.eliz_waterman set out to photograph exotic dancers for “Moneygame,” her book depicting strippers from a respectful, humanizing and refreshingly female perspective.
, is the product of Waterman’s perseverance. Over the course of four years, she visited more than 30 clubs in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas and New Orleans, gaining her subjects’ trust and shooting them primarily on 35-millimeter and 120-millimeter film., a national nonprofit. Its 76 pictures, also available as prints, are meant to pay tribute to women’s sexuality and offer a corrective to public perceptions of sex workers at large.
“Not everyone has good feelings toward strippers, or they’re threatened by it,” she said. “There’s an undertone of Christian sentiment in this country and unfortunately it’s baked into our culture. But it’s inspiring to be around such a celebration of women’s sexuality. In its best light, that’s what stripping is: women’s sexuality on display and celebrated, decorated and monetized. I think that every woman could use a little bit of that.
Waterman spoke with The Times at her launch about her artistic process, regional differences in the industry and what she’s learned after spending so many Saturday nights in strip clubs.What inspired you to take on this project?burlesque dancers . My best friend had stripped in the past and she would tell me these amazing stories. I just thought, “Wow, it’s such a secret community, wouldn’t that be a cool project?” Drag queens are great to photograph, but there’s [so much] competition. No one’s photographing strippers. So I started about a six-month process to get permission to shoot.It was kind of disheartening in the beginning, but I kept trying because I was inspired by what I saw. It was mesmerizing to watch them.
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