with direction, that I would run the show, and that they had absolutely nothing to worry about. If you’re shooting with me, all you need are your outfits, hair and make up is optional, and to be present, preferably on time. I’m more than capable and happy to control everything else - where to stand, how to stand, what to do with those awkward hands, and so on. There’s nothing else to worry about once you arrive at the shoot.

At the beginning of the shoot I told Kitty by the time Abigail was finished, she was going to want to book in her shoot. At the end of the shoot, I asked Kitty what she thought, and she said we’d definitely be working together soon. And now we have!

“With kindness, dedication and detail to his work, my girlfriend and I were able to feel safe, comfortable and have a great photo shoot. Once he started giving us directions of poses and angles, we automatically knew that all photos would come out fantastic! And yes that did happen! We would love to work with him again. Thank you very much.”

— Naomi Bloom, Sydney based independent sex worker