1.4.0 Shoot #20

This quietly spoken gentle man was a little shy and nervous at the start of the photoshoot; which merely highlights what a bizarre occurrence these photoshoots are. Why would you place yourself in the situation whereby you are expected to disrobe for a complete stranger and expose your body, warts and all to the unforgiving gaze of today’s hyper-accurate cameras?

1.4.0 Shoot #17

“I’m at that stage in life where not a lot happens so I look elsewhere – which is probably about 90% of most males on those sites – it’s a grey area.”

1.4.0 Shoot #16

Bi men are surprisingly honest!

1.4.0 Shoot #14

Confessions of a child prostitute?

1.4.0 Shoot #10 & #11

Would it be cheating to include these two shoots into the project?

1.4.0 Shoot #9

This man poses an interesting conundrum. Most of the men who I have photographed for this project identify as bisexual; but when asked to place himself he replied ‘straight’.

Ethics & Expectations

“to photograph people is to violate them by seeing them as they have never seen themselves, having knowledge of them they can never have. It turns people into objects that can be symbolically possessed. “ (Susan Sontag; On Photography. Harpenden: Penguin. 1979, p.14)

1.4.0 Brainstorm Concupiscence

“Concupiscence – is an ardent, usually sensual, longing.”

Evaluation of Work in Progress Video Piece

Considering I am not trained as a documentary film maker I am pleasantly surprised by the quality of the film I was able to produce for the HIVideo 2017 Event to mark World AIDS Day.

Work in Progress Portfolio Video Project