A Very Fashionable Party, The Sam Way

So how was your New Years Eve celebration? Here's how sexy model Sam Way gets down and parties, as captured by photographer Jens Schmidt.





+ Jens Schmidt

Best of 2008: Love/Hate by Steven Klein

Steven Klein makes his first appearance in the Best of 2008 feature with his Love/Hate editorial for the October 2008 issue of W Magazine. The photoshoot featured Tyson Ballou and Linda Evangelista with styling by Camilla Nickerson. I love the eye-patch!

+ more Steven Klein photography | Best of 2008

Best of 2008: Luciano Carvari Footwear Collection Ads

Here’s the new entry in Homotography’s Best of 2008 feature, the Luciano Carvari Spring-Summer 2008 footwear collection ad campaign. The campaign, which is called “Flora - Amore”, was shot in Thailand, Morocco, Zanzibar, Mexico, Chile, Peru, as well as on the territory of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Botanical Gardens. The ads bring living plants and shoes, as well as hot men, together.

+ see more Best of 2008 | shoes | ad campaigns

Tony Ward is a Play Boy!

The sexy Tony Ward (forever known as Madonna’s boy toy during the Justify My Love era) is featured in the November issue of Playboy France with photography by Shawn Mortensen. Tony is clean shaven and smooth in the editorial, unlike his recent full-beard photoshoots.

 

+ see more Photography | Madonna

Best of 2008: Football is War by Erwin Olaf

 

The latest entry in Homotography’s Best of 2008 is a fusion of sports, movies, photography, and homoerotic imagery in the name of “Football is War” by photographer Erwin Olaf. Commissioned by AD newspaper to feature the Dutch football team in their Euro Championship special earlier this year, Olaf informed the players upfront that they would be portrayed as "lust objects, that there were sexual and erotic elements and that they would be completely covered in mud.”

 

“Football is War” is obviously inspired by the movie 300 and shows the Dutch players as Spartan warriors. The participating players were John Heitinga, Rafael van der Vaart, Edwin van der Sar, Joris Mathjsen, Nigel de Jong and Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

 

 

+ see more Best of 2008 features

 

Fantastic Present

Fantasticsmag has a fun editorial/photoshoot entitled ‘Present Tense’ with photographer James Nixon and model Bobby R. It’s cheeky, cool and fun to look at. See the whole thing here.

+ see more Fantasticsmag posts | Photography

A Coming Out Story in a Music Video

I just came upon this captivating music video by Icelandic band Sigur Rós, and I can’t believe I haven’t seen it before. The music of Sigur Rós has been used in many gay-themed movies and shows, including the US version of Queer as Folk and the dark movie, Mysterious Skin.

This music video tells a heartbreaking story of two young boys in love and how their families can’t accept their being gay and try to ‘butch’ them up. The song is entitled “Vidrar Vel Til Loftarasa” and is a bit old (from 1999), and although it’s in Icelandic, the song is mostly instrumental. You just have to check out the video below.

+ see more Awareness | HOMOmusic | Music Videos

Best of 2008: Olla Condoms Campaign

Like I mentioned in the sexy new Greenpeace anti-whaling campaign, there is nothing better than raising awareness with some eye-candy. And this latest entry in Homotography’s Best of 2008 feature is certainly one of those. The 2008 ad campaign for Olla Condoms by photographer Cláudio Elisabetsky showed us that, "The day after is more relaxed for those who wear condoms." And to prove their point, they had four hunks wrapped in white towels sitting around in public having a smoke and looking all happy while the people around them looked stressed.

The campaign was created by age ad agency , São Paulo, Brazil

+ see more Best of 2008 | cheeky posts | awareness | ad campaigns

Madonna Hard Candy Outtakes

I just came upon these outtake pictures from the Madonna 'Hard Candy' promo photo shoot by Steven Klein. I haven’t seen them around before (except the black & white one). is it just me or does Madonna look like she has three breasts in the below pic (left)? No wonder it stayed an outtake!I have to say though, even without photoshop in some of the pictures, Madonna looks physically awesome.

