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Interesting question. I like to mention French as the artist/photographer where credit is due. French was one of the founders of first Lüger Studio (where he published mainly drawings) and later Colt Studio. Colt Studio exclusively published French's photography and drawings in post-order prints, magazines, calendars and books, until 2003, when he sold the company. But French also published artbooks through his other company State of Man: less porn, more art. So he founded Lüger, Colt and State of Man especially to publish whatever art he wanted to make Through his work that he published through Colt and State of Man his images became the benchmark for hypermasculine erotic photography. And in a way he still defines the iconography of what we admire in male porn! His impact and influence on gay male visibility compares only with Tom of Finland. This is what French himself had to say: “I see my work as erotica, not porn. Frankly, pornography bores me, because 99.9 per cent of it is lacking the one thing that makes it successful. And that is, it’s not erotic! It’s people doing a job for X amount of dollars in front of the camera. Pornography does not interest me. Photography interests me. And making marvellous-looking men look their most impressive. That’s what I’ve always been about.” So to just see him as a pornographer would be a huge underestimation of his work and influence. Just download this magazine and read his interview: thank you Maleart