Favorite Pic of the Day for July 28th

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Happy Birthday today July 28th

Happy 36th to Nick Youngquest!

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The Boys Are Back In Town (and the make up chair)

KJ Apa shot this shot exposing Casey Cott's usually hidden torso as both are back for early calls to the make-up room as Season 4 begins shooting.

Surface Tension: Tim Parise by Gordon Nebeker

Although most of us slide easily into a cool pool of water, there is a barrier our bodies need to push through before we're fully submerged.  The surface tension of the water may not seem that powerful when you're diving in from just a few feet, but as bridge workers have tragically found out, the waters service can be as hard as concrete if you're descending toward it from above.

The incredible of water, even in a backyard swimming pool, is one of the reasons I love Gordon Nebeker's underwater photography.  When Gordon wrote me about his work with Tim Parise, it was the underwater shots that I most looked forward to seeing.  There is almost a hypnotizing quality the shots, a labyrinth of movement, light and color, never to be replicated again.

The ascension of bubble, the movement of the water and it's strong resistance to the flow of Tim's body and the white fabric.  Although both appear to be seamlessly flowing immersed in the deep end, the water is actually putting up quite a fight, pushing back and resisting every move Tim makes, and every beautiful movement he makes with the fabric.  The water has the power to make Tim's movements both easier, and much more difficult.

With the exception of the shot below, Tim standing at the bottom of the pool, with his reflection above, the remainder of the underwater shots were taken during last years shoot.  Although things flowed nicely during last years shoot, for the second shoot, Gordon shares that the water wasn't necessarily as co-operative.  Although the shot below is incredibly beautiful, for the rest of the shoot, creating a synergy between liquid, fabric, and Tim's naked body was a bit more challenging.

'Still trying to figure out why it happened, but most of my underwater shots from this year’s shoot didn’t turn out as well as I would have liked. Certainly not Tim’s fault. I think the water was too cloudy. We did our shoot the day after we got back from our cruise and the water was not as crystal clear as it usually is. I am reviewing my whole underwater shooting procedure to see if I can take it up a notch. Fortunately, we had lots of good underwater shots from last year to include. I think it was the chance to do some underwater photos that got Tim and I together in the first place.'

Gordon Nebeker

'I loved playing with Gordon's notorious white cloth and trying to dance with it in the water. My favorite shot, of course, was the underwater lotus, which is a position I've always been good at, and which I've never seen anyone else do in an aquatic setting. I like trying to make photo shoots as unique as possible. It took us four attempts to get that shot; I kept tipping forward (the anomalous "falling buddha" position) until I got the buoyancy right. And then we nailed it!'

Tim Parise

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Tim Parise

Bodytorium: Lukas & Andrew's Big Adventure

Lukas

'It was a thrilling photo shoot with these two best buds! Lukas (blond) and Andrew (brunette) are both 18 and live in Martin — a quiet, picturesque town in central Slovakia.'

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Andrew

'Lukas works for his family retail business and often models himself to promote new clothes; Andrew is a street workout athlete and just recently joined the army.'

'The weather forecast wasn’t very promising — showers were expected throughout most of the day — and we couldn’t exactly reschedule because of the travel distance and our schedules. We planned the session several weeks in advance and we just had to deal with the weather. Just after the boys arrived at the train station in Bratislava and we headed off to the countryside, it started pouring rain.'

' When we got to our destination, it was still raining. We sat around in the car for a bit and then decided to drive around the nearby village and look for a roofed area. We were about an hour behind schedule, but after a while of searching, we found a good spot beneath the roof of stadium seating next to an empty soccer field.'

'The boys were in a great mood. As soon as I got the camera out they started posing and laughing their heads off. Lukas especially was cracking up all the time.'

'Luckily it stopped raining and we were able to start taking pictures in the open air. We took a few more shots on the soccer field and then headed to a nearby forest patch where we had more privacy.'

'Whenever Lukas got naked, he always got a boner. It was the first time I felt like we needed something like “Anti-Viagra”.'

'After we wrapped up the outdoor shoot we headed to my place in Bratislava and took many more indoor shots of the boys bathing, showering and posing.'

Lukas’ full outdoor set premiered on July 19, 2019 and will follow with Andrew’s outdoor set. At least three additional picture sets will be added over the coming weeks.

Meanwhile the Premium members can enjoy the Lukas & Andrew Teaser Set containing 100 photographs, including full nudes.

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