Nani's First EXXXOTICA Booth Is About the Models Nobody Backed

Sarah Williams · 2026-10-19

After five years on the other side of the lens at EXXXOTICA, photographer Nani is finally stepping into the booth. Known professionally as NN Creative, he'll set up shop at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center in Edison — and he's bringing a crew with him. It's a first for a guy who started out shooting family snapshots and landscapes. From there he moved into events and New York fashion, and eventually spent half a decade documenting EXXXOTICA and adult-industry shows. So why trade the freedom of the floor for the pressure of a booth? "It's not a progression," Nani says. "I want to see the other side of the world. What happens if I got a booth? I want to experience it." That curiosity has been the through-line of his whole career. He's known for quick convention-floor instincts — spotting the shot before it disappears — and for something simpler: actually getting the photos to the people he shoots. "For me, EXXXOTICA is about capturing the moment," he says. "It's my responsibility to send it to the model." ### Fourteen Models, Eight of Them Newcomers The booth will bring together fourteen models. Eight of them are newcomers, standing alongside several experienced performers. Nani is also stepping outside his usual solo role by teaming up with four photographers to cover both the booth and the expo floor. That decision comes from memory, not marketing. "Five years back, no one encouraged me or gave me direction," he says. "Now I am in a position to do something like this." It's the kind of thing people say a lot and mean a little. Nani seems to mean it. When asked how he'll measure whether the booth worked, he doesn't reach for foot traffic or follower counts. > "If a model who is at my booth is happy and secure, that's it." That's the whole benchmark. Not sales, not buzz — just whether the people in front of his camera feel taken care of. ### The Details EXXXOTICA runs at the NJ Convention and Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey. If you're in the area and want to see what Nani and his team put together, the show's schedule and info are available through the expo's official site. For anyone following his work, Nani stays active on Instagram (@nn.creative) and X (@nani_clicks). He also keeps a Linktree (linktr.ee/nn.creative.nj) with everything in one place, and you can reach him directly by email at naniinnj@gmail.com. ### Why This One Matters Conventions can feel like a blur of booths and badges. But there's something worth noticing here. A photographer who spent five years watching from the edges is now building a space for people who are usually the ones being watched — and making sure the newcomers get a fair shot at it. Whether that translates into great photos is something the models themselves will decide. By Nani's own standard, that's exactly the point.