Marc Blackie was born in London in the year of 1975.
Having received little or no formal artistic training, a camera was picked up one evening and a few shots taken to test the new purchase. Forgotten about and developed months later, the pictures impressed both him and the subject (his partner at the time) and an artistic vocation was stumbled upon and them pursued.
Described as Dark, and even by one critic as Self Destructive, the images that make up the Disappointed Virginity series can be seen as a mirror to the artist and his muse's obsessions. Choosing not to impose or use other peoples bodies as canvases upon which to project, the images are often the results of mutual obsessions and can be seen as snapshots from the realm of erotic imagination.
He has exhibited in London, Barcelona, Ohio and Chicago, been filmed at work for British Television and regularly performs comission work.
His photography is not restricted exclusivly to the female nude and he has shot portraiture work for composer Tony Wakeford and his band "Sol Invictus" and has produced both book covers and author portraits.
He also performs with the musical outfit, Sleeping Pictures as well as his own experiemental sound projects

www.disappointedvirginity.co.uk