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CONTENTS EDITOR & CREATIVE DIRECTOR : Arnaud de Champs GRAPHICS & LAYOUT : Sébastien Hocquaux ENQUIRIES & SUBMISSIONS : magazine@zoomhomme.com
04 TAINTED PERFECTION by David Tan @davidtanphotography
22 HOLI SPIRIT by Alain Bearinz @bearinzphotography
36 COLOURS by Erick Monterrosa @erickmonterrosa.official
60 IRON MEN by Alex Wightman @alexwightmanphotography
68 MIAMI LIGHTS by Tom Saint Clair @tomsaintclair
88 DREAM BOYS by Verner Degray @verner_degray
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DAVID TAN David Tan holds a Master of Laws from Harvard and a PhD in Law from the University of Melbourne. He is presently Vice Dean (Academic Affairs) and Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, and is the first person to be named to the Dean's Chair there. Tan is also an accomplished fine art fashion
His monograph on celebrity personality rights titled
photographer, having published a coffeetable book
"The Commercial Appropriation of Fame: A Cultural
"Visions of Beauty" featuring the designs of
Analysis of the Right of Publicity and Passing Off" was
Versace, and "Tainted Perfection" in collaboration
published by Cambridge University Press in 2017.
with Cartier in Singapore. For most of the 18th and 19th century, the naked or His retrospective collection of photographs from
near-naked human body was the subject of
1996 to 2005 - "David Tan: The First Decade" -
Renaissance paintings and sculptures. Classical
was launched at The Photographers' Gallery in
Greece bequeathed to the Western world a tradition
Singapore in August 2005. His last exhibition was a
in which the body mattered in its own right, as an
collaboration with luxury denim brand 7 For All
emblem and incorporation of divine beauty, strength
Mankind at ION Art Gallery Singapore in July 2010.
and harmony.
He is currently planning a follow-up exhibition to "Tainted Perfection" scheduled for 2020.
The perfect human body is seen to be a bond between the gods and men. In the Bible, man is
Tan has had exhibitions in the United States,
created in the image of God. Indeed most bodies in
Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. His worldwide
reality do not conform to the Greek ideal, or even
photographic campaign to promote Singapore as a
modern society’s ideal of what beauty is, but there
global talent destination - featuring well-known
exists a certain objective and aesthetic standard of
personalities such as fashion designer Andrew Gn,
an ideal – or perfect – body.
host of The Amazing Race Asia Allan Wu and award-winning chef Emmanuel Stroobant - has
The human body may be regarded as the purest and
appeared in magazines like Vanity Fair, The New
most perfect aesthetic form, or one can study it as a
Yorker and Time. Over the years, he has
socially constituted and situated object. But to fully
contributed to magazines like Elle, Harper's Bazaar
appreciate the art of the human body, one must
and Marie Claire.
understand the distinction between the naked and the nude.
In the area of law, Tan has published numerous articles in a diverse range of journals like the Yale
Journal of International Law, Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law, Sydney Law Review, Law Quarterly Review, and Media & Arts Law Review. 5
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Through these strong palpable images of intellectually situated nudes, fine art fashion photographer and legal scholar David Tan depicts the postmodern man – and woman – not as he or she is, but as he or she could or should be.
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'' The line separating art from pornography is a thin one. ''
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Naked is a reference to the unclothed state, and nude refers to the affirmation of the body as a subject in its own right. “Tainted Perfection” is Tan’s tribute to the late photographer extraordinaire Herb Ritts, whose bold nude studies revealed a deep understanding of the beauty and sensuous aura of both sexes.
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Puritanical values still hold sway in ostensibly
One often uses terms like “self-
liberal and globalised communities, and much
transcendence” and “erotic numbness” to
of contemporary society is ashamed of the
differentiate what is art from what is not.
naked and the nude. There appears to be a socio-psychological taint associated with the
Tainted Perfection intellectualises the human
exposed body.
body and utilises the sculptural beauty of line and texture to prevail over the sexual
However, there is a difference between an
seductiveness of physique, thereby de-
aesthetic representation of the nude –
eroticising the nude form.
usually defined as art – and an erotic depiction – commonly known as pornography.
