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can draw that out. What do you look for or how do you approach your subjects? Before I work with any model, I have to
make sure they know my work. Because if they see my work, they understand my vision and if they like my vision, we’re already more than half-way there. We have the same goals…And when people have the same goals, attaining a desirable end-product becomes a cake-walk for the entire team.
Do you find that it’s a natural thing, or do you have to coax it out? I’ve been lucky and it’s felt natural with my models, so far. There has been a rare couple of times where the subject was inexperienced and uncomfortable and for the sake of both of us, I just had to end the shoot early.
means he has turned into a “client” and not the photographer’s “muse” anymore.
Nudity has been a part of the art world for centuries. Yet society has, at times, such a contentious relationship with it. Have you run into resistance in your work and what do you think the challenges for many are around it? Resistance? Absolutely. You already know
how homophobic the mainstream media can be and I’m sureThe Rage Monthly has experienced prejudices for its content and support for the gay community. So, it’s no surprise that my photography work can create controversy. As gay men living in this society, we know that images of naked women seem to be much more accepted than are photos of naked men. To most, naked men equals gay porn, which creates an immediate, knee-jerk reaction for a lot of people. Whereas, photos of naked women have many versatile categories that many straight people justify and label as acceptable, “art.”
Photography for me is unique because of
its ability to capture someone’s personality and freeze it in that moment. Not everyone
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Photographing individuals is such an intimate experience, especially when doing nudes. How do you create an environment in which your subjects relax? When I used to rent out a big studio in an industrial side of town, models would be skeptical and bit weary to enter—already feeling pre-stressed and uneasy from the get go—as if it were a clinical doctor’s visit or a porn studio. When I finally changed the environment to a more residential place in a populated, suburban type of location, models felt more “at home.” I noticed the subjects relax much better in that environment.
Was there one or two of the experiences that stand out for you, still? I think every photographer has a couple of
those “stand out” experiences. It’s always the models who we have great chemistry with and more-than-likely develop long-term friend- ships with, long after a shoot. The models that I work with, obviously appear on more than one occasion in my work and are such great experiences. Anyone who follows my work would totally know which models I’m talking about. When people have fun doing what they do, isn’t that something most people are drawn to naturally? Being with people you like and trust and have fun with!
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