I first featured the work of Montreal artist Pierre Simard last year featuring his work with model Yohann Duval. In that piece, Yohann described his desire to do something different, to take a risk and do something outside his comfort zone, to push the boundaries which usually surround him. Playing with boundaries is intrinsic to Pierre's work and I love how he explores elements of risk both directly, yet skillfully subtle. Sometimes it seems many photographers who explore the world of fetish feel the need to tackle the subject with an almost 'in your face' attitude and I love how Pierre's work is more delicate, about the man more than the leather he is adorning.
Jimmy Esquiliano is Latino-Mexican hailing from Mérida, Yucatan. Jimmy arrived in Canada, alone in 2005 and moved to the small Quebec city of Rivière-Du-Loup. A few years later at the age of 30, and with a strong desire to find a 'new life' and explore new experiences, Jimmy decided to move to Montreal. Now, at 33, Jimmy's modeling career is just beginning, his first shoot took him to New York and work with a other professional photographers has quickly followed!
'I first met Pierre while shooting for a campaign for Fugues Magazine. I found him professional, liked the way that he works. Then I proposed myself to be a model for another project. I was really happy to participate to a second shooting with him. I explored something that I never done before. The moment was great and I loved the results of our collaboration'
Jimmy Esquiliano
'I met Jimmy for the first time in a shooting photo where he was a model for a specific project. The concept of his scene was “Healing”, so he was wearing clothes (too much clothes!) and he needed to be peaceful and calm in the arms of another model. The session was short because we got nice pictures in the first shots.'
Pierre Simard
When Jimmy contacted Pierre for a second shoot, he immediately said yes and began organizing a second shooting with him. Pierre felt this time however, it needed to be something totally different from the previous shooting. This led to a discussion about leather, fetish and various accessories that could compose the series.
'During the shooting, I decided to bring some colors in the pictures to give a certain energy, contrast and pop-up the eye sight on the model. The session was really cool, fun and distracting! A bit of oily too! Haha! I love when both I and the model could share ideas and poses, it makes a real collaboration to me, and this exactly what happened with Jimmy.'
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