Lights. 💡 Camera. 📸 Fetish. ⛓️
Who creates the most compelling fetish imagery in all the land? Well, that’s precisely what MOREPIXX? tries to find out.
This fetish photography competition is a magnet for incredible talent. MOREPIXX?’s latest edition really caught our eye because, as you know, we love and encourage the freedom of self-expression.
So, we were very excited to sit down with the 2024 winner, Albino Hector, and the founder of the competition, Taco D Smit, and chat about the latest edition of MOREPIXX?! ☕
Speed drive
The 1st Place prize for MOREPIXX? 2024 was won by Albino Hector’s image, ‘Ultimate Climax II’
Albino Hector is clearly a seasoned visual artist. You can see that in his winning photo; it’s pretty intricate and stunning. It’s also part of a three-photo series.
He shared a little bit of what is behind ‘Ultimate Climax II’ with us. “This series of images has been years in the making,” he reveals. “The theme revolves around the male body and motorbikes, blending the lines of sex, speed, and mechanics into a visually stunning narrative.”
With ‘Ultimate Climax II,’ Hector incorporates elements of Shibari, a form of Japanese rope bondage, to convey a profound sense of connection and intimacy. “Through the ropes, I wanted to represent the union of the two characters and how the dominant character creates the relation of the two with the motorcycle. Also, through this red rope—without stopping looking into their eyes, even though they are wearing helmets. This gives importance to the complexity generated between the characters,” Hector elaborates. “It may seem like a rather extreme work, but it has a very sentimental point: the complexity and care of the other within a bondage practice of this magnitude.”
You may recognize Hector by the masks he creates. His work is on his website.
A Fine Arts graduate, Hector has always possessed a keen eye for detail and a relentless drive to explore the many possibilities of fetishism. “My art is all about my feelings and experiences,” Hector shared with us. “It’s a way for me to express myself.” In Hector’s words, success is not measured by accolades or recognition. Instead, It is measured by one’s ability to authentically express oneself and evoke emotion in others.
As he looks to the future, Hector feels a deep sense of gratitude. “The only thing I want for the future is to continue doing what I want at all times, without depending on anyone,” he tells us. “My inner 15-year-old self would be proud to see how far we’ve come.”
Got more pics?
Meet Taco D Smit (@tacodsmit on Instagram), the mind behind MOREPIXX?. This year, 87 photographers from around the globe submitted over 230 photos to his competition.
Taco, a professional photographer who teaches his craft, has been a fetish enthusiast since the ’90s. He founded MOREPIXX? in 2016 to provide a much-needed outlet for platforming fetish art. The name references the question “Got more pics?” that users often ask each other on dating platforms like ROMEO.
Follow Taco’s brainchild MOREPIXX? on Instagram
According to Traco, the future is bright for MOREPIXX?. “In 2026, when the WorldPride will be in Amsterdam, I am planning to have an exhibition about ‘10 Years of MOREPIXX?’ and display all the nominated pictures from the last 10 years,” he tells us. Of course, he is already working on the next installment of the competition. “Next October, we’re starting again,” he says. “Photographers from all over the world can join. Professionals, beginners, it doesn’t matte
Interested? Then you better keep your eyes open!
And now. Even more pics!
Before wrapping up, we want to give a very, very honorable mention to some of MOREPIXX?’s finalists. Here they are:
2nd Place: Marcus Mayer – Skinshave
3rd Place: Colin Davis – All things are difficult before they get easy
4th Place (Shared): Dari van Hart – Thirsty
4th Place (Shared): Mason Ward – Sir’s Mark
You can browse the full 2024 winners list on MOREPIXX?’s website. It’s really worth it.