 

+ see more Madonna | Steven Klein photography | celebs

Merry Xmas

Homotography wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

The illustration is by artist Chris Haughton.

Greenpeace Anti-Whaling Tattoo Ads

There is nothing better than promoting awareness about serious issues with eye-candy. It’s like hitting two birds with one stone for me. PETA always does it with their ‘I’d rather go naked than wear fur’ campaigns, and now Greenpeace is getting in on the action as well.

Greenpeace are hoping to put an end to the savage whaling in Japan with this new creative ad campaign which lets you know that “Not all traditions deserve to be
preserved.” Illustrations of the bloody & barbaric whaling are tattooed (temporarily I am sure) on the bodies of some hunky hunks. The campaign was created for Greenpeace by advertising agency Leo Burnett, Hong Kong with photography by Lewis Ho & artistic illustration by Thomas Ho. (click below images for bigger size)

+ see more  Awareness | | Tattoo | Naked posts, & ad campaigns

Arena Homme Plus Gets Faceless

 

The latest issue of Arena Homme + magazine celebrates 20 years of Maison Martin Margiela with this intriguing faceless editorial by Olivier Rizzo with photography by Willy Vanderperre. The model is Bastiaan Ninaber.

 

+ see more Arena Homme Plus + Magazine features

It’s a Beautiful Day For Cancer

‘It’s a Beautiful Day for Cancer’ is a skin cancer awareness song and music video by Al Bino, an Australian hip-hop artist. The song was written and produced by Lyrics Born for an Australian skin cancer benefit project . It’s pretty funny and tongue-in-cheek, but it does raise awareness about this important disease and how we can easily avoid it. See the video below.

+ see more Homotography awareness features + cheeky posts + music videos

Grabby Shopping Bag Design

This fun shopping bag design from Condomi turns customers into walking advertisements that will surely attract some attention on the street. The bags come with a rather realistic life-size images of a male/female in a thong/G-string. The idea was executed by ad agency DRAFTFCB Kobza (Vienna, Austria). I think it is awesome. While most similar shops use camouflaged and disguised bags, these bags are out and proud! And they might be the safest and easiest way for you to get your hands groping a nice package ;)

+ See more cheeky posts and more general ad campaigns

Fancy Dress is Fantastic!

The always fantastic online magazine, Fantasticsmag, has a pretty fantastic feature entitled ‘Fancy Dress’ by photographer Frank Louis. The shoot features fashion creations and designs by Christopher Uvenio with male models Frantz Giovanni, Nicholas Baggetta and Billy Steeves. It’s butch meets Baroque with a bit of inspiration from Marc Jacobs’ recent love for skirts. See it all at Fantasticsmag.

+ see more Homotography Fantasticsmag | photography features

Gay Hotel Black Tulip Bends For You

I have seen and featured quite a few suggestive ads but it doesn’t get any more suggestive than this quirky ad for Black Tulip, a gay hotel in Amsterdam. The ad was created by ad agency Euro RSCG Amsterdam and shows that ‘Europe’s most exciting gay hotel’ is designed to cater to your pleasure by having the floor map as an illustration of a man bending for you. In fact, by visiting the hotel’s page, I found that some rooms in the hotel come with unusual accessories such as a sling, bondage hooks, and cages. Yeah, I am a bit scared, lol.

+ see more cheeky posts

Living Colour with Sbastien

The fantastic photographer Sbastien is back with a colorful editorial aptly titled ‘Living Colour’ in Spanish magazine Rocket. Sbastien captured young models David Perez and Gonzalo Mena in a skater-boy themed shoot.

+ Images courtesy Sbastien, for more visit his official site

AIDS is still a very big deal

‘AIDS is Still a Big Deal’ is a pretty innovative awareness campaign by NY Public Health professionals, New York University and three-time Emmy Award nominated LGBT series, ‘In The Life.’

