Yesterday was the release of the 59th issue for Quarterly Magazine’s FRANK51. The 59 chapter is specially dedicated to females, and this issue includes porn star Asa Akira. In this essay, Asa explains how she was introduced to porn. Find out more about her stardom by checking the jump.
Asa Akira begins to talk about her childhood and certain things that inspired her life. She goes and explains how her father, who is a photographer, motivated her to follow her dreams. Now this isn’t a sad story about any type of abuse, this is more of a motivational story.
Here’s an excerpt from the essay,
After years of reflection, I’ve come to believe that somehow, in my young developing mind, I learned to equate being photographed to being loved. That’s not to say I stopped feeling loved once the photography slowed down—my father was as tentative as ever. But in those crucial years, in ’85 – ’92, my subconscious was set. Being filmed meant being loved. Add to that my hyper sexuality (still unsure where that one came from, aside from the fact that orgasms feel fucking amazing) and porn seems like a logical choice.
Her father took photos of her since the day she was born, which made her so comfortable in front of a camera. To her, she infused the photography with love. It is almost as a fulfillment that comes to her when she is photographed. She does admire her father for raising a conceited child, but also for instilling the drive that made her follow her passion.
