Hong Kong Chinese Keifer

Hong Kong Chinese Keifer

Here is the retouched photograph of Keifer from Hong Kong, a guy who I photographed several times before, but this one was a bit more experimental in the posing. I thought this image looked good in a blue-green tone, although the black and white version worked quite well too.

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Hong Kong dancer Rex Cheng

Hong Kong dancer Rex Cheng

Rex is Chinese, a dancer here in Hong Kong. The strongest feature with him is his face, strangely appearing older behind the lens than in person. This angle of him I quite liked, with his arms and hands cupping his youthful body.

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Rai the Roper – bound and tied

In Japan, bondage, especially rope, is very much considered an artform, and the guy modeling in the photograph is himself quite famous his his circle, and now quite well known in Asia. He was tied by his friend. 

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Vietnamese An Tôn Thất – Composer, singer & musician

An Tôn Thất is a composer, singer and musician that I greatly admire. His music is very personal, emotionally charged and haunting. There is a gentle darkness and depth that to his creativity that we both share, and perhaps that is why we both gravitate towards black and white work. The opportunity to meet and photograph this exceptionally gifted man came twice. The first time the time was simply too short, but the second time was more successful. This particular portait was one of the photographs taken of him while he was sitting nude. There is still a sense of vulnerability in his eyes, yet his gaze is very direct and telling. What is he trying to say to me? 

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