The campaign is tailored towards gay youth to combat the dangerously growing misconception that AIDS is not a ‘big deal’ anymore and the alarming rise of high-risk behavior among HIV+ young gay men.

The campaign tries to ‘speak’ to these young gay guys using their own language. Two ‘webispodes’ tell the story of a young NYC gay man who meets sex partners on the Internet. Watch the two episodes, ‘The Morning After’ and ‘The Test’, which were directed by Todd Ahlberg, below.

+ Visit the official sites of HIV Big Deal and In The Life

Brad Pitt Edwin Commercials by Steven Klein

We already knew about the new Brad Pitt campaign for Japanese denim brand, Edwin, back in January and we saw a couple of the ads (see picture below). But now the Japan-only commercials, which were directed by Steven Klein, have leaked. And similar to the previous collaborations between Pitt and Klein, the commercials are pretty cool with a renegade/rebel vibe. See the full four commercials from the Pitt Edwin campaign below.

 

+ see more creative ad campaigns, and more Steven Klein photography

David Gandy is Superman in Vogue by Mario Testino

Macho eye-candy David Gandy stars as Superman in an editorial by Mario Testino in the new issue of Vogue US with female model Carolyn Murphy. Gandy gets all Supermany balancing a girl on the balm of his hand, pushing cars and chatting up hot surfer dudes.

+ see more Mario Testino photography features, and more Vogue posts.

Controversial Ads Overdrive

Trend Hunter magazine has put together the mother-fucking load archive of controversial and racy ads that not only push the envelope to the limits, they cross the freaking line. Predictably, Tom Ford and American Apparel are the kings of this cluster, but you will be surprised by who else makes it. See all the photos (160+) in one page, or browse through the 50 posts in a slideshow.

Penn Badgley Gets Ballsy in GQ Magazine

GQ Magazine has turned to Terry Richardson, who is famous for his sex-infused photography, to help Gossip Girl good-boy Penn Badgley grow a pair and break out of his shell. And that, he certainly did! Penn grabs his (tennis) balls and erupts all over the set in the editorial, ‘American Splendor’. Check out the editorial at GQ.

+ see more Terry Richardson photography, more Celebs & more GQ features.

John Galliano Jewelry Goes For The Skin

The new ad campaign for John Galliano Jewelry Fall/Winter 2008-09 collection is pure eye candy. The beautiful creations are showcased on the naked skins of French model Morgane Dubled and a tan male model. I will update with more info about the male model and photographer once I find that out. In the mean time, enjoy the hotness.

+ see more ad campaigns, see more naked posts

Less Feet, More Glam with Guess 2009 Ads

Beautifully shot ad campaign for Guess by Marciano Spring 2009 by Matthias Vriens with only one female (Judith Bedard) and a whole lotta hot male models, including Jon Kortajarena. It's refreshing that Jon isn't sucking on some toes or having his sneakers worshiped (see here) for a change...

+ more Matthias Vriens | ad campaigns

Who Says You Have to Wear Socks on Your Feet?

Belgian Fashion retailer Deleye sure knows how to sell you socks. Unless you are a foot-fetishist, seeing socks on feet is not all that exciting. But put a pair of socks inside Hugo Boss tighty-whitey briefs on a model with a hot body and the socks sound much more interesting now :) The ad was created by DDB Belgium.

+ see more cheeky posts and more underwear features

Red Models Strike 'Funny Face' For Jon Malinowski

Models from Red Model Managament strike silly and goofy faces for photographer Jon Malinowski. The images were taken on set while shooting a feature for 10+.

+ more Jon Malinowski | Reid Prebenda features

Patrick Kafka in Cool Water, L'Officiel Hommes

A fresh new face, Patrick Kafka, stars in his first official editorial, 'Cool Water', a very cool editorial in the new Winter 2008 issue of L'Officiel Hommes (issue #14) that celebrates fragrances.

