PAUL REITZ FASHION NUDE ART CHRIS FEMAT RICHARD ROTHSTEIN TOM SAINT CLAIR GREGORY LARNAC
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04 GOLDEN EYE by Chrys Femat 26 NEW YORK CITY by Richard Rothstein 42 FASHION NUDE ART by Paul Reitz 66 SAMUEL ROUSSEAU by Tom Saint Clair 84 FRENCH TOUCH by Gregory Larnac
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CHRIS FEMAT Chris Femat is a rising Mexican photographer specialized in fitness and male photography. His passion for this art started thanks to an opportunity he was given to work at the Mr Model Mexico pageant in 2013. That same year some of his pictures were featured in the Australian magazine ADN’s blog. He continued working with some of the Mr Model Mexico pageant participants in different cities throughout Mexico, which gave him the opportunity to meet new potential models to work with, who were involved in the fashion and bodybuilding industries. Due to his constant collaborations with models and fashion designers he was able to have his work featured in several male fashion platforms such as Fashionably Male (USA), ADON Magazine (USA), Sheeba (UK), Elegant Magazine (USA) and Malesuality Magazine (VEN). Chris continues to strive to perfection on his own photography style and concept. He admires and is inspired by the work of some great photographers such as Tom Saint Clair, Dylan Rosser, Patt Lee, Jeff Rojas, Lindsay Adler, Jvdas Berra, Michael Stokes, Allan Spears, David Lachappelle and Mariano Vivanco. He states: “I can’t say that I have a style of my own yet, I still have to work hard and learn more, but I would like to continue breaking stereotypes and taboos in my own city and country about male sensuality portrayed in photography. I simply want to show that the male body’s beauty could shine without being considered offensive.” This year looks promising for Chris Femat due he is being considered to work at some important male and female beauty pageants, fashion shootings and collaborations with several swimwear and underwear brands as well as his work in the fitness and bodybuilding competitions.
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RICHARD ROTHSTEIN Richard J. Rothstein’s real passion for photography began when he was recovering from concern 2013. The doctors told him he would spend the rest of his life immobile and homebound. He decided otherwise and starting using his camera to chase down his two greatest loves, the nude male and New York City, combining the two as often as weather and opportunity allowed. Over the last few years, his work has been shown in galleries and art museums in New York, Oregon, the Haag, and Berlin. Rothstein has also been published in The New York Times, The Advocate and various other gay publications around the world. His New York City landscapes grace the halls of several NYC corporate headquarters. Rothstein was born on New York City’s Lower East Side in 1948 and has lived in the city for his entire life.
Models : Axel Axe
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NEW YORK CITY "his camera to chase down his two greatest loves, the nude male and New York City"
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PAUL REITZ Paul arrived in New York City at the age of 25 in 1988 from his native Tulsa, Oklahoma, and immediately established dual careers in photography and in large-scale special event management. Paul is a published, renowned photographer specializing in male beauty and fashion. His work appears frequently in publications and online portals in the US, France, the UK, Brazil, and across the globe. In 2010, German publisher Bruno Gmunder released his first book, "Boys in the City," which focused on young men in an urban setting. He frequently contributes to auctions and charity events outside of his own events, which typically feature leading film, music, stage and television luminaries, and benefit some of the New York area's most prestigious organizations working in diversity, fashion, media, art and design, and LGBTQ+ issues. 2019 marks his 30th year in New York City, where he continues to live and work, and which affords him a never-ending pool of new faces - and bodies - to photograph.
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"Boys in the City, his firts fine art book focused on young men in an urban setting."
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SAMUEL ROUSSEAU by Tom Saint Clair
Few French people have made significant inroads into this art form of photography. This is the case of Tom Saint Clair, an aesthete, in love with perfect, and so captivating, bronze bodies. He has made it a specialty that has led him to be one of the most sought-after artists in the very select club of male underwear photographers. Nudes are not simple to freeze, iTom transcends them and that amazes our eyes ! In this editorial, he's introducing us to Samuel Rousseau, one of the most popular French models on the current Parisian scene.
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SAMUEL ROUSSEAU "Tom Saint Clair, an aesthete, in love with perfect, and so captivating, bronze bodies."
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SAMUEL ROUSSEAU "Tom Saint Clair, an aesthete, in love with perfect, and so captivating, bronze bodies."
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GREGORY LARNAC Self-taught photographer for 10 years, his growing passion became his job. Born in Alès and now living in Marguerittes, Gregory Larnac looks through the photo to convey feelings, desires, and moments of life ... His pleasure in photography is to capture the moment, which is for him a means of expression. Gregory Larnac likes to work with different models, places or themes. If he finds inspiration in his encounters with others, he also appreciates the moments when he finds himself alone working and reworking an image. Through photography workshops Gregory Larnac is involved in the Via Femina Fama association, which helps women victims of violence. Present on social networks, Gregory Larnac tries to share, communicate and exchange to continue to learn and evolve.
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CHRIS FEMAT GOLDEN EYE PAUL REITZ RICHARD ROTHSTEIN TOM SAINT CLAIR GREGORY LARNAC
ISSUE 2 WINTER 2019