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by John Mitropoulos 28 NUDE MALE ART

by Fred X 46 ECCO L'HUOMO

by Frank Louis 70 FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

by Tom Saint Clair 84 THE SWISS EYE

by Franco Baggi Maffioli

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JOHN MITROPOULOS John Mitropoulos is a Greek artist (photographer / director) who started his career as a fashion photographer for major Greek and international magazines. He worked for large advertising companies and ran variable campaigns.

Additionally, he has created CD covers and billboards for famous singers.

Almost seven years ago, moving images attracted his interest and starting directing music videos. Lots of commercial TV spots were demanded and implemented for products and services.

As an artist he participated in different exhibitions and awards : Red Bull Award 2003 (photography) 12th Biennale for Young Artists in Naples 2005 (photography)

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ON THE ROCKS "I would like to continue breaking stereotypes and taboos"

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FRED X Frédéric is a 40-year-old photographer residing in the South of France in Avignon, a city of art particularly famous for its very large theatre festival.

Self-taught, Frédéric began his adventure in the world of photography in 1992. It is after having contemplated a magnificent black and white photo of the father of one of his friends, but also and especially the works of Mario Sorrenti, Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber and Steven Meisel for the Calvin Klein campaigns that he decided to try the art of photography. He then borrowed his father's silver camera, an impressionist painter, and bought his first film to make black and white portraits of all his friends. His models are very satisfied with these first shots and it is at this moment that the passion is born.

Frédéric regularly presents his work to the juries of national and regional competitions.

In 2000, he was awarded the first prize at the annual "Maison des jeunes et de la culture" competition, the theme of which was "Le temps".

At that time, however, he bought his first computer and decided to devote himself to the production of electronic music, music being his other very great passion. He was a great success and his compositions were broadcast in some discotheques in his region. His album "ViviSEXion" is still available for download and streaming on all dedicated platforms.

In 2010, he stopped playing music and returned to his first passion. He began to work in digital photography, motivated in particular by the software development capabilities of the software, even if, unconsciously or consciously, he obviously always tried to reproduce the style of images he had previously made in the darkroom.

Even if he photographs landscapes, animals and makes "strange" Photoshop montages, Frédéric specializes in the photography of human beings, young and old, especially in portraiture and fashion.

In this year 2019, he decided to devote himself particularly to the photography of men and intends to have fun with this subject and develop it to the maximum. However, he keeps his other nickname, Frédéric Fred, for all his other possible projects, because he loves photography in all its forms and does not want to refuse anything.

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FRANK LOUIS "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.

Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

Howard Thurman

Frank Louis is an Italian American fashion photographer, specializing in Beauty and Men’s fashion,portraiture and nudes.

He is self taught. His inspirations come from music, music video, theater, film, traveling and the people in his life

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FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

by Tom Saint Clair

Some of you will necessarily know the photographer Tom Saint Clair because his skills make him one of the most internationally recognized French fitness and underwear photographers.

In this editorial, he introduces to us Jordan Wayne, an American model who is very popular because, in addition to his perfect body, his angelic smile and sacred sensuality melt into an apparently inaccessible person.

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FRANCO BAGGI MAFFIOLI Born in 1962 in Italy, he came to Switzerland when he was 10 years old. He's married, has 2 grown-up children and he has his woman who supports him everyday in this passion that takes all his free time.

He has been self-taught for several years. After a long break (family and work), he started again ten years ago with wedding, landscape and architecture photos.

He started the model photo 7 years ago after following a friend on a workshop wearing studio and outdoors. This experience has been very rewarding for him and has created a real passion. He does practically only this style.

This article shows his work of the men models, which represents about 80% of his shooting.

Initially, this area was a challenge because in French-speaking Switzerland it was not yet recognized as it is today. He can only note that little by little he managed to make himself known in this style of photography and that supply and demand make him continue in this direction.

As for the issue of "Hot Men", the idea was part of a schedule that met with great success which made him want to continue. Following all this, he decided to rent a studio there is now 3 years in order to progress and exploit his ideas, his projects but also his skills.

His accounts on social networks (Instagram and Facebook) are followed by a good number of Swiss people but also internationally. This allows him to have requests for models from different countries in the world.

His current recognition also allows him to work with various agencies, to be published in magazines but also to be invited for competitions of the type of Miss and Mister Swiss Francophone.

He want to thank all the models, photographers and agencies who have trusted him and allow him to express himself according to his style and his desires.

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THE SWISS EYE "Initially, this area was a challenge"

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