Publisher Circa Press launched photographer Alejandra Guerrero’s Auto Erotica photo-book — the second of three Guerrero monographs planned by Circa — with a London party earlier this month.

The Chicago-based photographer was guest of honour at the midweek event, held at an arts club/gallery venue not far from the Tower of London. She signed copies of the book for fans, enjoyed an appropriately themed performance by Miss Fortune and Bliss Rogue, and happily mingled with the fetish folk and others who attended the evening.

“I had never been to Torture Garden,” she explains, “and when we were looking at dates for the release party of my book, I timed the party so that I would be able to come to TG as well.

“I’ve hosted and organised private fetish parties at home in Chicago — though these have been small and nothing compared to the energy and high voltage of TG, with its amazingly attired, fun crowd and its performances.

“We had a good turnout: very fun crowd, many cool people who came dressed in very creative fetishwear, and a very sexy performance to Duran Duran’s The Chauffeur! Couldn’t have ended the evening of my book’s release any more memorably!”

Among guests at the event, which was hosted by Circa boss David Jenkins and MC’d by Kate London, were photographers Derek Ridgers and MarcusT (both sans camera), latex designer/performer Marnie Scarlet and

As its punning title suggests, Guerrero’s Auto Erotica is devoted to her lifelong love of automobiles, maintained in parallel with her passion for photographing powerful, sexy women.

And it’s no exaggeration to say the book combines the two interests avidly in images redolent of her hero Helmut Newton’s work.

“Cars are in my bloodstream,” Alejandra revealed earlier this year when the Kickstarter funding campaign for Auto Erotica was launched by Circa. “I love them as objects of desire and adventure. I’ve owned many cars and made countless road trips, and always get a kick from being behind the wheel.”