Natacha Merritt

Natacha Merritt (born 1977) is an American photographer, artist and biologist. Her 2000 book Digital Diaries was published by Taschen and was the first digital photography book ever published. Merritt has been called a cheap self-promoter, a ground-breaker, and the contemporary counterpart of Anaïs Nin. She cataloged her sexual history on the internet through explicit photographs and drew the attention of photographer Eric Kroll, leading to the release of her photos as Digital Diaries.

Merritt was a guest speaker at the Ars Electronica Festival in Austria Her work has been described as "a distinct female voice that takes candid self-revelation to new heights of wonderful indecency". Sexual Selection has been called a work of art that "offer insight into universal sexuality and broaden the viewer’s sense of beauty and understanding of sexual behavior".

Merritt has been developing virtual reality content since late 2014

Books Sexual Selection 2012 with introduction by Richard Prince Digital Diaries 2000

Projection designer In 2003 Merritt was as a creator and projection designer for Cirque du Soleil's erotic show Zumanity.