'If you appreciate a good defined tan line, Tim is your man! Tim's tan reminds me of the old Coppertone commercials.'
Some FH readers might recognize writer and model Tim Parise from his previous interview and appearance on the site. (Beyond) In the piece, the Hawaiian author shared that he got into modeling after being approached by a photographer from Freshman Magazine. After the initial excitement of posing fully nude wore off, Tim decided he's try modeling with his clothes, well some of them, back on.
I mention this, as in the first piece, I featured shots with Tim dressed, and even though some of the shots included Tim on the beach in a skimpy speedo, we didn't get the chance to see the beautiful tan lines Gordon referenced with his speedo on. Tim remembers vividly that when he decided to pull his pants back up, the number of modeling offers he received, went down. Thankfully for us, Tim has relaxed his policy on tasteful nudes, especially for a photographer like Gordon Nebeker, one he both admirers and respects.
Gordon had seen some work that Tim had done in Hawaii with Mike Tossy and StudioMGPhotography and started following him on Instagram. Tim was also a fan of Gordon's Instagram, and especially liked some of the underwater work that Gordon had done with some other models. Last summer, after spending a work in P-town, it worked out beautifully for Tim to stop off in Boston and take a plunge into Gordon's pool. Gordon says that it worked out so well, they arranged for a round two this year.
When they got together earlier this month, Gordon had just returned home after being away, and Tim had just finished another week in P-Town. The images you're enjoying in the piece are from this most recent shoot. You check out Tim in the deep end, from their work last year, by check out PAGE 2 HERE:
'Tim has a body and face that doesn’t seem to age at all. He is frozen in time as the perpetual beach going guy with a perfect “speedo” tan line to show for it. At least that is the Tim I have come to know but admittedly he has come for his shoots both times in the Summer after time spent at the beach! He has a ‘can do’ attitude and is highly intelligent. I have greatly enjoyed getting to know him and, yes, we are in talks about a ‘round three’ next year.'
Although Tim's tan lines are both visually impressive, and incredibly sexy, his intelligence is equally as compelling and equally hot. If you check out Tim's page on Amazon, you'll see many of Tim's books, including; Principles of Anarchism, The Senator Dies at Dawn and Arms and the American: A Syllabus of Errors. The Senator Dies at Dawn is an especially gripping title, the title words alone have you wanting to find out more.
Although I never wish to stereotype, I'm kind of guessing many wouldn't assume by those titles that a hot model would have read most of those books, let alone have written them. That's one of the reasons, I love exploring the stories behind the artists and models that I feature. I specially love hearing when models and photographers who've enjoyed and followed each others work, come together to combine their talents for a combustive collaboration.
'Gordon reminds me a little of another photographer I worked with years ago in that he's always encouraging me to move my body in more graceful, more athletic ways. Sometimes this has quite entertaining as well as visually striking consequences. For instance, when I originally posted the shot where I'm reaching behind my back to grab my ankle, I captioned it, "I haven't been stretched like this since...well, since last night, come to think of it!" That provoked a bunch of eager comments and Gordon then had to disclaim all responsibility for any stretching not in the pictures!'
If you want to check out more of Gordon's work with Tim, Gordon posted a series of images from their two shoots, many of them not featured here on his Instagram HERE: Also don't miss checking out Gordon's images of a submerged Tim on PAGE 2 HERE:
If you want to check out more images of Tim, mostly in his speedos, (it is Instagram...) check out his page HERE: If you're feeling a bit more cerebral, you can check out Tim's writings on his site, Libro della tutto: Essays by Tim Parise HERE: You can all check out his full list of books on Amazon HERE:
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