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David by SpadaPhoto
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Friday, March 23, 2012
Speaking Your Mind
''Homosexuality was well known in the ancient world, well before Christ was born and Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things -– he never said that gay people should be condemned.'
Jimmy Carter
I have zero memories of Jimmy Carter as President, I as just a baby at the time. I do however remember his name, his time in office, being mocked by members of my family and the media. I think the first time I became politically aware was in high school, maybe at around 15 or 16. Before then, my head was kind of in the clouds, mostly playing out fantasy without a real focus on reality.
Ideally, politicians should tell the public what they believe, then voters decided who they most like and support. Instead, those running for office today, determine what people want to hear, then cater their views in an attempt to obtain the most support. I am not sure there are any current politicians being totally honest with voters, maybe it is not really possible. Rarely does someone actually say something that has not been exhaustively researched to determine public reaction.
I certainly have not agreed with everything Carter has said nor everything he has done. But my agreement is really not that important. What I do like about the man is that in a time when so many in the public eye try to please and appease us, more than actually respect us, his views are clear. Like them or hate them you know where he stands. The rarity of this today is frightening.
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Déjà vu: David by James Spada
Back in December of 2007, only a few months into my starting FH, when posts were heavy on images, light on text (nice, wasn't it), I did a short piece on a UK documentary which focused on the beauty of the male body. The film (which you can some of, in the original post HERE:) featured model James Taylor. James has a classic beauty, sort of Lady Chatterley like. You can almost picture him, running to escape the advances of a frisky Vicar, into a barn in one of those soft porn Edwardian and Victorian era movies.
The other day when I was checking out some of the new images from photographer James Spada, I came across a couple of his shots of David that had me instantly thinking back to that early post about James. I have been looking for a reason to feature more of James' for awhile now.
James TaylorYou can see why I saw a resemblance between James (above) and David (below) in some of James Spada's images.
David
By spadaphoto
Celebrity biographer, novelist and of course photographer James Spada featured David in his book Eye Candy. In Eye Candy, James wrote;
'David was an eighteen-year-old college freshman when I first laid eyes on him coming off a train at Boston's South Station. The first thing I thought was, He's adorable! During the shoot I marveled at his creamalicious skin and unruly shock of hair'
There is something completely irresistible about David, with his shaggy dark hair, beautiful eyes and skin. Like James Taylor in the documentary, he is a near perfect example of the beauty of the male form.
You can see more explicit shots of David, as well as dozens of new shots of FH favorite Quinn Christopher Jaxon on spadaphoto's ebay page where many images are available for purchase. Also look out next month for James' new book featuring his work with Quinn!
Brandon Connelly by Peter Rowen
FH readers are aware how much I love the work of model Brandon Connelly. I have featured many of his recent shoots as he makes a name for himself in the industry. Some of my favorite recent images come from his work with Seattle photographer Peter Rowen. I love this set, especially Peter's incredible portrait images of Brandon.
'Rob has been generating a lot of interest these days, but you wouldn't know it to meet him. He was surprisingly down-to-earth and quiet almost to the point of shy. Rob really committed to the shoot. It's not just his good looks--he's got those, but so do a lot of people. It's his connection to the camera that comes through, and I really look forward to working with him again soon. He's young, so expect to see this guy around for a while.'
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