'Sleepless' by Thomas Synnamon

From Thomas Synnamon.com

Never has there been as pleasant a reason to stay awake at night as the new photo book by Thomas Synnamon.

For the past few months, Thomas has been searching for exceptionally beautiful men and doing whatever it takes to keep them awake--so that he can photograph them. The result is Sleepless, a magnificent collection of portraits, each one rendered in the intimate, signature style of this emerging, self-taught photographer from New York. As if peeping through a keyhole into a bedroom--a man’s most private space--Thomas captures the restless, midnight moments of men who are exhausted, yet wide awake. Some of these men seem to be waiting, perhaps for you; they return your gaze with haunted, seductive looks in their eyes, full of desire and expectation. Others are tangled in their sheets, so alluring that all you want to do is reach out and unwrap them.

Sleepless is Thomas’s first book, and he has approached its creation with the same objective that he sets for all his projects: to create something beautiful. Thomas challenges himself to resolve the tension between creativity and technique with imagination and boundless energy. His primary subjects are the male form, fitness, and fashion, expressed with an edge, and he enjoys experimenting with lighting to create drama. His passion for simple, yet bold photography has been inspired by such artists as Richard Avedon, Robert Mapplethorpe, Paolo Roversi, and Steven Klein. Sleepless shows that Thomas Synnamon belongs in the company of his idols.

Sleepless will keep you awake at night.
Published by Bruno Gmünder




If you search FH you will many posts showcasing the work of one of my favorite photographers Thomas Synnamon. One of the my favorite things in Synnamon's work is his blending of themes. Whether it be his leather and lace series (which hopefully will also be a book) to the theme for 'Sleepless'. The men in 'Sleepless' express equally both a strength and a beautiful venerability.

When your in bed alone and sleep eludes you, your mind usually tries to force you focus on your biggest worries, your biggest problems or your biggest fears. To counter this, one usually tries to turn your thought process to something else. In most cases it tries to focus on your desires, your fantasies. Sometimes you succeed and sleep follows, other times you fail and remain 'Sleepless'.

'Sleepless' is now available at Amazon.