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Dark Knight (Aug 2015) by Michael Grace-Martin

20 Tuesday Oct 2015

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This is a male nude photo taken over the Summer. It is titled: “Dark Knight (Aug 2015)”

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Dark Knight (Aug 2015)



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Submissions for The Male Nude blog post

23 Sunday Aug 2015

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I’m planning to do a blog post about the Male Nude in photography. Many of the male nude photos (applies to many female nudes as well) I see are unimaginative, lack drama or artistry, have no sense of humor, and/or are simply smutty or pornographic.

If you have some male nude photos you’ve taken that you think rise above these common pitfalls, I’d like to see them! You may submit up to 3 images. I will feature the ones I like in my upcoming blog post with appropriate photo credit and link to your website.

Please size the images you submit within a 640 pixel high and 760 pixel wide rectangle; the closer they are to 760 pixels wide and/or 640 pixels tall, the better. Please make sure your attached image/s is/are less than 1mb in file size.

Depending on how long it takes to receive enough images I like, I expect to put the blog post up by October 1st, 2015.

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John & Dody Martin’s “Singing for Jesus” Bus, Caroline, NY (Aug 2015)

16 Sunday Aug 2015

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New Photo Art Print at Saatchiart: Workout (August 2015)

11 Tuesday Aug 2015

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I’ve got a new photo print available at Saatchiart. It’s a black & white male nude titled: “Workout (August 2015)“.

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If Animals Went Grocery Shopping (NSFW)

20 Monday Jul 2015

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What if a farm animal went shopping at a grocery store?

Well, his diet might be a little less healthy, …and he probably wouldn’t be wearing clothes(!)

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Animal Groceries
Sugar and apples

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Beer, chips, and cookies


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Protected: Glass Shower (January 2014)

11 Saturday Jan 2014

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Selling Mens Underwear Outtake

08 Friday Mar 2013

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When you’re taking self-portraits, you’re bound to get some miscues. Here’s one from the Selling Mens Underwear project that I found quite humorous…:-).

Selling Mens Underwear Outtake
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Selling Mens Underwear by Michael Grace-Martin

01 Friday Mar 2013

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I turned 50 this year. So what?

When I was in my 30s, I lived in California and worked out a lot. I got to be pretty “buff” and a friend told my girlfriend at the time (now my wife) that I should model mens underwear. I thought this was a pretty funny suggestion (I was in grad school at the time), but eventually actually went as far as having a fellow grad student take some photos for a small portfolio, and even meeting with a modeling agency in LA! (Once I found out how much it cost, I decided not to go that route.)

One of my "modeling" photos (circa 1996)

One of my “modeling” photos (circa 1996)

Other than posting some model photos on the Internet (a very new thing at the time), I never actually got a modeling gig and quickly put the whole idea behind me. Life went on, including getting married, moving to Upstate New York, and having two children.

Well…upon turning 50 this past year, I wanted to commemorate the occasion photographically. I knew I wanted to do a self-portrait series (partially inspired by the work of Cindy Sherman and Francesca Woodman), but I was having a hard time deciding on what sort of series.

Then I remembered how Jim Palmer (a very successful pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles) famously modeled Jockey underwear…which I thought he did in his 50s *after* retiring from baseball. (It turns out I was wrong; he was actually in his 30s and 40s…though maybe he did it as late as his early 50s? I’m not sure anymore!) That combined with my early failed attempt at underwear modeling clinched it for me: I would do a series on mens underwear ads.

For this series, I looked at all the mens underwear ads I could find. (Did you know there are people selling vintage mens underwear ads at eBay?)

Mens underwear ads used to be very straightforward and boring (with most of the models wearing “tighty whities” or boxer shorts and t-shirts). The ads Jim Palmer did were a bit more sexy; he was tan and wearing bikini briefs, but simply sitting on the edge of a box in front of a plain backdrop looking at the camera. Provocative for the times, but still relatively mild.

Jim Palmer in Jockey Briefs in the 1980s

Jim Palmer in Jockey Briefs in the 1980s

Over the years, the ads–and the underwear–have gotten more sexy, blatant (“in your face”) and have even managed to slip in some nudity–i.e., where the model isn’t even wearing underwear, but the underwear are somewhere in the “scene” (this, in particular, makes me chuckle).

The settings in the ads range widely, but can be exotic locations (like Mediterranean beaches), luxurious bedrooms, or near eye-catching architecture. It seems to me the places where men are usually in their underwear are a bit more “pedestrian”. But do commonplace locations not sell underwear??

So for this, my 50th year, I decided to do my own “take” on mens underwear ads to see how much I could capture of the spirit of the current ads out there, as well as honing them a bit to be more realistic, or…perhaps, uh…more “preposterous”?…:-).

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[Addendum (3/3/13):
I’m realizing that it can be very tricky doing a self-portrait project that isn’t viewed as an outright, attention-getting vanity performance. From my perspective, I was using a model to whom I have exclusive access, was ready when I needed him, and who I didn’t even have to worry about paying. I was a great resource for myself to do a photo project, and I don’t want to have to shy away from using this model just because he’s me.]

5/1/2013: One other point I’d like to add: I trained for this shoot like I was Sylvester Stallone training for a Rocky movie! I really pushed myself in workouts and did extra sessions during the two weeks leading up to the shoot. I also applied self-tanning lotion until I started turning orange! (my orange skin was getting looks at the gym, I could tell…:p) I guess my point is that I really worked for this and it wasn’t easy.

Selling Mens Underwear #1 (Workout Stogie)
Selling Mens Underwear #2 (Naked Couch Guy)
Selling Mens Underwear #3 (Form Fitting)

Selling Mens Underwear #4 (Deodorant Jockey)
Selling Mens Underwear #5 (Sex Symbol)
Selling Mens Underwear #6 (Telly Trunks)

Selling Mens Underwear #7 (Pizza in Bed)
Selling Mens Underwear #8 (Shaving Briefs)
Selling Mens Underwear #9 (Matching Fruit)

Selling Mens Underwear #10 (Dark Tan Man..w/Power Tool)
Selling Mens Underwear #11 (Crotch Shot Man)
Selling Mens Underwear #12 (Lolly and Shades)

Selling Mens Underwear #13 (Naked Bed Guy)
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Michael Grace-Martin in Lenscratch’s Self-Portrait Exhibit

14 Thursday Feb 2013

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Hey, I’ve got a photo in Lenscratch’s Valentine’s Day Self-Portrait exhibit!

Model Home (2011) by Michael Grace-Martin

You can see it at the Lenscratch photography blogzine website.

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Day at the Farm (male nude)

07 Wednesday Mar 2012

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Although Upstate New York has some urban areas, the vast majority of it consists of pastures, forests, farms, and rocky gorges. Due to this, it is an ideal place to photograph natural environmental nudes.

This series features a male nude rollicking on a small farm in the Finger Lakes area. Damaris Vasquez of Damaris Photography assisted.

Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)

Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)

Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)

Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)

Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)

Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)

Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)

Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)
Day at the Farm (co-credit Damaris Vasquez)



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@cbouzy I'm moving my Twitter account over to Spoutible. Already started an account at spoutible.com/mgracemar 😀

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I think I'm just going to move over to Spoutible because I like how they're doing things over there. Check it out and maybe follow me there at spoutible.com/mgracemar

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