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.