© David Steinberg
I honestly do not remember clearly how it was that I crossed paths with Akien and Leah. Perhaps it was at one of the San Francisco erotic art shows that were organized for several years by Peter Kereztury.
Of the nearly 200 couples I have photographed, some have become close friends over the years, our first bond being the intimacy of doing a sexual photo shoot together. Others, particularly when I first started this project in 1999, had been friends for years before we did any photography together, our friendship being the foundation from which the trust inherent in a meaningful photo shoot emerged. Others were relative strangers, people who heard about my work through various networks – the S...
