Our panel of experts will discuss their personal journeys to get where they are today, share anecdotes, and answer questions from the audience. Topics covered will relate to why good quality photography is important, ways to structure collaboration, who should pay who or is trade best for everyone, how to find photographers who are going to be a fit for your goals, what to expect when working with professional photographers, and more.

AltStar Hall of Famer Forrest Black has been a leading visionary in visual arts for alternative erotica for three decades. His design work and photography, first in print publishing, and then in the early days of the web, set the standards and aesthetics that would eventually be adopted across our scene.

AltStar Hall of Famer Clix is a celebrated rave promoter and photographer, known best for his colorful dessert sploshing images. A lot of his early photographic work was for EroticBPM, one of the original early alt membership sites, focused on authentic ravers and the sexy rave community. When this Awards show had a rave shoot category, Clix always had multiple nominations in it and frequent wins. Over time, Clix has branched out extensively in the sploshing community, bringing unexpected alt aesthetics and powerful color to the niche and expanding the notion of it, with his fun style.

Ashley Fontenot is a photographer known for her decades of work with altmodels in fetish, glam, and vintage.

Ellen Stagg!

Ivan, a respected and prolific adult industry producer/director and mainstream horror filmmaker of more than 28 years, is living his best life as the inspired force behind entertainment studios such as Alt Erotic, where he currently serves as CEO and Creative Director, as well as former companies such as Extreme Associates, Evolution Erotica, Anabolic, Desire Films, Pornstar Empire, and others. Still part owner and the driving force behind Pornstar Website network, Puba, for years had the top talent as their clients as his skills and creative content helped big names build their brands as such Asa Akira, Nicole Aniston, Shyla Styles, Samantha Saint, Roma Rains Abigail Mac and the list goes on, specifically legendary Alt Model Christy Mack who gives Ivan credit in helping her build and grow her brand.

In the recent years Ivan has won “Best Web Director” Awards at AVN anXRCO Awards. And as of 2023 is a two time Hall of Fame with AVN and Urban X Awards.

Known as and winner of “Hardest Working Director in Porn” (Fox Magazine), he also mentors new and up-in-coming models. His reputation as a “humanity first” has created a moniker most models call him their “Porn Dad”

Born in Russia, Ivan moved to the U.S. as a child and earned a degree in Cinematography before embarking on an entertainment career in mainstream film and TV. He came into the adult biz in 2002, making his mark with such movies as 2004’s Texas Asshole Massacre and 2005’s Dawn of the Head, earning him a number of awards, nominations and a Hall of Fame induction that celebrate his talents. Helmed as the “Horror Porn Maestro” by AVN Magazine.

While reveling in his success as a filmmaker, media personality, entrepreneur and podcast host,
the past few years have also seen him become involved with the XPW (Xtreme Pro Wrestling)
organization in Southern California, quickly becoming as many would say “Indy Wrestling top photographer” and in 2023 winning fan favorite for “Bets Deathmatch Photographer”

Under his Mainstream belt he has over two dozen filmmaker awards including the highest honor of President’s Award from the prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Cinematography

Amongst all the projects Ivan has built numerous successful Youtube channels with over 100 million views. Currently he is finishing up he epic projects Ink Motel 5. In 2023/2024 Ivan has brought on board creative artists to helm their own series and DVDs such as Musa Phoenix, Sabien DeMonia, Luna Luxxx and Deet, Darcy Diamond and recently Taylor Nicole.

Alt Erotic has won the last three years an Alt Star Award for “Best Alt Membership Website”

What is PR and why do people keep talking about it? It’s an important element if you’re a performer, creator and/or cam star to get your name out there (aka make your famous) with press releases, interviews, awards nominations, award wins, more premium social media and social medial followers and much more. Join Erika Icon and panelists Nade Nasty, Stephanie Love, Cassidy Luxe, and Jupiter Jetson talk about how PR has helped further their careers.

