12 - 10 - 15  Went to Harlem to photograph Querrell in his apartment.  He's single, 29 years of age and a graduate of culinary school.  Very interested in the arts, cultural, loves music and the ladies.
Cool, good-looking guy with a super, cool body.  The sunlight coming in thru his window was ideal to do the shoot, easy to photograph and uninhibited.  It was natural for him to be nude, he was comfortable and all was very well.

10 - 31 - 15  Went uptown to photograph D'Vante and took the subway to 167th St., where he met me at the subway stop.  He's 23 years of age, tall guy and very nice, too.  He has attended college to learn about acting, but decided to change course and now is interested in directing.  I found him cultured, knew about a lot of my favorite artists and is determined, motivated and focus to follow his goals to direct.  He has gone to Detroit and has directed a play, including a play in NYC that is considered off-off Broadway.  I sense that this is the beginning for him and his career.  He's comfortable in his skin and who he is.  I know his dream of directing will be realized.

10 - 24 - 15  Went to Brooklyn today to photograph David.  He's 28 years of age, is a lawyer and lives with 3 other roommates.  Very smart guy, since I noticed lots of books around in his room and also had a drum set.  He mentioned to me that he is in a band, also noticed lots of figureative sketches on his walls.  Very good, too.  He's 6'4'' tall guy and slim, very comfortable with his body and mentioned to me that we can do some outdoors photos in the backyard.  Lots of small trees and leaves around and photographed him amid them.  Cool guy, nice guy, too.  Wonder what his roommates thought of him doing the nude photo shoot, not sure if he mentioned or not, but my "hat" goes off to David for doing the shoot.  Added a new experience to his life's experiences.  He has lots of time to keeping them adding up.

9 - 22 - 15  John, is retired, 60 years of age and looks much younger, is divorced and lives out of the city, but visits often.  Always wanted to experience being photographed by a women.  He's a guy who loves women, always looking.  Tall and slim, he told me that he is vain and shy.  I noticed that his penis started to respond to my camera, once I started photographing him.  At first, he thought he would be uncomfortable, but knew that he was comfortable.  I'm glad he did the shoot and now has the experience.  Nice guy, too.

9 - 15 - 15  Photographing Cameron today was cool.  Under his loose-fitting shirt and blue pants, revealed a body that was toned with muscles, looking good.  All his body parts were ideal that went along with being a super nice guy, very good-looking.  He's in his thirties and works in advertising.
Easy on the eyes for sure.  Wanted to have the experience of being photographed nude by a female. Very pleasurable photo shoot.

7 - 13 - 15  Photographed Jaheem where he lives in Flatbush, Brooklyn.  Neat room with netting above his bed and black decor.  He's 22 yrs. old, cool guy and is super cool with his masculine side and his feminine side.  He was comfortable with his body and was easy to photograph.  Could have continued photographing him for hours.  His top-knot hair and shaved sides shows his creative side.
Very cute guy!

5 - 17 - 15  Photographed Denzel outdoors today in midtown, NYC.  He's 22 yrs. of age, lives in Brooklyn and was cool about doing outside.  We met in Grand Central Station and saw that he was a
good-looking guy and in great physical shape.  We talked as we walked to the space that I knew about and found him to be articulate, creative and with a "good head on his shoulders", mature for his age.  He never was photographed outdoors in the nude and trusted me completely, since I did not want him to get into any trouble.  He did not object to the outdoor space that was locked and had a metal fence to keep people out.  I climbed over the low railing and so did he.  The light was subtle and beautiful, I pulled a few plant leaves from a planter and incorporated them into a photograph with him holdingthem over his penis.  Easy guy to photograph, easy guy overall, really a pleasure.

 

4 - 25 - 15  Photographed Ande in his East Village, NYC apartment.  He's single, 32 years of age and a spiritual, gentle guy.  Soft spoken and caring, who is into writing.  I told him to pursue his dream of doing so and to get going on his passion.  He suggested that I do his photos in the shower and like the results very much.  The available light was perfect and made the water sparkle as it showered down on his body.

4 - 11 - 15  Went to Staten Island today to photograph Jesse, age 78 years.  Very cool guy, open-minded, is a naturalist, loves being naked and wanted to be photographed outdoors.   He knew of a park that would be isolated, so we headed to it and did his photographs.  He is into wearing kilts and when he started removing it, I asked "do you have any underwear on" and of course, he replied "no."
So, he obviously is in the right frame of mind about doing nude photography, what a guy!  Had a super time with him, being outdoors and a beautiful day, photographing a beautiful man.

3 - 21 - 15  I approached Leroux on Fifth Avenue and asked if I could photograph him and he agreed.
Very happy when he did, since he is super cool, super cute, creative, into photography and 28 years of age.  He's an upcoming photographer and enjoyed being on the other side of the camera.  Loved his dreads and very easy to photograph, since his body seemed to flow in  available light.  He's focused and has his mind-set on moving forward as a photographer, which I know he will accomplish.  Great guy!

2 - 28 - 15  I approached John on Fifth Ave., NYC when I noticed how cool he looked.  He was wearing black leather pants and looked totally "hot".  He was kind to give me some of his time and allowed me to snap a few pixs of him and said that I would email him those photos, which I did, along with a mention of my new series and future photo book on the Black Nude Male.  I was happy when he responded and agreed.  So, I went to a Brooklyn apartment, where I photographed him in the bedroom, with drenching sunlight coming thru the window.  He looked fabulous, as you can see in his photos.  He's 32 yrs. of age, single and is a trainor in a gym and it shows with all the definition that he has, muscles and taunt skin, looking super great.

2 - 19 - 15  Went to Chris's apartment on the upper Westside of NYC to do his photo shoot.  He's single and 39 years of age, looks much younger, since he is in great shape.  He previously emailed me a few photos of himself and knew immediately that he would be cool to photograph.  He has a shaven head and a very chiseled body and has been in many bodybuilding competitions.  I noticed a few of his trophies in the living room.  Photographed him in natural light that fell on his body and enhanced all his muscles to maximum.  He was easy to photograph and included his cat in a few photos, adding a soft touch.  Was a pleasure to do the photo shoot.

2 - 7 - 15  Photographed Razz in a midtown hotel.  He's in his 50's, looks much younger, super nice guy and very respectful.  He was in the city to photograph a boy/girl erotic photo shoot and wanted to be part of my newest photographic series on African-American men and provided me with his time. He wanted to see what it is like to be on the other side of the coin, which is always good to experience.  Enjoyable to photograph and very accomodating.