HONEYHAIR: APRIL COVER STORY

“They are usually fascinated by the latex but at the same time they give a somewhat different feel to the pictures,” she observes.

“The alternative/fetish industry has grown and diversified — new models, designers and photographers.

“Naturally I’ve started to pose for female photographers more as well. Furthermore, I’ve noticed some models standing behind the camera as well. Female photographers tend to see me in different light — pun intended!”

‘The session with Alexander Horn was rather fast and productive, but we still managed to shoot amazing photos as well as a short behind-the-scenes video. Alexx was so easy to work with’

What makes a good picture for Honeyhair, and is there anyone inside or outside fetish that she would love to shoot with?

“I like it when there is an unexpected, even shocking, idea behind the photo, when there is a story there. And by viewing it, new details and double meanings are revealed continuously.

“This is the reason I like David LaChapelle. Dear Mr LaChapelle, if you are reading this, my email is honeyhair@honeyhair.net!”

Well a girl can dream. But in reality it seems she’s quite down to earth about her ambitions.

“I don’t really have a list of photographer names I pursue to shoot with. I tend to focus on the present and don’t plan overly big. Dream but don’t force it, if you know what I mean.

“The best things happen somehow naturally, leading one from the other, getting me to work with wonderful people, true artists. Also it seems, I am happy to admit, I’ve got some pretty amazing ‘secret agents’.

“I hear quite often that somebody recommended me for a certain job here and there. It’s an extra commit- ment and I am grateful for the trust people put in me.”

One special memory for her is her impromptu riverside shoot with Alexander Horn in Berlin during last year’s German Fetish Ball Weekend.

Alexx died suddenly not long afterwards, and the shoot produced what would sadly be the last cover of his L-A-Tex website (see gallery below, left).

Honeyhair and I both met Alexx years ago at the GFB and considered him a fixture in the fetish world, and in our lives.

“I was so happy I managed to shoot with him in Berlin last year,” she says. “And it’s especially touching considering the circumstances.

“We had met on many occasions before, had drinks together, chatted, but never happened to find a spot during the busy events for photos, until last year.

“The session was rather fast and productive, but we still managed to shoot amazing photos as well as a short behind-the-scenes video. Alexx was so easy to work with — he let me pose without too much direction and that suited me very well.

“I remember him crouching and lying on the floor just to catch the best picture of me and my reflection in the nearby fountain. He had a keen fetish eye and I am so grateful for the results.

“It’s still weird to talk about him in the past tense. He and his site will always be a legend for me.”