Kafka is the winner of 'Supermodel - The Next Generation' 2008. He is 17 years old from Vienna.

Photographer Milan Vukmirovic captured Patrick Kafka with assorted large perfume bottles from brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Cartier, Ralph Lauren, Prada, Gucci, Boss, Armani and more.

As a bonus, here are some photos of the hot Patrick Kafka during the Super Model: The Next Generation contest 2008.




+ See Supermodel: The Next Generation 2008 site

Appetizer: Marlon Teixeira for Dior Homme

Here is an appetizer for you, beautiful model Marlon Teixeira shot by Karl Lagerfeld for the new Dior Homme by Kris Van Assche Spring/Summer 2009 campaign. I will be posting the official mouthwatering ad campaign soon.

As a bonus, here is the recent Kris Van Assche ad campaign (for his own collection) by photographer Jeff Burton with adult stars as models.

+ see more appetizing Homotography ad campaigns

Tom Ford's BiCurious Style Rule

Tom Ford shares his 10 rules of style in the new Details magazine issue. My favorite is rule number ten, "There’s one indulgence every man should try in his lifetime: If you’re straight, sleep with a man at least once, and if you’re gay, don’t go through life without sleeping with a woman. Either way, you might be surprised at how natural it will feel if you can get past the mind-fuck of stereotypes. In the end, it’s just another person that you are relating to in a physical way."

+ More Tom Ford features, more Details magazine posts

+ read Tom Ford's 10 Rules of Style

Teenage Takeover in Dazed & Confused

The January 2009 issue of Dazed & Confused magazine celebrates the British youth with a "Teenage Takeover" feature by legendary fashion designer & photographer Hedi Slimane. The models are all real teenage Brits that Slimane scoured in the streets of London for four days. The styling of this photo shoot was done by Dazed & Confused creative force Nicola Formichetti.

+ See more Dazed & Confused posts, more Hedi Slimane photography, & more Nicola Formichetti work.

Getting Dirrty & Looking Beautiful From Behind

Christina Aguilera gets down and dirrty with male model Ruben Cortada (Storm model management) in the Fall 2008 issue of Citizen K magazine. Photographer Ruven Afanador shot Aguilera in the editorial “Deep Into Your Eyes: How devilishly beautiful you look from behind, facing the cemetery."

I have to say Ruben Cortada looks devilishly beautiful from behind!

Best of 2008: Diesel F/W Campaign

The Diesel Fall-Winter 2008-2009 ad campaign is the latest entry in Homotography's Best of 2008 feature. The campaign is very intriguing and mysterious with stylish black and white photography by John Scarisbrick. The shot of the male model with the bull head is one of my personal favorite images of 2008.

As a bonus, here is a brand new foot fetish inspired ad from the Diesel Spring - Summer 2009 campaign, by photographer John Scarisbrick as well, with model Jon Kortajarena having his feet (while wearing sneakers) ‘worshiped’ by a pervy looking old man. I will post the whole new campaign once it is available, so keep checking Homotography.

+ See more ad campaigns, and more Best of 2008 feature entries.

Gods of Football Calendar 2009

The "Gods of Football" Calendar 2009 Deluxe International Edition by photographer Pedro Virgil has been revealed with 25 year-old Australian National Rugby League hottie Nick Youngquest as the cover model. A followup to last year's "Naked for a Cause" 2008 Calendar, the delicious charity project benefits breast health advocates The McGrath Foundation.

Virgil photographed 45 Australian pro footballers nude for the 2009 calendar, DVD and book of eye-candy images.

See more pictures and the official DVD trailer below.

+ See more Naked posts, buy the Gods of Football Calendar 2009 on Amazon, & visit Gods Of Football Official Site

Madonna Spreads Wide For Vogue

Madonna spreads them wide on the new December 2008 cover of Vogue Brasil. The cover and inside photos are by Steven Klein from the session he did with Madonna for the 'Get Stupid' video for her 'Sticky & Sweet' tour. Madonna adds a touch of the currently trendy cyborg fashion with a futuristic-looking eyepatch that accents her black Givenchy outfits.

