She's a photographer. Lucinda Lewis, who calls herself a "classic-car junkie," is one of the world's top automobile photographers. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and books, including Abrams' Roadside America: The Automobile and the American Dream. She is also the photographer of Abrams' Sun-Drenched Gardens: The Mediterranean Style. She lives in Los Angeles.

She is a writer and architectural preservationist. You can read more about her at her website LucindaLewis.com. Her history is on writers.net Lucinda Lewis (March 1959)is a modern day Renaissance woman. She is an activist, actress, entrepreneur, painter, photographer and a prolific writer that enjoys writing non-fiction and fiction with equal delight. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early Life and Career 2 Works Created 2.1 Writing 2.2 Photography 3 Business Ventures 4 Activism 5 Words Coined 6 TV & Film Appearances 7 Radio Appearances 8 Print Interviews 9 Consultant & Public Speaking Events 10 External links 1. Biography: 1.1 Early Life and Career At the age of 9 Lucinda appeared on KHJ-9 News in an instructional skiing series to promote local skiing near the Los Angeles area. By 14 Lucinda appeared on Regis Philbin show to model shoes for the ultra-chic and legendary Fred Slatten of Hollywood, and then again on the Tom Snyder Show. She has also appeared in a cameo in Clive Barker's Lords of Illusion feature film. She has made numerous appearances in friend's films over the years. Lucinda's friendship with legendary Rock photographer Richard Creamer, who gave her professional camera equipment and at 15 she was traveling the world with camera in tow, and taking photos of Rock n Roll's elite for her own personal collection, such as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart, David Bowie & Earl Slick, Pretty Things, Paul Kossoff, Bad Company, Kiss, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, Air Supply and so many more. Her favorite band to spend time with was Led Zeppelin and her dear friend, drummer John Bonham. She can honestly boast that she was the first female that the rock band Kiss met upon their arrival in Los Angeles and it was purely by accident. It was Freddie Sessler, that made arrangements for her to spend two months on the road with Rolling Stones in 1975 flying aboard the Starship. This is where she became friends with drummer Ollie E. Brown and was encouraged by then manager Peter Rudge to write and write what she wanted. Thus her first in her series of adult erotica was born. Touring with the Rolling Stones brought Claudia Jennings (Centerfold of the Year in 1970) into Lucinda's world as she too went on the road following the Rolling Stones at the request of their close friend Freddie Sessler and Bobby Keys. It was on the Tour of the Americans that Claudia where she met and became involved with Lucinda a then aspiring writer. The two lived together for over a year when they went their separate ways while remaining close friends. Lucinda took to creating art at the urging of many of her NY artist friends and created Scandal Art back in the 1980s to raise AIDS awareness in which her celebrity friends donated something personal to be incorporated into each piece of artwork. All pieces in the series were sold out within weeks, and each piece fetched around $1,500 to $4,000 each and all the proceeds were donated to various AIDS awareness charities. 2. Works Created 2.1 Literature: Nightly Bound (Non-Fiction) Cat Shui is a humorous look at decorating the Cat Shui Way in a coffee table book for cat lovers. Verge of Extinction; A Vampire Novel (fiction) The Bear & the Butterfly. (children's fable). Bedtimes Stories for Adults (adult erotica) She is currently penning Vignettes: A Slice of Life which chronicles her life in Rock n Roll and then onto the film industry in which she spent a great amount of her time in the company of such illustrious individuals as Orson Welles, Francis Ford Coppola, Ed Begley, Jr., Tony Curtis, and many others. The film rights are currently being negotiated with a reputable studio. 2.2 Photography: Rock bands she has photographed - Led Zeppelin Rolling Stones Thin Lizzy Jeff Beck Earl Slick David Bowie Pretty Things Deep Purple Bad Company Kiss Rod Stewart 3. Business Ventures: Lucinda owns and operates the Loyalists of the Vampire Realm and the Vampire Realm Product Center which operates on the net as the VampireRealm.comestablished in 1984 and with over 65,000 members worldwide. she will launch a clothing line dedicated to those who have a dark desire to dress with style but not going over the edge. Thanks to her dear friend, the late Jim McCawley (Tonight Show Producer); she is highly sought after by the Media for her honesty in promoting legitimate guests to appear on Talk Shows and in Documentaries about the subject of fictional and non-fiction Vampires. She has made several radio appearances as well to debate faith, religion and the need understand the Gothic love of literature, lifestyle, and clothing. Notable items about this organization: Jim McCawley Lucinda was the first female to own and operate such a business in the Comic book/Horror Genre Loyalists of the Vampire Realm is the oldest Vampire organization dedicated to the mythology, fiction, lifestyle vampires and history of the Vampire lore. Loyalists of the Vampire is also the largest organization of its kind in the world. 4.Activism: Lucinda is actively involved in environmental preservation and supports numerous zoos that are promoting the need to preserve endangered species from being eradicated in this lifetime. Currently, Lucinda is engaged in Architectural Preservation and has gone above and beyond to call attention to the plight of The Ambassador Hotel which is the last bastion of Hollywood History in California. The Ambassador Hotel was designed by Myron Hunt and was home to more elite than all the talk-shows put together. She nominated the Ambassador Hotel for the Top 20 Most Endangered Buildings in America to the National Preservation Trust in Washington, DC. Lucinda has been interviewed the Los Angeles Times for a special article in the Los Angeles Magazine, and many more during her efforts to save this icon of Hollywood History. The Ambassadors Cocoanut Grove circa the late 1950s. She's active in raising AIDS awareness since 1985 after losing many of her film industry friends to a mysterious Gay Cancer that would later be known to the world as AIDS. 5. Coined: Cat Shui - (pronounced KAT-Schway) which means: Anyway the cat wants it. 6. TV & Film Appearances; KHJ-9 News The Regis Philbin Show on KGTV Tomorrow with Tom Snyder Tom Snyder Donahue LUV Dracula directed by Francis Ford Coppola Lords of Illusion Rolling In and Out - The Last Tour of Fleetwood Mac (documentary) 7. Radio Appearances: Too many to list - but if someone recalls a notable interview, they are encouraged to list here. 8. Print Interviews: Los Angeles Times Magazine Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Magazine Long Beach Press Telegram Ungawa 9. Consultant & Public Speaking Events Lucinda often speaks at conventions such as San Diego Comic-Con and many other respectable venues on the Vampire mythology, Gothic lifestyle and is sought after by TV & Film Producers as a consultant. 10. External links: Vampire Realm Product Center Lucinda Lewis Home Page http://www.LucindaLewis.com