David Vance presents: Heavenly Bodies

Last year we had the great pleasure of paying a house call to a certain amazing art historian turned photographer... suffice to say I think we certainly enjoyed our stay ... This year though, I'm thinking we might be stepping out of the house just for a bit? How about taking a trip to the photographic stratosphere for a little while ...

...And meeting up with one of the photography world's icons, Miami-based photographer/artist David Vance (and a couple of his amazing friends ).

Perhaps you're somewhat familiar with some of David's past work from several issues of a popular Australian magazine?... or maybe you've had the opportunity to be amazed by some of the shots he's had to offer a little more recently for a fantastic French magazine?...

Well this year David returns with his own book Heavenly Bodies. A culmination of several years of work with dozens of models... encapsulated in 112 pages of what can only be described as photographic works of art. Drawing on his inspiration from mythology, sculptures and classical Greco-Roman art, David's new book focuses on the beauty of masculinity... accentuated with lighting, tones, and even full-blown fantastical settings as seen in the shots below.

Being that this is a book primarily focused on beautiful subjects, it only makes sense David compiled this latest project from his work with some of the most breathtaking models in the industry.... including Brian Levy, Lucas Angeloro, Levi Poulter, and of course Philip Fusco ...

Oh, and speaking of Philip Fusco... yes, I still stand by my previous statement. Hottest model of 2009 without a doubt ... Heavenly Bodies is being distributed by European publishing house Bruno Gmuender. It's slated for release in Europe later this month and here on American shores this June, but pre-order reserves are already available over at Tower Books, Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Monsieur of the Day

Un beau visage et un sourire si mignon... Il ne peut qu'être le monsieur du jour ...

My apologies to any French speakers out there for subjecting you to my less than stellar attempt at stringing together what I learned in highschool . But for the sake of le monsieur du jour, je dois faire un effort.

This spectacular model you see before you is a French model named Clement D... and these shots were taken almost as a spur of the moment in Marseille with the one and only Fred Goudon. A couple of shots from this amazing photoshoot were subsequently included as part of a spread in Sensitif magazine.

In a word, incroyable ... but I think I'll translate that as Just Beautiful. You can check out a couple more shots of Clement over at Fred Goudon's fantastic blog chronicling his 20 years in photography.

Didio defines Male Beauty

I think it's already been well established Brazilian men are perhaps some of the most gorgeous men on the planet... or at least that's the impression you'd get from some of these phenomenal models that've made their appearance these past few years.

But how hot exactly can Brazilian guys get one has to wonder?... Well it's simple really; Ask photographer Didio. His work alone is responsible for introducing the world to one gorgeous Brazilian hottie after another, after another, after an... well, I think you get the point.

Just Beautiful 29 year-old model Fabio Cimi here is no exception...

I have to admit it was extremely difficult (to put it mildly) trying to choose which model would best display Didio's photography prowess, but I figured really who better than the ultimate Brazilian beauty himself .

I'm happy to say a couple of days ago Didio became my newest blogmate. You can check out much, much more of his breathtaking photography over at both his wordpress and blogger sites. It really has to be seen to be believed .

Aquatic Emergence

It appears he's managed to escape from his subterranean bonds... Somebody find a net quick!... before it's too late ...

(Kidding aside though )... this is one of those rare shots that supersede the 'just a hot guy' category... not that you can really make out any defining features to begin with, but overall this is just spectacular... Had it been at a wider angle, this would definitely be one of my wallpapers .

Winter can be kinda hot

Granted you wouldn't normally associate hopping into a pool with winter, but I suppose exceptions can be made ...

Especially when Winter winds up looking this hot. Or maybe even this cool. I love being amazed by outstanding photography, and yeah, that first shot is just that... outstanding... wouldn't mind posting that one up on a wall in my room to be honest ...

Anyhow, introducing another side of winter captured by a fantastic photographer... The 28 year-old Boston beauty Ryan Winters by photographer Phil Collum.

Utterly gorgeous...

Ryan has been modeling for a couple years now, and has made the cover of quite a number of magazines including GLT, The Rage and SD Pix. He's also photographed with a couple of amazing photographers, but as you can see my favorites are easily the shoots he's done with photographers Byron Motley and Phil Collum. The effects Phil added to his shots are really a feast for the eyes.

Just Beautiful... If I knew winter could look this good, I'd wouldn't mind having it hanging around all year long ...

The Beautiful Dive Wallpaper

This is what I call the ultimate diving shot. Definitely had to have been staged cause I can't see something like this coming out of a competitive meet.

Did I mention this shot makes for a great wallpaper though?... Most of my icons tend to be on the right, so they're not blending in with the blue coloring. I'd love to see what blogmate Duba could make out of this one ...

Spring is in the air...

Judging from the temperature outside, maybe we have just a little ways to go until it actually starts feeling like spring... but the fact that daylight savings came so early this year kinds of make it feel that way, doesn't it?

So why not take a look forward to spring (and perhaps beyond )?

With of course a couple of absolutely spectacular shots released by the Spanish apparel line Pull and Bear. These photos taken by an apparently amazing photographer named Daniel Riera are a preview of both the spring and summer fashions soon to be unveiled.

I believe Abercrombie may have met it's match... and then some ...

Although based out of Spain, Pull and Bear is pretty much an international brand with stores ranging from Latin America, to Europe, the Middle-East and Asia. Being the curious-natured person that I am, I've tried checking for an American location, but unfortunately (unless I'm mistaken) it seems there are none... at least for the time being...

Nevertheless, Pull and Bear's spring/summer lines are looking rather impressive ...

Especially so when modeled by beauties like Sam Way... I swear summer really can't come soon enough .