Do your recognize the guy above?
Most likely unless you have a very keen eye you will not. But...if you read FH on a regular basis you will know him. I have posted about him several times over the past 4 or 5 months. The photo is from 2008, to show you his transformation.
In his own words, here is his story.
'I was always an outcast a loner. I was not like any of the other kids and didn't do anything they did, I preferred doing my stuff on my own.
In high school, I joined the football team because it was the 'cool' thing to do, I was a linebacker and fairly good, but I didn't liked it very much.
In college I stopped football and took marketing. It was awful... so boring. One day in my second college year I took all my school books and put them in the trash, I was done with school.
One thing that I did love in school was a trip we made to Costa-Rica. I picked up the guitar in February 2008 right after I came back from the trip.
I continued practicing guitar everyday, I moved 3 times in that period also, family issues. Guitar changed me completely, made me exercise again, became vegetarian and now vegan(I do cheat and eat free-range farm eggs sometime)
I came out in October 2009 and started modeling about at the same time after I had lost all the weight (from 190 to 130).'
Can you guess...
Samuel Boux
Earlier this summer Photographer Chris Teel introduced me to model Samuel Boux. At first I was enchanted by his look and work in front of the camera. Quickly it became his music that took me over. I have written before that Samuel's songs have become a part my days. After my work day is done and the dogs are walked I like a few moments listening to Samuel to ease me from my day to whatever is going on in my evening. Thanks to Samuel for sharing not just your photo's, not just your music, but your story.
Samuel has a new song out this week "La Rivière qui Chante". Take a listen at REVERBNATION HERE:
Samuel Boux on FH HERE:
Samuel Boux on Facebook HERE:
& on Model Mayhem HERE:
Samuel on his music:
'I used to listen to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Beatles on vinyl all day because there was no tv or computer for a while at my first house before my 3 moves.
Now i like Gypsy Kings, City and Colour (Dallas Green), Don Ross(acoustic guitarist). I like classical and ambient/trance music as well.
My dad has been playing for 40 years now, I also get that a bit from him, but he plays a completely different style mostly blues/rock.
I cannot read music, therefore when I record a song I will never play it again and instead compose a new one each time. I finger pick, never used a pick.'
Samuel Boux by Matt Kulisch (October 2010)
Matt's work with Samuel parallels the feelings I get when listening to Sam's music, beautiful, soothing, peaceful and ethereal.
'Matt is a lyrical artist who has also a passion for photography, he keeps his photos real and simple, one of my favorite so far.'
Samuel Boux
'Working with Sam is a gratifying experience for a photographer! He brings the precision & attention that comes with career-mindedness, and also an inadvertent lucidity that invites art. In the end, when everything comes together, working with Sam just doesn't feel like work: it's fun & interesting, opening & natural, good & good & good.'
'I am interested in the articulation--through image--of Desire and Distance. As Sontag says, "all activities that...can be conducted from a distance, and with some detachment." I think art, especially photography, necessarily requires that distance.'
Matt Kulisch
Check out more of Matt's work HERE: & HERE:
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Could it possibly be Samuel Boux ?!?
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