
We shine our spotlight on the fantastic work of Spanish photographer Álvaro Villarrubia

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We shine our spotlight on the fantastic work of Spanish photographer Álvaro Villarrubia


We shine our spotlight on the wonderfully masculine and sensual photography of Yiorgos Kaplanidis.




We shine our spotlight on the truly inspiring work of London-based Belgian photographer Jean-Francois Carly.


Famous for his celebrity photography in magazines like Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone, we shine our spotlight on the work of NYC-based photographer Stewart Shining. The beautiful images I chose from his male photography archive leave you with a wonderful sense of joy and happiness. Simple and raw beauty.






We turn our spotlight to the work of Swedish photographer Julia Hetta. A graduate of Amsterdam’s Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Julia paints with her camera portraits that carry a renaissance romanticism and emotional depth; drawing you closer to the image and connecting you with the subjects.
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Born in 1946, Swiss photographer Walter Pfeiffer is an iconic artist whose work stretches from the early 1970s to the pages of recent issues of Vogue Hommes Int’l, Electric Youth!, Butt and i-D. Pfeiffer’s images and style have undoubtedly influenced the work of some of the most celebrated photographers of today, from Juergen Teller to Wolfgang Tillmans and Ryan McGinley. This special post celebrates the talent and passion of this great photographer with a spotlight on some of my favorite images of his.




The subtle yet undeniable sensuality, the unique sense of movement and the emotive body language are some of the attributes that draw you into the engaging world of photographer Sven Bänziger. I’ve selected some of my favorite images from Sven’s archive for a little spotlight on this talented photographer. Enjoy.





We turn our spotlight onto the eye-catching celebtography of Jill Greenberg. The American photographer wears her love for digital image manipulation on her sleeve-- she named her official site, Manipulator. Yet, despite the hyper color manipulation, Greenberg manages to deliver captivating images that are extremely emotive. Enjoy a selection of her celebrity portraits of actors and musicians.





Having some kind of dissociative identity disorder is one way to describe the captivating images of photographer Melvin Sokolsky. Composites of multiple poses of his models (often celebrities) are put together for a rather entertaining result. Here we spotlight some of Sokolsky’s fascinating multiple-personality work.




I was introduced to the work of photographer Jeff Marano via his book Eros, a beautiful collection of homoerotic images. Besides their sensuality, the naturally-lit images drew me in with their playfulness and the connection with the models. That connection must have come from the fact that Jeff was a model himself for quite some time. Here is a spotlight on some of Jeff Marano's male photography.









In celebration of Paul Jasmin’s new photography book, California Dreaming (the follow up to Lost Angeles & Hollywood Cowboy); we bring you a spotlight on some of the work of this legendary photographer who was born in 1935.







Whether it is sensual and sexy or classic and classy, photographer Arnaldo Anaya-Lucca knows how to showcase the beauty of his models in an engaging way. Originally from Puerto Rico, Arnaldo moved to America in 1974, where he divides his time between NYC and Miami.


Represented by defacto, Arnaldo’s client list includes Polo Ralph Lauren, Emporio Armani, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, GQ (American, Russian, German, Japanese, Australian), Interview, NY Times and many more. Here, we present a spotlight on some of Arnaldo Anaya-Lucca’s editorial and advertising images. Continue for more after the jump.


