Lavender Lounge Named Official Photographer Of Gayvn Awards 2009
Lavender Lounge Studios has been named “Official Photographer” of the 2009 GayVN Awards (GayvnAwards.com) that take place at the Castro Theater in San Francisco March 28th. Mark Kliem, owner of Lavender Lounge Studios had this to say: “It’s a big thrill to be acknowledged for my contributions to the industry. When I started shooting events like the GayVN Awards, it was just to draw attention to LavenderLounge.com. My paparazzi photos are now the biggest selling point of my website. To make sure it’s done right, I’ve enlisted two other photographers to cover every inch of the theater, the parties, and of course, every INCH of the boys!”
Members of the VIP Room at LavenderLounge.com have access to over 40,000 photos, most of which are exclusive shots taken at various events such as Folsom Street Fair, Pride, Pink Saturday and adult industry conventions. LavenderLounge.com has GayVN photos going all the way back to 2003.
Lavender Lounge is proud to be a Media Sponsor of the GayVN Awards and Mark Kliem has judged the awards since 2001.
For GayVN Awards 2009, Lavender Lounge’s Mark Kliem will be joined by local photographers Rich Stadtmiller (RichTrove.com) and Bill Weaver. Both are tireless workers covering a multitude of gay events and fundraisers in the leather community, bear community, Imperial Court, Mama’s Family, Bare Chest Calendar contests, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and the various street fairs.
A video slideshow of Mark Kliem’s photographs will also be on display at the Yerba Buena Center For The Arts in San Francisco (YBCA.org) from April 2 to June 25, 2009. As part of the museum exhibit, “Under A Full Moon: 30 Years of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence”, Kliem’s art photos of the Sisters will be displayed on a loop 24 hours a day in the front exhibit window of the museum. “When I started working on this project, it seemed like just another Sister event, but then it struck me – my pictures are going to be in a museum!”
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