Dave Naz
Encyclopedia
David F. Nazworthy, professionally known as Dave Naz (born in 1969 in Los Angeles, California
) is an American
pornographer and erotic photographer.
Nazworthy grew up in Beverly Hills
, California
. He is the son of Maxine F. Nazworthy, a descendant of Max Factor, Sr.
, founder of Max Factor & Co.. Nazworthy attended El Rodeo Elementary School in Beverly Hills, California and subsequently earned a high school diploma from Beverly Hills High School.
From 1985-1997 Nazworthy played in the punk rock
bands Chemical People
and Down by Law
.
Inspired by artists such as: Larry Clark
, Nan Goldin
and Diane Arbus
, Naz started photographing people. In 2001 Naz assisted Photographer Richard Kern
and went on to shoot for a number of adult Magazines, including Taboo, Leg Show
and Barely Legal
.
Several of Nazworthy's photos are used in the artwork of Richard Prince
.
Nazworthy married award winning adult film actress Oriana Small aka Ashley Blue
on July 30, 2009.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pornographer and erotic photographer.
Nazworthy grew up in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He is the son of Maxine F. Nazworthy, a descendant of Max Factor, Sr.
Max Factor, Sr.
Max Factor , born Maksymilian Faktorowicz, was a successful Polish-Jewish businessman, cosmetician, chemist, wigmaker...
, founder of Max Factor & Co.. Nazworthy attended El Rodeo Elementary School in Beverly Hills, California and subsequently earned a high school diploma from Beverly Hills High School.
From 1985-1997 Nazworthy played in the punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
bands Chemical People
Chemical People
Chemical People were a punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1986. The band toured the US, Canada and Europe and broke up in 1997.-History:...
and Down by Law
Down by Law (band)
Down by Law is a punk rock band formed in 1989 by former All frontman Dave Smalley, who is the their only permanent member. The band has recorded 7 studio albums. They stayed on Epitaph Records until 1998 and have since switched to labels. Down by Law has never achieved substantial commercial...
.
Inspired by artists such as: Larry Clark
Larry Clark
Lawrence Donald "Larry" Clark is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for the movie Kids and his photography book Tulsa...
, Nan Goldin
Nan Goldin
Nancy "Nan" Goldin is an American photographer.-Life and work:Goldin was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in the Boston, Massachusetts suburb of Lexington, to middle class Jewish parents whose ideas, moderately liberal and progressive, were put to the test when on April 12, 1965 their eldest...
and Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus March 14, 1923 – July 26, 1971) was an American photographer and writer noted for black-and-white square photographs of "deviant and marginal people or of people whose normality seems ugly or surreal." A friend said that Arbus said that she was "afraid.....
, Naz started photographing people. In 2001 Naz assisted Photographer Richard Kern
Richard Kern
Richard Kern is a New York underground filmmaker, writer and photographer. He first came to underground prominence as part of the underground cultural explosion in the East Village of New York City in the 1980s, with erotic and experimental films featuring underground personalities of the time...
and went on to shoot for a number of adult Magazines, including Taboo, Leg Show
Leg Show
Leg Show is an adult fetish magazine published in the United States which specialises in photographs of women in nylons, corsets, pantyhose, stockings and high heels. The magazine features pinup style photographs and articles geared towards dominant women...
and Barely Legal
Barely Legal
Barely Legal may refer to:*Barely Legal , pornographic magazine*National Lampoon's Barely Legal, a 2003 film starring Erik von Detten*Barely Legal , a sex comedy.-Music:*Barely Legal , by The Hives...
.
Several of Nazworthy's photos are used in the artwork of Richard Prince
Richard Prince
Richard Prince is an American painter and photographer. Prince began appropriating photographs in 1975...
.
Nazworthy married award winning adult film actress Oriana Small aka Ashley Blue
Ashley Blue
Ashley Blue is an American pornographic actress.-Biography:Ashley Blue has won multiple Adult Video News awards, including 2004 Female Performer of the Year and 2005 Best Supporting Actress. In March, 2004, she signed a three year contract with JM Productions, appearing in the Girlvert series...
on July 30, 2009.
Exhibitions
- (2009) Candids - Perihelion Arts Gallery (Phoenix, AZ)
- (2007) Candids - Todd/Browning Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
- (2005) Legs - Clair Obscur Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
- (2004) Legs - Sometimes Madness is Wisdom Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
- (2003) Panties - Perihelion Arts Gallery (Phoenix, AZ)
- (2002) Lust Circus - Stormy Leather Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
- (2002) Lust Circus - Curated by Mat Gleason, Coagula Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
Filmography
- (2011) Slave 06 (JM Productions)
- (2010) F. M. Indie (Private Media GroupPrivate Media GroupPrivate Media Group, Inc. is a production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, the internet, and mobile....
) - (2010) Turbo Rock (Good Releasing)
- (2009) Cheating Hollywood Wives (Private Media GroupPrivate Media GroupPrivate Media Group, Inc. is a production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, the internet, and mobile....
) - (2009) L.A. Girls Love Big Cocks (Private Media GroupPrivate Media GroupPrivate Media Group, Inc. is a production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, the internet, and mobile....
) - (2008) Prisoners Of Sodomy (Private Media GroupPrivate Media GroupPrivate Media Group, Inc. is a production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, the internet, and mobile....
) - (2008) Sugar Town (VividVivid-Music:*Vivid , a Japanese rock band*Vivid , the 1988 debut album by Living Colour*"Vivid", a song by Fairy Fore*Vivid: Kissing You, Sparkling, Joyful Smile, a 2008 mini-album also known simply as Vivid, by Korean singer BoA...
-Alt) - (2008) Circa '82 (VividVivid-Music:*Vivid , a Japanese rock band*Vivid , the 1988 debut album by Living Colour*"Vivid", a song by Fairy Fore*Vivid: Kissing You, Sparkling, Joyful Smile, a 2008 mini-album also known simply as Vivid, by Korean singer BoA...
-Alt) - (2008) House of Sex & Domination (Private Media GroupPrivate Media GroupPrivate Media Group, Inc. is a production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, the internet, and mobile....
) - (2008) L.A. Lust (Private Media GroupPrivate Media GroupPrivate Media Group, Inc. is a production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, the internet, and mobile....
) - (2007) Bondage & Perversion in L.A. (Private Media GroupPrivate Media GroupPrivate Media Group, Inc. is a production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, the internet, and mobile....
) - (2006) Skater Girl Fever (VividVivid-Music:*Vivid , a Japanese rock band*Vivid , the 1988 debut album by Living Colour*"Vivid", a song by Fairy Fore*Vivid: Kissing You, Sparkling, Joyful Smile, a 2008 mini-album also known simply as Vivid, by Korean singer BoA...
-Alt)
Awards
- 2009 AVN Award Winner – Best Best BDSM Release - House of Sex & Domination (Private Media GroupPrivate Media GroupPrivate Media Group, Inc. is a production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, the internet, and mobile....
) - 2009 Ninfa Award Winner for Best BDSM Film - House of Sex & Domination (Private Media GroupPrivate Media GroupPrivate Media Group, Inc. is a production and distribution company that distributes adult entertainment via print publications, DVDs, the internet, and mobile....
)
External links
- Official site
- Discogs
- IMDB
- Dave Naz, Online Gallery on Erographic