Happy New Year from Thiktool!

Happy New Year !

You're no doubt being bombarded with year-end recaps, filled with endless superlatives about how challenging 2020 was. Well, I won't pretend it hasn't been insane. But this recap will focus on what you're here for: my ongoing project of photographing hot men struggling in rope bondage.

Note: a version of this message with many uncensored photos also went out to your email address, directly from me (tom@thiktool.com). I can’t include those photos here on Patreon, unfortunately. If you don’t see it in your inbox, check the Promotions and Spam folders!

The photo gallery went live at the end of 2019, and I started sending Photo of the Day emails early in 2020, just in time to give you something hot to jerk off to while trapped at home with nothing else to do. The extra income from subscriptions really helped me out just when I needed it most, and I hope that my steady stream of bondage erotica helped you get through isolation as well!

The year 2020 started out hot and heavy for me! From January through mide-March I ran 40 sessions, some with couples, which means I saw a lot of people up close. It's amazing I didn't contract the virus myself. Then, isolation and four months of nothing!  I tell you, missing my bondage boys was hard for me, and I have to confess there were times when I thought I'd never touch rope again.

But at the end of June, when things here in NYC started to open up, I started up again with several adjustments. First, I limited to one session every 14 days, giving myself a mini-quarantine in between each one. Second, I was very careful who I tied, sticking with guys I knew well and making sure they were also isolating. As the pandemic got more under control I shortened the interval between sessions, but still vigilant about model selection.

I had a total of 68 sessions in 2020, including rope classes for couples, private sessions for clients who wanted the experience without photos, private photo shoots, commercial photo shoots, and of course the bondage session photos you get to see here.

Speaking of models, I tied up 39 guys in 2020, several of them twice! There were a lot of favorite familiar faces--often hooded or blindfolded, but you know what I mean--and several newcomers.

On the web site, there are now a total of 3575 photos, as well as 54 videos. It's worth pointing out that some of the new photos posted were actually shot before 2020. I took advantage of the four month dry spell to go back and edit older sessions.

I started adding videos because so many people asked for them. I must confess that video is not my forte--still photography is and will always be my main thing. Yet, I'm getting a little better at shooting and editing video with each session. Thanks to your support I've been able to upgrade my video camera and lighting setup! My goal for the new year is to post one 2-5 minute video for each session, and I'm going to work hard to make the quality (lighting, color) as good as I can to match the photos.

A few of you have told me you'd like a full gallery membership but aren't happy with a monthly recurring Patreon charge. If you would like to get a full year of access for a single discounted payment by other means, let me know and we can make it happen.

Finally, THANK YOU for your support! It's really helped me get through this tough year, and not just monetarily. It's great knowing that people are enjoying what I create, and I love hearing the comments and encouragement I get from every post.

Here's wishing you a healthy, happy and kinky new year!

Best,
Tom