In the words of George Santayana, the body – tainted by a misconceived prejudice
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against its nudity – attains an “aesthetic dignity”.
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ERIC MONTERROSSA ERIC MONTERROSSA
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“ nudity attains an aesthetic dignity �
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''FLOWERS'' Photographer : Erick Monterrosa
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ALEX WIGHTMAN
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'' IRON MEN ''
Photographer : Alex Wightman
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TOM SAINT CLAIR International male photographer specialized in fashion & fitness photography. Tom Saint Clair lives in Lyon (France) but still travels often to shoot in other destinations (Paris, London, Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles, Miami, New-York, Montreal, Moscow, Saint Petersburg). He has been shooting the male nude for more than three years and has worked with beautiful men from all around the globe. Tom Saint Clair works with international magazines (tMf magazine, Mmensuel, ICON Magazine, Center Stage Magazine, 2BExposed, ZOOM Magazine, Beautiful Magazine, New Faces ...) and underwear brands (AWARE, ES collection...)
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'' MIAMI LIGHTS '' Photographer : Tom Saint Clair
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VERNER DEGRAY
Originally from a small village in Picardy, Verner discovered photography thanks to his mother. He remembers the plants and landscapes she liked to take pictures of. In the 1980s, he became passionate about David Hamilton, whom he greatly admired. On the advice of his art teacher, Verner
From his work, Verner explains that "it is the
presented a project of pictures of animal offal in
enhancement of man's value that contrasts with
macro to the baccalaureate. The jury sees it as a
the chaotic setting. Some people ask me why I
representation of a colourful landscape, it obtains
don't take pictures of my models on beautiful
the highest score in visual arts and art history.
beaches. For me, it's like putting a Lamborghini and a Ferrari together.
He continued his studies in interior design at Créapole Esdi Design&Management Paris 1er,
A photo must be reflected. My device is a tool. I'm
where he specialized in scenography. He worked
like a painter with his brush. I'm a photographer
in this field for several years before being
and not a reporter. I don't take a multitude of
recruited by Hugo Boss, then Kenzo.
photos and end up keeping only 2.
He frequented the fashion world for 4 years. One
Before a shooting, I look at and analyze the
morning, he decides to leave this "already written
photos of my candidates. Then a story comes to
life" for a new adventure. It is in French Polynesia
me, feelings, emotions. I write them down. I talk
that he rediscovers a quality of life and a joie de
about it with my models. I know them. I need to be
vivre: "I am discovering the humanity of this
close to them in order to create the story.
country. We are at the creation of a people. » What I have known and experienced in my life Verner fell in love with the Pacific islands where
does my job today. Little by little, I have perfected
he settled: "like the painters Gauguin and Matisse
myself and I continue to learn every day.
in the 19th and 20th centuries. He focuses on the object of his desire:
Today, Ruven Afanador, Francois Rousseau, Jean Baptiste Mondino or Olivier Ciappa inspire me. I
To highlight the beautiful and athletic men of
like their work like David Hamilton's. »
Tahiti. These muscular Tahitians are generally photographed in chaotic worlds, abandoned
Verner feels the need to look at the work of
hotels, warehouses or garages where eroticism is
others, their approach to light, the treatment of
part of daily life, part of a young man's rite of
muscles and the poses of models. "You can't
passage to adulthood. »
progress without looking at what's going on around you unless you think of course that you're
From his work, Verner explains that "it is the
at the top, which is not my case. »
enhancement of man's value that contrasts with the chaotic setting. Some people ask me why I don't take pictures of my models on beautiful
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Photographer : Verner Degray
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After the success of his exhibition in Las Vegas, Verner Degray exhibits on Hollywood Blv in Los Angeles. The quality of his work earned him the title of best photographer USA 2015 and 2016 by "Advocate magazine" then, he exhibited in San Diego, Palm Springs, Tijuana and obtained the title of best photographer 2017. Today, Verner has settled in the south of France, on the azure coast that he particularly likes.
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