CThru.com Presents Tony Ward

……….The studio is pleased to announce that after recent correspondence, Dutch fashion model Justine Bakker may be coming out of retirement to work on an erotic fashion editorial for Tony Ward Productions. TW was the first international photographer to discover the androgynous star back in the late nineties when he first began shooting and producing in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Recently, the Studio has been contacted to produce a series of pictures for the 30th anniversary issue of German Cosmopolitan. As he began the casting process his former model came to mind.Shortly after he provided Justine with the confidence to move forward as a fashion model, Mario Testino discovered her and she soon after wound up on the cover of Italian Vogue. Her range is uncanny, from the androgynous editorial shoot Justine produced with TW for Blend Magazine to DKNY international ads, shot by Peter Lindbergh.

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Like most models in their 30’s Justine thought she was at the end of the line. She took some time off, and now is contemplating a return to an industry where she was very well received.

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TW recently told Justine, “If Linda Evangelista has that kind of staying power, you can too”.

Ingenue

…..Isabella is very good at the playing the role of the young ingenue, but underneath the youthfulness there’s a mature sexiness that emanates from her best pictures.
Whether she is wearing sunglasses or nothing at all, she models tastefully and with an air of elegance, taste and style…….

A symbol of erotica…….

The First Sitting

…….The very first sitting with Isabella took place just off Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. I had been searching for an appropriate location for days until I discovered the most exquisite boutique hotel in the area. The next time your in town I highly recommend Rittenhouse 1715.

Rittenhouse 1715

The atmosphere of the hotel got us in to a good mood, making it easier to make sexy pictures.
Believe it or not, I am not only inspired by the model I work with, but also the environment I work in.
I could have shot her there for days. It seemed like days anyway.
Isabella knew just how far to push my imagination and which parts of her beauty to emphasize……

She became even more at ease once all of her clothes were removed…….
To be continued……..

……Steffi and TW met over the internet when a friend of hers suggested she have a look at his website at tonyward.com. After perusing the site, she contacted the studio via email, sending along a few pictures of herself taken by a former boyfriend, as well as a few pictures from her work as a fashion model in her native Germany. We were impressed with her stature and unusually long legs.

Standing just over six feet tall, she reminded us of so many German girls that Helmut Newton worked with throughout his career. Steffi kept in touch for several months and eventually made plans to meet up with Tony in Hamburg for a test shoot.
The night before the sitting they got together for an evening on the town. TW was delighted to discover Steffi’s English was quite good, enabling them to enjoy each others company, as that is usually a good sign of a successful sitting and a great set of pictures.
Our producer in Hamburg Suzaan Talib found the perfect setting for the shoot; the oldest bordello in Hamburg which has been in continuous operation since the early 1900s. The madam and owner of the old establishment were gracious enough to give us the run of the place for several hours, while customers were coming and going. To their bemusement we repeatedly had to tell them that Steffi was not there to service them, they wished…….

Isabella Reneaux

…..The beautiful 19 year old contacted the studio via email about a year before we got a chance to meet her. It was a rainy day in New York. TW agreed to meet her for lunch at Balthazaar in SOHO. He was impressed by her bravado, street smarts and a desire to make money as a fashion model in the big city. While growing up in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Isabella dreamed of becoming a professional model.

Petite Reneaux

Because of her stunning looks and perfect proportions , photographers began to take notice. That enabled her to build a respectable body of work, which led to a variety of fashion assignments, including turns on the runway during fashion week.

Isabella began receiving requests from photograhers to model in the nude. She was not adverse to the idea and ultimately contacted the studio to arrange for a sitting with TW, naturally he was interested.

Isabella, Sunset Marquis, Los Angeles

After lunch they agreed to the parameters of the shoot. Isabella considers herself more of a striptease model and had no desire to show pink, preferring instead to leave something to the viewer’s imagination. Although petite, she knew how to pose in a way to highlight her most formidable physical asset, her natural shapely breasts. Because of her perfect proportions and shapely legs, Isabella quickly became this studio’s favorite petite model……

Photographed On Her 18th Birthday

….I was getting to know the booker’s at the Elite Modeling agency in Beverly Hills at the time. It was a beautiful day in Los Angeles on September 15th, 1995. I had some time to contact the agency after my morning shoot to see if there were any new models to test in the afternoon as my schedule would allow. They checked back after about an hour to tell me they had a young model to send for that afternoon. She was already on her way over to my hotel for hair and makeup. That was perfect, because I knew by the time my makeup artist got her ready, the sun would be setting over the Pacific, where I liked to shoot at Venice Beach. They also informed that it was the model’s birthday and that she just turned 18, her name was Guinevere van Seenus. I waited with excitement and anticipation as I always do when I am working with a new talent for the first time. Little did I know the person who was about to arrive would soon become an international super model.

I opened the door to my room to greet Guinevere, the first thing that I noticed was her size. She was unlike the really skinny girls that regularly appear on the catwalk, this girl had meat on her bones and a nice full bosom.

The next thing that I noticed were the cheek bones and the eyes, realizing instantly that she was photogenic. Then it was time to see if she could model.

Venice Beach With Guinevere

Guinevere could model all right. Confident in her body, easy to work with and a face that has natural expression, a rare find. A couple of month’s later, the agency informed me that she was flown over to Paris where she took the city by storm. The rest is fashion modeling history.
Confident, determined and ready to make a small fortune….