Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Quaternate: StudioMGphotography


Although StudioMGphotography's images had appeared on FH earlier, the first time I really focused in on Mark's striking visuals was the 2010 feature The Beauty of Lines. The piece featured Mark's images of dancers CaSon and Damon climbing, hanging, balancing and dancing, pushing the limits of both their bodies, and the laws of gravity. Although both models were naked, their body parts were not in focus. Mark was focused on what they could do with their bodies, how high they could climb, how far they could stretch and how their bodies could connect with the environment, and utilize everything that the shooting location had to offer.


Mark's work was instrumental in my seeing, and appreciating imagery of the male form in a new an exciting way. I'll always love a well crafted shot of a great looking model, but the energy and excitement in Mark's work is uniquely rare. One of my favorite themes that Mark explores within his work is cirque érotique. Circus, and it's themes flow through most of Mark's work, the obvious ones like flying,balance and acrobatics but also subtle nods to clowns, to circus animals and maybe most importantly, urgency and risk.

Greg

Check out Mark's new updated site StudioMGphotography HERE: 

 Be sure to also check out Mark's Blurb page HERE: which include books featuring many of the models featured in this piece.

Benjamin

2009 / 2010


2011

Lance

2012

CaSon & Damon

2013 / 2014
Utah 2014: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


2015
Utah 2016: Part 1 | Part 2
Muscles & Mountains: Rob | Will | Joel
Renn

2016
Utah 2016 Part 1 | Part 2

JPhoenix

2017/2018
Utah 2017 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6

Andrew

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