Vera Antinoro, Rhoda Camporato, and Murray Goldman, Luigi's Italian American Club, Miami, Florida, USA, 1993
(catalog number 220B-319-002)

I HAD heard that there were gigolos in Miami. I thought it would be a great subject for a photographic story, so I proposed the idea to David Granger at GQ magazine. In December of 1993, I went down to Miami to photograph the gigolos at the dances and parties where they met their dance partners. I had a wonderful time meeting everyone and going to the various dancing clubs. The most popular gigolo was a really fine dancer named Lucky Kargo. All the women loved to dance with him, and he knew it.

I decided to work in 4 X 5 format. It was a challenging format, but it would give me the detail that I wanted in these photographs. This is a party at Luigi's Italian American Club. The two women to the left were well‑known for their brilliant dancing ability.