Eleven Paris démarre une nouvelle collaboration avec Playboy.
Un façon drôle et décalée de remettre en lumière les covers vintage de ce monument de l’érotisme.
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Stéphane Gizard, french photographer lives and works in Paris. He is specialized in the celebrities’s portraits and a lot of portraits of unknown people, taken all around the world. He works also for many famous brands and for the biggest advertising agencies.
Over the past ten years, he has been relentlessly taking pictures of a specific age category (17/20 years) which he considers as a de- cisive phase between the end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood, that time of life characterized by self-searching and fragility.
Modern lovers is a personal book, an intimate book. It takes us into his world both sensual aesthetic and graphic.
These photo are for mostly taken in Paris between 2011 and 2013.
Exhibition october 25 / November 30.
Book release on october 25th – Opening on october 25th at 7 pm BlackBox Gallery at Bizarre 12 Jefferson Street Brooklyn 11 206 NY
Photographer: Richard Gerst
Model: Tom Frelinghuysen, ORB Model Management, Abrams Artists, New York
Consultant: JJ Porçarelli
Realized à Brooklyn & East Hampton, New York
Jürgen Hartl – model
1/ What’s your position about nudity?
Nudity for me it is a human and natural thing. We are all born naked so it is just natural and not a problem for me to pose naked in front of the camera because I growing up very open regarding nudity.
2/ Do you think it’s natural? For me it is definitely natural.
3/ Are you shy or modest?
To be naked or just wearing underwear in front of the camera it’s not a problem for me. So i can say I feel modest. But all the shoots I do naked are checked by my agency and are just with professional national and international photographers.
4/ Do you feel free when you are nude?
Yes…I always feel free when I am nude! It gives me a good and modest feeling.
5/ As a model, what do you feel when you do nude?
There must be a trust between me and the team I work for the shoot (photographer, assistant, make up, etc…).Then I feel comfortable and I can do a great job.
6/ How was your first nude shooting?
The first nude shooting I did was in New York. It was an interesting experience. But I felt good because I trusted the photographer and in the end we got a great result.
7/ For you what’s the difference between nude and exhibitionism?
Posing nude for a modelling has nothing to do with exhibitionism for me. Exhibitionism is a kind of sexual preference and posing in underwear or nude in front of the camera is a kind of art for me. So it is the hardest job in the modelling business because there is just you who can create an impression at the viewer. You cannot cover things with clothes or accessories. You just have to work with your body, face and especially with your eyes.
You can contact Jurgen at www.talents-models.com
How do you feel about nudity?
I feel that nudity is a natural thing, and often quite beautiful. Living here in the United States, I find that people have hang ups and insecurities regarding nudity. It confuses me because it’s not like we’re born wearing an Armani suit. I’ve been very fortunate to connect with models that are comfortable with nudity and in some instances, prefer it.
Are you a shy person?
People don’t believe it but I am extremely shy. When I first began as a photographer, I only shot nature, cityscapes and still life. I was too shy to ask people to model for me. Fortunately, there is now the internet to act as a safety. I can send an email or a message which allows me to connect with models from all over the world. I still get intimidated by models who have worked with some of my photographer heroes such as Thomas Synnamon or Rick Day. But I once read a saying that stated, « Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. » That’s how I’m trying to live my life now. The shyness is still there, I just choose to work through it.
In your work, do you like to shoot nude?
I love shooting nudes, especially when a model is really comfortable with and really knows their body. Again, the problem is finding models here who are comfortable with shooting nudes. And even when you find a model who is comfortable with it, they sometimes are made to feel guilty about it from friends or family.
For you, what’s the difference between artistic nude and voyeurism?
Voyeurism brings in a sexual aspect. It’s the difference between appreciation of the beauty of a subject and lust for the subject. As a photographer, I have to separate the two because I always want my models to feel comfortable. I hear many stories of photographers trying to take advantage of situations. I don’t want that reputation. I want my models to want to come back to work with me and to also send their friends.
I don’t think voyeurism is a bad thing. It’s just inappropriate when working to build the artist/subject relationship.
In your personal life, do you like to be nude?
Definitely!
Read the Blake Naked Issue: http://www.lekiosk.com/magazine-1499653-Blake-Magazine.html
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