Jeremy Constantine Lucido (born December 11, 1977) is an American artist, blogger, photographer,

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publisher and film director who runs a photography studio located in Los Angeles, California.

Early life

Born in a suburb outside of Saint Louis, Missouri, Lucido was encouraged to follow his interest in Art at an early age. However, it wasn't until enrolling in a

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class at

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that he discovered his love for photography. In 1999 he moved to Hollywood, California to attend

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and receive a BFA in Photography. Shortly after graduation, Lucido opened ''Jeremy Joe Photography'', a portrait studio on

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which specialized in headshot photography.

Career

Adult Industry

Lucido is most known for his work behind the scenes of the

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. In 2005 he accepted a job as a

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at Randy Blue, an online adult production company. He quickly grew in the industry and became the lead photographer as well as Director for several films. Now the

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at Randy Blue he continues his work in the industry. In 2005 he also launched a blog called "Starrfucker" which helped spark his notable adult industry career. Jeremy and/or his photography have since been featured in such publications as Frontiers, Cybersocket Magazine, The Advocate, Pisszine, Starrfucker Magazine, and ''the beef''.

Starrfucker Magazine

In 2010 Jeremy rebranded his blog ''Starrfucker'' and created his self-published ''Starrfucker Magazine'', a black-and-white print

featuring his

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photography as well as other art and photography from contributing artists. According to ''Nigel Zeff'' in Flaunt Magazine #130: "The artist/photographer's zine, self-described as "a book of naked men," features photographic pictorials of men in various stages of undress, conjuring up the golden era of physique publications like ''The Male Figure'', ''Adonis'' and ''

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'', but with a contemporary edge. There's hair, beards, tattoos, and brawn – it's balls and all, unadulterated masculinity at its peak." In a podcast interview, Jeremy revealed that he based the size of his Starrfucker Magazine to be the same as Bob Mizer's ''Physique Pictorial''. In 2013 his first

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entitled, ''Starrfucker'' was published by

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. The book features photography from every past issue of ''Starrfucker Magazine'' with a foreword by Venfield 8.

Art / Photography

In 2011 he started Jeremy Lucido Photography in a loft in downtown Los Angeles where he is a fixture in LGBT nightlife. As the popularity of his portrait work with the rise of Starrfucker Magazine his bookings increased for both commercial and private work. In 2015 Jeremy created an online store for his fine art portrait work.

Books

* Famous Dave's Cookbook (Blurb) (December 14, 2019) * Raunch (

) (May 1, 2014) * Turnon: Gear (

) (September 2012) * Turnon: Tattoos (

) (April 2011) * Starrfucker (

) (August 2013)

Magazines

* Meat Zine (Issue 18) * Pisszine Issue No. 6 and Pisszine Issue No. 2 * The Fight Magazine (August 2013) * ''Hot Property'' Unzipped (December 2009) * The Beef Magazine, Issue No. 4 * Photographs for "Porn Panic!", The Advocate (May 2009)

Art Exhibitions

* Queer Biennial II 2016 (Industry Gallery) * Boston Elements (The Starrfucker Collection) 2015 (Redline) * Art Gaysel 2015–2019 (Hotel Gaythering) * Photo L.A. 2014 (LA Mart) * FIST PUMP: The Collab Event (Hold Up Art) *Club HELL * Niche.LA & Lounge 441 present "Digital World: LA" * Yard Sale: Misc Photographs by Jeremy Lucido (Tango Blues Gallery) * Queer Biennial / Miami Basel 2014

Awards and nominations

* Nominated for "Best Director",

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(2011) for "Text, Lies and Video" (Randy Blue) * Nominated for TLAgay Award ''Twitter-Maniac: Most Prolific in the Biz'' (2010) * Nominated for ''Best Photographer'', Weho Awards (2010) * LA's 11 Most Eligible BachelorsLA's 11 Most Eligible Bachelors
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References

External links

Official Site

Twitter
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