Sunday, November 1, 2009



Lithium Picnic (photographer Phillip Warner) made a name for himself by shooting many of the earliest Suicide Girls with his distinctive photography style. Beautiful tattooed women are a running theme through his work. When he broke off with the Suicide Girls a lawsuit followed, as did many web sites proclaiming “Free Lithium Picnic.” The lawsuit, and other similar suits brought by Suicide Girls against other so-called “alt-porn” photographers and models that were formerly associated with the Suicide Girls caused a huge divide among Suicide Girls fans and a fantastic backlash from fans of the photographers and models who were targeted.

Sadly, the lawsuit led to the closing of the Lithium Picnic website which had formerly hosted a fantastic array of Phillip’s work. Fortunately, there are still a number of websites showcasing his talent.

The lawsuit has been financially taxing for Lithium Picnic, but there are ways for fans to help out. There are some amazing prints of Lithium Picnic’s work available starting at just $50.00 onthis site. Every so often Apnea also posts some of her clothing and other items for sale oneBay. (None available as of this writing, sadly).

It is sad that the talents of such an amazing man are being held down by greedy people in search of the almighty dollar. I would like to hope that the loss of the Suicide Girls’ fanbase over this ridiculous lawsuit fully eclipses any monetary compensation they could get from any lawsuit.

Free Lithium Picnic!

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