And for free." Back then I found it difficult to quickly explain and justify why my photographs would be unique and special. "Pictures of naked guys? I can easily find that anywhere. My photography actually started off as (and continues to be) a response to a deep feeling that "something is missing." In late 2018, when I first showed a prototype of my website to some of my friends and former colleagues, I faced a lot of doubt and skepticism. Believe it or not, there is a gap in the market."īut there is more to it than just spotting a gap in the market. "And are you really able to make a living from photographing male nudes?" "Well yes. I am trying to level the playing field." There is a pause, a nod, a momentary sign showing agreement, which quickly turns into a slightly skeptical expression. So, I specialize in male nudes." As we pass a bikini ad on a billboard, I continue to say "The world does not need any more convincing that women are beautiful. It would be really hard to stand out and to make a living that way. There are already so many guys who photograph female nudes. After all, I live in somewhat traditional Slovakia, and not in liberal "anything goes, be who you want to be" New York. Reading between the lines, there appears to be an assumption that as a man I should partake in photographing female nudes.
"Do you also photograph female nudes?" is a common follow-up question. I feel "in my skin," liberated, as though I finally have the upper hand over the proverbial cookie cutter. I also don't mingle with other photographers or live in the "Male Nude Photographer Village." But now, more than ever, I feel content with my place in the world.
After all, up until recently, I was known as a "consultant" or a "project manager." These are more common and socially accepted identities or titles. To this answer I usually get - at least for an instant - a surprised look, followed by "So, you're a photographer?" "Well, yes, among other things." It took me a long time to embrace my "male nude photographer" identity. And I can now answer without hesitation, with a proud and sincere face, that I photograph male nudes. See more of Bryan's work on his web site, Instagram, and Facebook.Nothing to Hide by Phil Dlab has been released and is available now.Įvery now and then, I am asked what I do for a living. Yes, lighting can stay the same but not all models can pull off the poses you may like." Each model is unique and in turn every shoot with a new model is one of a kind. There are so many ways to light and show off a model's physique, and this is what drives my interest into the world of male models. "The interest in sports and the many ways you can light a photo/subject lead to my interest in male models. With weddings came senior portrait photography and trying out my hand with seniors in sports. But that is how you get better, with practice, and it was a no charge gig anyway. Looking back 8 years to that first wedding I think - Holy Hell - those are some awful photos. By now we had moved into digital cameras and I thought I would try it. "Being in college at the time, I had a friend ask me to do her wedding photography. Also, after a few months I was trying out shooting images of people, mostly family. With time, and many wasted rolls of film, I had gotten good at waiting for the photo to come to me an not wasting frames.
Of course with no training except from that of my boss, Terry, and his experience with photography from his newspaper reporting days, I shot multiple sports that we reported on. They had a need for a sports photographer, so with some pushing from my boss I decided to give it a try. "My photography career began at my daily job for a small printing company.
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