Will Santillo

www.santillophotography.com

Will Santillo (born July, 1953 in White Plains, New York) is an American/Canadian photographer, known for his work in the realm of erotic fine art photography. The documentary yet erotic nature of his work has garnered the attention of many periodicals, photography collectors and major publishers such as Taschen and Mammoth Press. Will Santillo travels internationally for commissioned assignments, with regular visits to New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, Paris, Venice, Barcelona and other major cities in Europe

Biography

Will Santillo graduated with a bachelor's degree in Art and Design from the MIT School of Architecture in 1975. While at M.I.T., he was instructed by the renowned photographer Minor White, one of the founders of the famed Aperture. In 1976 Santillo moved to Toronto, Canada to continue his architectural studies at the University of Toronto, obtaining a professional degree in 1979. He is an American citizen holding dual citizenship with Canada, and frequently travels to New York, Los Angeles and other major North American cities for both commissioned and creative work. Before focusing on his current photography projects, Santillo worked in several creative fields, including fashion and architectural photography, architectural design, general contracting, cabinet making and computer programming. He lives with his second wife and son in Toronto, where he continues to explore and innovate within the art of photography.

Photography

Santillo Photography main web site is https://www.santillophotography.com - Santillo's work in recent years has been focused on his tri-tinted "black and white" colour process and the completion of a three part series titled Risque. This series includes the following bodies of work:

La Petite Mort

First published 2011 with ongoing exhibitions.

"The title means "the little death," a euphemism for orgasm ... Santillo conceived the project eight years ago to include a thorough cross section of women: young to old, slim to thick, perfect beauties to those not considered beautiful until seen through his lens. The one constant would be that each would decide and direct how she masturbated to climax while he captured the moment. From previous projects with amateur subjects Santillo had come to believe that masturbation is a far more personal act than most sex play because it is conducted almost exclusively in private. He set out to reveal the diversity and creativity with which women approach self-stimulation, and to portray the beauty of ordinary women in the throes of orgasm ... Santillo says he seeks to uncover the hidden face of his subjects ... " Dian Hanson Editor with Taschen

Flagrante Delicto

First published 2008 with ongoing exhibitions.

Santillo's photographs capture sexual expression, ranging from staged pieces and impromptu intercourse in all its variations, from couples to threesomes, heterosexual and homosexual coitus. His series Flagrante Delicto reveals the specific brand of chemistry shared between individuals engaged in an emotionally connected erotic exchange.

Threshold

eBook Published in 2014 - work on expanded series on-going.

The images within the Threshold series are focused on illuminating many dimensions of fetish, kink and fantasy. To expand the viewers awareness of these dimensions Santillo seeks to capture a broad palette of body types, ages, ethnic backgrounds as well as fetish and kink oriented scenarios. Santillo seeks to expand beyond the limits of heterosexual erotic sensibilities by photographing all ranges of erotic orientation.

Books

• "Lesbians for Men", Edited by Dian Hanson. Los Angeles: Taschen, April 2018 ISBN 978-3836559607

• "The New Erotic Photography", Edited by Dian Hanson. Los Angeles: Taschen, April 2017. ISBN 978-3836526715

• Santillo, La Petite Mort, Edited by Dian Hanson. Los Angeles: Taschen, April 2016. ISBN 978-3836526869

• "Lesbians for Men", Edited by Dian Hanson. Los Angeles: Taschen, December 2016. ISBN 978-3836559607

• "New Erotic Photography 2", Edited by Dian Hanson. Los Angeles: Taschen, June 2012. ISBN 3-8365-3568-8
• Santillo, La Petite Mort, Edited by Dian Hanson. Los Angeles: Taschen, June 2011. ISBN 3-8365-2436-8
• Jakubowski, Maxim ed., New Erotic Photography, United Kingdom: Running Press, 2010. ISBN 0-7624-3999-8
• Woodward, Tim ed.,Yearbook, SkinTwo Magazine, London: Tim Woodward Publishing, 2009.
• Santillo, Flargrante Delicto, Toronto: Rosalbino Press, 2008 ISBN 0-9817404-0-5
• Hanson, Dian and Eric Kroll ed., The New Erotic Photography, Los Angeles: Taschen, 2007. ISBN 3-8228-4924-3
• Jakubowski, Maxim ed.,The Mammoth Book of Illustrated Erotic Women, United Kingdom: Running Press, 2005. ISBN 0-7867-1602-9

Magazine Publications

• Playboy Sweden (cover) - March 2019
• L’Officiel Baltics Charity Ball issue - 2018
• Gladys Magazine - 2018
• Space Arsenal magazine - 2018
• Nuvu Magazine - 2018
• Prototype Mag - 2018
• GQ Magazine - Spain, April 2011
• PlayBoy Special Editions, January 2005
• Skin Two
• Secret
• Jade
• Feigenblatt (Germany)
• Flare
• City and Country Home
• Chatelaine
• Architectural Record
• Whiplash

Exhibitions

• 2010 Risque, PJS Exhibitions, New York
• 1987 Quickening, Ideé Gallery, Toronto

Press and External links

• Article on Excelsior, México D.F.
• Article on Informe21, Caracas
• Article on El Tiempo, Quito
• Article on Peru.com
• Article on Noticias de Alava, Alava
• Terra Spain Article
• Portfolio of Images
• www.pjsexhibitions.com/PJS Exhibitions
• Feigenblatt Magazin Article
• Skin Two - Review of Flagrante Delicto by Will Santillo
• Erographic.com article - Will Santillo
• Review of Santillo Exhibition and Book
• Play Pen Report - Will Santillo