Shoot with Rodm and Gestalta

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far… OK a couple of years ago in Cambridge (The one in England not the one in Masachusetts.) I had the opportunity to do a shoot of Japanese style rope bondage with English photographer Rodm and a model who’s name I cannot now happily remember… happily for her because she flaked on the shoot with zero notice.

Luckily Rod was able to get a replacement who very kindly came to the shoot at very short notice. This model was Gestalta and she was a real pleasure to work with. I think we got some really great stuff in the end. I was particularly happy with the Hojo hishi nawa. I think generally the shibari in this shoot works well and Rod captured the bondage and the mood. So these are some bondage pictures I’m very happy to have been involved in making. All credit though to our great model Gestalta (who has since modelled for, amongst others, Kazami Ranki notably in performance at the Festival of the Art of Japanese bondage).

: Gestalta beautiful expression in hair bondage bound on the floor

: Gestalta curled shibari rope bondage suspension

: Gestalta Hojo-hishi-nawa shibari

: Gestalta in Japanese rope bondage, floor bondage, hair bondage

: Gestalta in shirbari bondage suspension

: Gestalta Japanese style rope bondage suspension

: Gestalta on the floor Hair bondage.

: Gestalta rope suspension bondage

: Gestalta shibari rope bondage suspension

: Gestalta shibari, floor bondage

: Gestalta suspension bondage

: Hair bondage and chopsticks. Model Gestalta

: Japanese rope bondage suspension with Gestalta

About the Author: wykd

WykD_Dave (Dave Rickman) is a UK-based shibari bondage enthusiast, who now teaches and performs internationally accompanied by his partner Clover. He started exploring bondage 27 years ago and was autodidact for the first 17 years, until a lesson with shibari professional Osada Steve changed his way of tying. Dave loves Japanese style rope work, and decided to dedicate himself to this. “It isn’t about the rope, it’s about the expression, the look in the eyes, the hopelessness, the agony”. Now, Dave & Clover teach and perform all around the world. He takes great pleasure in seeing people get it and open their minds to what rope bondage can really be. “Not just a means of restraint but a much deeper and personally connected experience than any other I’ve ever found.” Running into Dave means running into his lovely partner Clover. She is very passionate about shibari bondage too, she models and performs, as well as makes impressive photos of Japanese rope work done by Dave. Her photography focuses on the feelings involved in rope play, not just the pretty ties, and she tells stories with her pictures. Dave: “Of course Clover’s a huge part of everything. Without her photography would people ever have noticed?”

I don't do rope, I do people. But I do them with rope.

Shoot with Rodm and Gestalta