Just Beautiful: Work of Art

Each and every one of these shots could be my wallpaper...

And I say that not necessarily as an exaggeration, but perhaps to better to put into perspective just how striking [read: breathtaking/awe-inspiring/amazing what have you] this level of photography truly is (at least in yours truly's humble opinion)...

Simply...

Surreal...

And would you believe it if I said I have absolutely not even the slightest as to who the model being portrayed in these phenomenal shots might be? It's true... I've actually never seen him before. And if I had to go off on the most vaguest of vague clues, I'd kinda/probably/maybe place him as Danish? (again, don't quote me on this)...

Be that as it may, regardless of where he might be from, I think it's safe to say we've achieved work of art status here. Like the type of photography you'd expect from say a David Vance or a Fred Goudon or a couple others... (although I'm about 99.99999% sure neither of those greats took these shots).

But yes, I'd say these are about as perfect a portrayal of a living work of art as you can get...

Just Beautiful...

Re-Decoration in Progress

I'd love to say I've got a few more clever ideas for re-decorating a somewhat dilapidated apartment (perhaps studio maybe?)... I really would...

Fact is though, I've got nothing... As in just sitting here off the top of my head, I really can't think of a better way to spruce up a somewhat aged apartment (shall we say, rough around the edges?) than perhaps parking a gorgeous... fit... wash-board adorned... questionably attired living ornament ... Let's just hope the guests won't mind .

For Better or for Worse

Should I or should I not...

A good $60 burning a hole in my pocket, and a game that for all intents and purposes looks like a lot of fun... but has been somewhat on the receiving end of wildly fluctuating review scores for the better part of a week since its US release...

A game hailed by its developer as the be all and end all of all RPGs, promising so much yet time and again coming woefully short. The third iteration no less in a series that I must admit I have enjoyed in the past in spite of the aforementioned disappointments and short-comings. A third iteration that I'm getting awfully close to purchasing perhaps this weekend... Hm, should I do it, or shouldn't I ?

Again, the game does look like a lot of fun... And would you believe it if I told you last weekends AP-sourced news rounds were awash tales of Fable-inspired marriages and adoptions? (read: same-sex marriages and adoptions in an RPG)... It's true, apparently the developers over at Lionhead Studios took it upon themselves to give an in-depth presentation (almost)...

They shied away from playing as two males, but I think an in-studio proposal is about as close as it gets for these guys . But yeah... love and marriage between gaming buddies, and all that for better or for worse stuff aside, I'm still kind of torn as to whether I should pick this one up. Mayhaps I should try it out and keep the receipt in case? Anybody else had a chance to try this game? It released on Tuesday here in the US and should be out in the UK today, so any thoughts/impressions so far?...

EW Assembles the First Avenger

And so it begins... The campaign promoting what might be/most likely will definitely be one of the biggest movies of 2011 kicks off (officially) for the November 5th issue of Entertainment Weekly... And things I must say are looking pretty much the antithesis of that early 90s debacle we'd all soon rather imagine never existed...

Fantastic stuff.. Already we've been treated to a super buff Chris (parading about in i'm assuming hobbit-like boots?)... So of course it's an added treat to get to delve a little deeper into the mind of the man behind the star-spangled shield... And perhaps get an idea of just how well he feels he's fitting into the role...

Assuming he can still fit in a decent shirt... wow ...

We've apparently come a long way from those early 2004 pre-smartphone shirtless days... Quite a longs way indeed.

Crew Boy

I can't exactly say for sure what's being assembled here... But I figure I might as well stick around and get to the bottom of this ...

Ah, I see, so there's a sound stage involved here... And apparently these yellow metal thingies over on the floor are meant for... I take it erecting some sort scaffolding or some other?.. Interesting, might as well lend a hand I guess ...

Ok, so from what I gather, this metal bar goes over (*boxers flash through mind*) t-h-e-r-e... Err, yeah, anyway (*catches cute grin*)...... Ok, where was I supposed to put this (*spots trailed natural abs*) a-g-a-i-n?

(*thoughts of be-cargoed hottie runs through mind*)... Ok... So yeah, I might as well step back and get out of everyone's way. Getting kind of hot anyway... I'll just watch from back here .

(*considers the view*)...

Ok, ok... I'll get back to helping out... Jeez ... Btw, did anyone ever tell you you had really nice arms ... Ok, sorry, yes, back to work.

Russian Beauty Personified

If photographer Andrei Vishnyakov isn't already one of the top up-and-coming photographers over in Eurasia (read: Russia)... He's sure as hell blazing his way and leaving quite a wake in his path to the top.

Apparently the hits just keep coming...

With one of the latest additions to the roster of hotness of course being super-lean yet uber-cute Nikita here, sporting the Calvins and the speedos. Looking absolutely stunning (almost flawless), and doing so effortlessly...

Just...

Absolutely...

Beautiful... (I think I need say no more on this one )... Andrei is truly a master of his craft.

From Paris with Love

Apparently that fateful evening blogmate Jerome Patalano courageously took it upon himself to approach a devastatingly gorgeous party-goer for an impromtu modeling session appears to still be paying dividends... quite dramatically so indeed.

...Considering the party-goer that evening (Marco Trager above) is in fact... well, I've already used the term devastatingly-gorgeous . Suffice to say a leather jacket on cool Parisian autumn day never looked so damn hot.

Just Beautiful...

Some of you might perhaps recall Marco from a couple months back in mid-spring when I tried and ultimately came up painfully short padding his votes on Tetu's Mr. April competition (just 200 votes shy )...

Suffice to say regardless of the outcome, Marco's still a winner in my book. (And might I add *far* hotter than the guy who beat him out, lol)... But yeah, that aside, this is about the third shoot blogmate/aspiring photographer Jerome has had with Marco thus far, and things only seem to be getting better/hotter.

You can check out more of Marco over on Jerome's site Paris Confidential in his first, second, and third/most recent appearance. And also special thanks to Jerome himself for providing us with these absolutely wonderful pictures.