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Dave
Naz Born in Los Angeles in 1969, Dave Naz grew up at the intersection of Beverly Hills glamour and Hollywood grime. Chas Ray Krider describes Dave Naz as "a true southern California artist." He continues: His sexy imagery is casual without pretense. When one looks beyond the surface, the work is seen as much more: a cultural artifact giving clues to the sexual identities and persona of our time. In 1987, his teenage years not yet behind him, Naz left high school and Southern California to make music and play along side bands including Nirvana, the Ramones, Mud Honey, L7, and others, packing clubs from the Ratskeller to the Marquee. In 1995, with no formal training, Naz picked up a camera and started photographing people. Since 1997, Naz's photographs have appeared in more than thirty shows in galleries worldwide. His work has been featured in Black + White, FHM, GQ, Leg World, Maxim, Nerve, Salon, Stern.de, and other prominent venues. He is already the author of three well-received books with Goliath Press: Lust Circus (2002), Panties (2003), and Legs (2004). Self-taught, his work has been praised by cultural artists as diverse as Lydia Lunch, Richard Kern, Gregory Dark, and Nina Hartley. Dave Naz lives in the Hollywood hills with his girlfriend, Barbara.
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