Favorite Pic of the Day for August 27th

Not sure these glasses will stop any passes...
Great new shot of Chris Durrant whom I profiled earlier this week!

Magazine Cover of the Year: Nick Ayler by Richard Gerst

Seriously...Seriously....

I say the year, but this shot, the cover of the new DNA might be the shot of the Decade!!!



Photographer Richard Gerst has outdone himself with his recent work with FH favorite Nick Ayler. Richard has Officially declared this Nick Ayler Weekend so be sure to celebrate by picking up your copy of DNA!

Be sure as well to head over to Class Your Man and give Nick a little love by voting for him. Nick is currently in 5th place, but it should not take long, especially with the DNA cover, for him to shoot to the top!

Flashback of the Day: Dayton Schlosser

The shot below of model Dayton Schlosser is one of my all time favorite photos. Given the attention this shot received, Dayton did not appear to model extensively beyond his work with Abercrombie and Fitch. There was his spread in Out Magazine and a few other campaigns but most of the talk about Dayton at the time was his being an English teacher and how his modeling work would effect his ability to be taken seriously in front of a classroom.



According to Dayton's friend Meg, Dayton left teaching and currently works in MA as a graphic designer. Whatever he is doing, Dayton and his modeling had an impact on my early days surfing the net with his incredible face and body. You can check out more shots of Dayton at my previous post HERE:

Glee: Season 2

The Emmy Awards which air this Sunday are the official start of the new tv season. Not sure about the rest of you but this summer flew by quicker than any I remember. I do love the fall, but as I am still on vacation am not quite ready for summer to end just yet.

Besides the cool weather I am looking forward to new episodes of some of my favorite shows, especially Glee. Here are the cast putting together the official cast shots for season 2.

Season 2 of Glee premiers September 21, 2010 on Fox.







Heather Morris and Mike O'Malley become series regulars.

Arrian by Daniel Marcus

One of the joys of putting together FH is discovering artists whose work I would not have come across if not for the blog. Although I love posting the work of North American photographers, I have found myself taking virtual tours of different parts of the globe in search of work that inspires. For awhile, I was spending a lot of time in Australia where I found a never ending pool of talent and artistry. Over the past year or so I have spent a lot of time profiling the work of artists in London and the UK. Recently, for whatever reason, it has been France where I have found inspiration.

Photographer Daniel Marcus lives and works in Paris. It was not Paris however that inspired this series of shots. A trip this past January to Australia is where Daniel met up with and photographed 20 year old Arrian Zautsen from Wollongong. Wollongong is seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales.



Daniel Marcus has been taking photographs for about two and a half years. Currently Daniel works freelance in publishing, and photography is a hobby. He specialises in male nudes and portraiture. His most recent photos have been done for exhibitions and have been themed to issues including violence and constraints. Recently Daniel began a series of images that evoke modern dance. While the majority of his work is in black and white the shots of Arrian used natural light.



While in Australia earlier this year, Daniel discovered there were many models in the area. Using Model Mayhem, contacted a few and ended up with very good responses.

"Being away from home forced me to adapt to new situations, namely the bush near Melbourne (I had to find the location on Google Maps...) and in the apartment I was
occupying in Sydney: I'd been wanting to do some interior shots for ages
and unfortunately my apartment in Paris is not very photogenic."




When I saw Daniel's shots of Arrian I knew I wanted to share them on FH. There was a 'feel' to the shoot, a quietness, a soulfulness that came through not only in Arrian's eyes, but the lighting and viewpoint used. I especially loved the shots of Arrian in the chair. Through Daniel's lens, it is clear there is something going on for Arrian, something on his mind, a discontent that creates a complexity, another layer to the shots. It was this additional layer that made Daniel's work with Arrian stand out to me.

A sincere thank you to Daniel for sharing his work with FH! Daniel is currently putting together his new website. When completed I will share the link as well as more of his work!