'Claudius is one of the very first models with whom I started corresponding, shortly after the studio opened its doors in New York City in early 2012. I can no longer remember who initiated the conversation, but early-on we agreed that we wanted to collaborate.'
Holidays have a way of nudging at your mind, prodding your thoughts to wander gently back in time. Christmas and Thanksgiving usually have you thinking of family, Halloween has you remembering cold Autumn nights out trick or treating as a kid. Valentine's... well those memories tend to be more emotionally sensual, with feelings and thoughts of past crushes, infatuations and passions overtaking your consciousness.
When I was thinking about pieces for this Valentine's, the first artist I thought to contact was Wes from New Manhattan Studios. Wes has shot many of the Valentine pieces I've featured over the years including shoots with Bond, (A Valentine Unattire) Norm, (The Red Session) and a hot trio featuring Alex, Jay and Mike. (Enwrapped in Red) It also had me thinking of the first time I featured Wes' Valentine themed images, 2014's Ambition.
I had actually posted Ambition in April, but it was shot on Valentine's day two months earlier. The model for the shoot was Claudius, a model's who's work I had enjoyed featuring previously on the site. The setting, a New York hotel room, and as you can see from these images, with an incredible view,. This series of shots were from the second part of Claudius' work with NMS, just before he had to fly back to Toronto the following day.
I have been recently talking with Claudius about a return visit to FH and we've been batting arund a few ideas. Claudius has just returned to modeling and restarted his OnlyFans page. Claudius has also scheduled several new shoots to add content to his already impressive portfolio. When I asked Wes if he had any new imagery from the Valentine shoot to add to my favorites from the previous story. Wes graciously agreed to dig back into his archives to find and then edit some new material to feature this year.
Fingers crossed, one of those new shoots may include a return to New York and another collaboration with New Manhattan Studios. If that occurs, I'll be sure to give you all an update!
No comments:
Post a Comment