Mario Testino's Manhood Extremes in VMAN

Photographer Mario Testino explores the extreme of modern manhood and masculinity in 'Extremes', an editorial in the new VMAN Winter 2008 issue (VMAN 12). It's a visual study of the extremes: extreme muscles, extreme tattoos, extreme beach & tanning, extreme androgyny, extreme macho, extreme elegance & style, extreme Casanova and many more themes. Very fascinating! Styling was done by Beat Bolliger.

+ See more VMAN posts

Vanity Gay is Red Hot

The new issue of Vanity Gay magazine is out. Even if, like me, you don't speak Spanish, you can still browse the delicious eye candy for free in the online magazine. It's mostly advertising, but they do have some nice photography shots such as the ones in this post.

Tom Ford Doesn't Want You To Drop The Soap

Tom Ford is going into the 'soap on a rope' business with the new Tom Ford Cleansing Bar. The 200 Grams bar sells for $18 and smells like the Tom Ford For Men fragrance. See the official page for info on where to buy it.

Hair Pulling & Ball Grabbing with Sisley

Now this is what I call an interesting ad campaign! These Sisley ads (update, I just found out that they are from the 2004 fall/winter campaign) by photographer Matthias Vriens are both an eye candy and a shock to the system. Men in high heels, men getting their balls squeezed and their hair pulled... you name it and these ads have it. Sisley always have unconventional ad campaigns and this doesn't disappoint. I could only pinpoint Sveva Altivi and Robyn Sinclair from Major. If you recognize the other male models let me know. Oh, and I kept the images super super big, so make sure to click to enjoy them up close and personal.

+ See more Homotography ad campaign posts

Victoria Beckham Parodies Herself in Dress Collection Commercial

I just have to share this new Victoria Beckham dVb Dress Collection commercial with you. Because, honestly, it is ingeniously funny. Beckham uses the commercial to poke fun at her ultra-weird Marc by Marc Jacobs ads. You know, the ones where she was stuck in a bag with her legs sticking out. The commercial has a theme of 'hide & seek' with people sticking things on their head (including shopping bags) to hide. Beckham also makes a short cameo.

If you forgot the VB Marc Jacobs ads (who could?) I compiled the below image of some of the 'interesting' images from those ads.

Best of 2008 : Josh Beech by Hedi Slimane

My Best of 2008 photography feature wouldn't be complete without Erotique/Fétiche, the Hedi Slimane editorial & cover feature with model Josh Beech in the Spring/Summer 2008 issue of Vogue Hommes International. This kinky yet engaging photoshoot, styled by fashion editor Carine Roitfeld, was my first introduction to Josh Beech, who is one of my favorites these days. And what can I say of Slimane? He rocked as a fashion designer and put the Homme in Dior Homme and he rocks equally as a photohrapher.

+ More Hedi Slimane posts, Josh Beech posts, Vogue editorials & more Best of 2008

Christian Webber Composite Photography

I just came upon this image by photographer Christian Webber and I think it is totally fascinating. I am not sure who the models are, but he did it for Details magazine back in 2007 for an article on 'satisfying your wife'. I love the approach and the composition.

Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise by Solve Sundsbo

This is such an exquisite black & white photoshoot of Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise by photographer Solve Sundsbo. Both the old Hollywood glamour styling (by fashion editor Anne Christensen) and the photography are amazing. The editorial is in the NY Times' T Style Holiday 2008 Magazine.

A Boy's Story is the Best That is Ever Told

Legendary photographer Bruce Weber makes his second appearance in Homotography's Best of 2008 feature with an amazing (duh!) editorial in the very recent Arena Homme+ Fall/Winter 08.09 issue. The editorial "A Boy's Story is the Best That is Ever Told" was styled by fashion editors Joe McKenna & Deborah Watson with models: John Wayne Johnston, John Hoiland, Cory Bond, Bekah Jenkins, Doug Porter, Aaron O'Connell, Frank Philbrick, Mark Huntley, Mark Carroll, Jeremy Everett, Seijo Imazaki, Travis & Troy Cannata & Peter Johnson.

