It's been two weeks since first annual LA Kink Ball, yet the evening is still very fresh in my mind. Held in one of the most visually stunning nightclubs in Hollywood , the Ivar, the Sunday night party proved to be the biggest and best event of Kink Ball weekend! The list of international fetish performers was impressive, including guest DJ's David TG and Allen TG from London 's own Torture Garden , who kept the energy going all night long.

Before the club became too crowded, I had the opportunity to take the beautiful Viktoria of Torture Garden into the room that was designated as a dressing room for the performers. It was a shame that it couldn't be used throughout the night, as it turned out to be a terrific location for an impromptu photo shoot. She wore a sexy black latex fishtail open-bottomed skirt and star-shaped pasties, along with a furry creature that had once seen better days. Since I had an hour or two before the performances began, I was able to navigate the club and shoot some candid shots of some of the fetish-clad guests.

Located on the second floor was “the Latex Lounge”, which was co-sponsored by VacBed. Here, Goddess of Rubber, Gwendolyn and RubberGal. Latex sleep sacks, straight jackets, vac beds, sheeting, hoods and full body encasement were the fare of the night. There was even a Vacuum cube, where latex enthusiasts had the opportunity to be fully encased and restrained in a new dimension of rubber bondage, with only their heads exposed! Even Latex model and FemDom extraordinaire Betka Schpitz got in on the action, lending her foot for a little CBT on one lucky guy who was entombed in the latex vacuum bed, his head in a built-in gas mask.

Throughout the club various scenes were taking place, including a medical room where one willing patient received a saline breast injection. On the other side of the room, a religious flagellation was in order for a disobedient young girl by the sadistic and perverted priest. This scene included some disturbing imagery for those of a more sensitive nature, such as forced oral on a cross and a communion of blood (a sticky corn syrup simulation thankfully). But as shocking as some might have found this scene, it was only a prelude to one of the main events… Gen and the Society of Genitorture.

This was the first time I had ever seen the Genitorturers perform, and I wasn't at all disappointed. The combination of heavy metal-industrial music with a psychosexual BDSM show on stage was a sensory overload, to say the least. The show included a brutal FemDom scene, where a bound and helpless man was cuffed to a St. Andrew's Cross while three sadistic Dominatrices proceeded to humiliate and torture him with a little CBT and an on-stage enema. The photos from the ending of the show were just a little too graphic for me to post on my free gallery section.

After the main show, I was fortunate to be in the prime spot to photograph a delicious “Mommy Dearest” scene by the lovely Marina St. Mark and her submissive Moonlight. Wearing a cream and brown colored latex corset, blouse and skirt ensemble, she taught her naughty little girl a valuable lesson. Washing her mouth out with a bar of soap and instructing her to hold the bar between her quivering lips, she proceeded to give her a thorough spanking with a wooden paddle, followed by a sharp caning which I have no doubt left red welts on her tender ass. Immediately after Ms. Marina's scene ended, the crowd gathered around the center of the floor to witness the godfather of modern suspension, Alan Faulkner.

I had first seen Alan Faulkner's suspension show at the Fetish Factory's 11 th anniversary party a year ago, where he was suspended high above the crowd by a series of hooks through his skin. This time however, I was nearly eye-level and had a much closer look. For someone who does not like pain or blood, I found Alan's performance to be a little disturbing. I certainly do respect him however, and there are some great shots in the gallery.

The rest of the evening consisted of more candid shots at the various play stations around the club. There was no shortage of willing spankers or spankees, and the shibari masters had plenty of little rope sluts lined up to be suspended until the club closed. Even Gene Simmons of Kiss fame made an appearance! Of course he was followed by an entourage and a cameraman who was filming for some new reality show I have no doubt. Overall, the first annual Los Angeles Kink Ball was a great success. It took me quite a long time to pick through over 2500 photos to make three galleries. If you attended or performed and I was fortunate enough to photograph you, please feel free to take your photo directly from my site (leaving my watermark please) and leave a little comment if you like! Coming up next on my travels – Miami eXXXotica!

Click here to see the entire Kink Ball 2007 photo gallery.