ERIKA ICON
Born in NYC and with an East Coast attitude to match, Erika Icon is one of the feistiest women in the adult industry with over 15 years of experience. In 2008, Icon started her own firm, The Rub PR, a full-service adult PR agency working with the top studios, companies, cam models, creators, directors and performers. Icon has effectively helped her promote her clients and their brands and brought them into the mainstream arena. In 2014, Icon got her client Kimber James cast on E! Entertainment’s Botched and even appeared on the show. Icon has helped cast numerous clients in mainstream TV and movies and has scored interviews for clients with Cosmo, Cosmo Latina, Elle, Refinery29, Vice, Playboy, Jezebel, The Daily Beast, GQ, and many more. And she appeared in the Netflix industry documentary “The Skin Business” released in 2013. The Rub PR clients have also won an unprecedented number of awards from countless awards shows. Ms. Icon won Most Popular Adult PR Agency from the Urban X Awards in 2023, Best Public Relations Firm from the ASN Magazine Awards in 2022, and the NightMoves Award for Behind-the-Scenes award. She’s also received multiple XBIZ, AVN, ASN, and Bucharest Summit Awards nominations. Cosmo interviewed Icon for an article entitled “What It’s Really Like to Be a PR for Porn Stars” and she’s also been profiled by PR Week, Wall Street Journal, XBIZ and Erotic Sky Magazine.

ABOUT NADE NASTY
Definitely one of the most in-demand male talents and a favorite of female porn stars for his looks and sexual prowess, Nade Nasty is an infamous Jersey Boy, proud cat dad to his IG famous cats (Reese and Riley), and an award-winning, tatted bedroom rockstar on and off set. With a little over five years in adult, Nade has over 600 scenes to his credit and worked for all the top-shelf studios, including Brazzers, Bang Bros, Team Skeet, Porn Pros, Evil Angel, MYLF, Hotshot Hookup, Mile High, Adult Time, Reality Kings, Kink.com, Deep Lush, Nubiles, Dogfart, Penthouse Gold, Bang!, Mofos, Naughty America, and many more. Nade won Best Group Sex Scene in 2023 from the Fleshbot Awards. He’s also scored countless nominations, including Best Male Newcomer, Favorite Male Porn Star, and his scene work from the AVN Awards, his scene work from XBIZ, Best Male Clip Artist from XBIZ Miami (twice), Best Dick from the Pornhub Awards, Best Male Performer of the Year from the AltStar Awards, Best Male Newcomer from the Urban X Awards, and Movie of the Year from the Fleshbot Awards.

ABOUT STEPHANIE LOVE
Known for her incredible ink, body, and cock sucking skills, Stephanie Love is a Midwestern girl working her way to the top of the smut biz and raising her body count. She grew up Mormon and became a nympho who loves young, musclebound studs because they can keep up with her. The former stripper decided to perfect her body before making the leap into adult—she started with OnlyFans and Pornhub and moved on to mainstream studios. In a little under two years, she’s worked for top-shelf studios like Bang Bros., Brazzers, Sex Like Real, Naughty America, Inked Vixens, MYLF, POVR, Love Her Films, Got Filled, and Raw Attack, scored the cover and multi-page feature in Playboy New Zealand and Erotic Sky Magazine, and amassed a huge worldwide fanbase. 2024 brought her first industry nominations for Best Female Performer of the Year and Best Premium Social Media Star from the AltStar Awards.

ABOUT RAY RAY
Rockstar Pornstar Allstar Ray Ray is the gorgeous, all-natural sweetheart known as the Queen of Gangbangs and, in some circles, as “the whore you’ve been waiting for.” She’s the rockstar pornstar allstar who creates her own content and works with amateur and independent studios like Blazed, TadpoleXXX, The Flourish, and Facial Abuse. Plus, she’s showing that everyday women can do porn—you don’t have to be perfect; you need to forge your own path. Before adult, she was a medic and sergeant in the military, which helped her hone her exquisite physique. Ray Ray has been featured twice in NightMoves Magazine. She’s received noms for Best Star Showcase from the AVN Awards, Rising Clips Star from the XBIZ Cam Awards, Best Clip Artist of the Year from the AltStar Awards (twice), Best Pro Female Am Performer from the Urban X Awards, and Fetish Performer of the Year from the Cammy Awards.

