'As sportsmen, we believe that everyone should be empowered to to fulfill their potential and be true to themselves'.
I have been covering the Warwick Rowing calendar and video for the past several years. (Check out previous posts HERE:) I am not sure the project, or the rowers, would have reached such incredible success without the talents of photographer Angus Malcolm. Angus has an eye for capturing the most incredible images of boys on the verge of becoming men. Boys At The Lumina was a favorite feature of mine, the images so breathtaking. Angus has the unique ability to capture not just the body, but the spirit, that essence of youth, the energy that is the core of the men in front of his lens.
This years calendar was completely sold out off the advance publicity around the video and Angus tells me that it went viral before they had really begun the publicity campaign. As soon as I saw my first image I headed over to purchase one but they were already completely gone! I can't be disappointed however as the calendar's proceeds go towards The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation which he created to combat homophobia and bullying.
Still available however is the behind the scenes video of the making of the calendar. In the video, Brokeback Boathouse, you get a look behind the shoot with Angus and the Warwick Rowers! The video is truly amazing, I think my favorite calendar shoot video ever. The video, like the images, captures such spirit and fun, something some of the other calendar creators have long abandoned. It is available for download now on the Warwick Official Site. You can also check out downloads for hundreds of images from the shoot.
Here are some of the incredible images created by Angus along with some captures of the process from the 2013 behind the scenes video.
'We got slightly slammed last year for blurring, but we had no choice - several of the guys hadn't really understood that creating implied nudity on film is a very different game to creating implied nudity in a still image. I didn't want to compromise or upset anyone, so we blurred out almost all of the frontal nudity. As a result, I spent a lot of time with the guys this year, explaining that if we were going to use blurring, we might as well not bother making a film, because it just annoys people to know that the goods are there on display, but they aren't being allowed in on the secret.'
'Inevitably some guys have been braver than others about putting it all out there, but I think they've all been very sporting about letting some of the really racy shots stay in so people feel they've got value for money. Certainly, the unanimous story so far from purchasers has been that it's a bargain!'
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Below: Passing The Torch: Chris and Matt
Loved this video sequence of Matt and Chris with photographer Angus Malcolm.
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