Yes the editorial features an insanely big number of models, with some of the models posing with their family. It was hard to pick and choose, but here are 15 of the editorial's best images (keep an eye for the full frontal nudity shot and click images for bigger versions).

+ More Bruce Weber posts

+ More Best of 2008 posts

How to double your shoe collection!

Hey men, Bianco Footwear has a very smart idea for you on "How to double your collection" of shoes. Their new campaign (by ad agency '& Co', Denmark) recommends that you go gay and get a boyfriend so you can share shoes. Brilliant :) I have the gay part down, now I need to find a boyfriend with my same shoe size. See the video below.

There is also a women / lesbian version of the ads.

+ see more cheeky posts

Queer Travel Mount Rushmore Ad

Oh lord. This is a new 'cheeky' ad by German travel agency, Queer Travel, that promotes tourism in America by showing 'the other side of America'...

It's kinda funny I have to admit, and a playful take on the famous Mount Rushmore National Memorial. I guess Lincoln did take it from behind... The ad was created by German ad agency, Scholz & Friends. (click image for close up of the bums)

+ see more cheeky posts

+ Queer Travel Site

Glamourama With Josh Beech in GQ Style

One of my favorite models Josh Beech is featured alongside model Vinnie Woolston in the F/W 08.09 issue of GQ Style Italy in an editorial called Glamourama by the fantastic photographer Kai Z Feng. This is the same issue which has Jared Leto on the cover.

+ More Josh Beech at homotography

+ More GQ at homotography

Jared Leto in GQ Style Italy

Jared Leto is featured on the cover of GQ Style Italy Fall/Winter 2008-2009 and inside in a photoshoot by Kenneth Cappello with styling by Sally Lyndley. Fun sunglasses.

+ More Homotography GQ posts

The Virgins by Terry Richardson

My second post in the Best of 2008 feature is an interesting photoshoot of two members of the band The Virgins by Terry Richardson for Vogue Hommes International Spring/Summer 2008. It's always cool to see straight guys who are relaxed and confident with their sexuality and don't mind 'gaying' it up in the name of art.

+ See more photos of this shoot at The Bosh

+ See more Terry Richardson Homotography features

+ See more Best of 2008 Homotography features

+ Visit The Virgin's myspace (make sure to listen to Rich Girls & Private Affair)

Marc Jacobs Naked in Harper’s Bazaar

Ever since Marc Jacobs got his body into shape, he's been proud to let it all hang out in many ads and editorials. The latest is a story in the new Harper’s Bazaar about Stephen Sprouse’s upcoming collection for Louis Vuitton. Marc Jacobs is captured naked by photographer Terry Richardson while he models the Sprouse-designed LV bags.

“I don’t have a problem taking my clothes off, as anybody who has picked up a magazine in the past year could tell you,” Jacobs said. “I had no qualms or shame about it but knew fully well that any full-frontal nudity wouldn’t be appropriate for Harper’s Bazaar.

As a bonus, here are some of the images that Marc Jacobs was talking about from his self-loving stint in Out Magazine last year.

+ More Terry Richardson Homotography features

+ More Ad features at Homotography

Marriage & Love For All by Bjorn Borg

With the recent Prop 8 upset, Swedish brand Bjorn Borg gives the bigots the finger with a pro gay marriage commercial in their 'Love For All' campaign. In fact, they chose the two gay guys getting married to be priests. And if you're wondering, the "True Colors" version of the Cindy Lauper song used in the spot is a cover by Ane Brun.


Check more ads from their Fall/Winter 2008 'Love For All' campaign and a previous 300-inspired one.

+ Bjorn Borg 'Love For All' Site

+ see more quirky & fun gay ads