ABOUT JUPITER JETSON
Busty stunning tatted redhead MILF Jupiter Jetson’s life has definitely been an adventure. She was a dominatrix in her early 20s, made her living as a musician singing and playing guitar in Germany (and still makes music to this day on multiple music platforms), and spent the last few years as one of the top-rated models at Sheri’s Ranch. 2020 marked Jupiter’s leap into Indie porn and working with TROUBLEfilms, which paid off with an AVN Awards nomination for Best Fetish Series for East Bay Brats, which she starred in and co-produced. And one year later, at age 30, Jupiter made her mainstream adult debut with her first shoot for MYLF.com, and has also worked with Brazzers, Girlsway, Pure Taboo, Kink.com, Cherry Pimps, Mylf.com, Team Skeet, Mile High, MilfVR, Fake Taxi, Devil’s Film, Adam & Eve, New Sensations, Evolved Fights, Throated, Yummy Girl, SexLikeReal, Czech VR, and WankzVR. Jupiter got into adult under the stage name Nova Sky after reading an article in Cracked magazine, and a light bulb went off and has become known for being highly orgasmic and enjoying every aspect of sex. She’s also graced the pages and covers of ASN Magazine, Eroticism Magazine, Hustler’s Beaver Hunt and Best of Beaver Hunt, and was in the running for Beaver of the Year. And in 2024, Jupiter received her first AltStar Awards nomination for Best Nerd Cam.

Brand New Photography book of erotic nudes by Ellen Stagg shot in the past 3 years!!!

Stagg’s images show confident women who surrender to the camera unfettered and without compromise. A potpourri of nudity, open-mindedness and freedom. This collection has no taboos, is uncovered from head to toe, exciting and liberating at the same time. All this in more than 250 pages, bound as a hardcover volume and printed in high quality.

Ellen Stagg – the winner of “Best Book 2017 for “Dirty Girl Collection” , “Fan Favorite Photographer 2019” and “Best photographer” Alt Porn Awards. More is more. In this high-quality printed photo book, photographer Ellen Stagg once again shows what makes her successful. Her unbridled and free approach made Stagg a world-famous photographer. With skill she uses the momentum and shows her liberated handling of the camera and the models. The results: extremely seductive snapshots.Casually open photography for the free world.

SAVE $10 IF YOU EMAIL ME AT STAGSGTREET@GMAIL.COM AND SEND ME VENMO OR ZELLE AS MY CC PROCESSOR TAKES A HUGE CUT.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Goliath Publishing (November 1, 2023)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 255 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3948450226
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3948450229
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches

• Amelia G and Forrest Black
• Blackula
• Bob Coulter
• Ellen Stagg
• Mike “Ohrangu” Tang
• Morat

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• AOI Ink Nymphs Los Angeles by Nelson Blanton
• Dancers After Dark by Jordan Matter
• Dirty Girl Collection by Ellen Stagg
• Ink’N Guys by Ákos Bánfalvi
• #NSFW by Rankin
• SLIP : Naked In Your Own Words by Allan Amato
• The Great Beauty by Federico Pignatelli della Leonessa

Winners are selected based on a combination of votes from the APN judges panel of editorial and writing staff and suggestions from fans, models, and producers. To contribute to choosing the winners, just hit up our contact form and select ‘Suggestion,’ write ‘2016 APN Award Nomination’ for subject, and let us know the category or categories and your suggested winner(s). You are welcome to ask your friends and fans and collaborators to vote for you. Nominations can also be tweeted at us with hashtag #apnawards to @AltPornNet via the APN Twitter because we want to make it easy for you.

If you are nominated, and don’t have an email from us yet, you can also contact us for nominee badges and APN Awards VIP Tickets.