With our daily routines set aside, many of us fee more adventurous when travelling or when on vacation. There's something about being in a new place, a place where no one knows who you are and a place you may never return to again. Far from your family, your regular social circle, the grocery clerks, barista's and neighbors you see every day.
We're less likely to feel as judged by strangers, by people we don't know, or care to get to know. We're transitory visitors, destined to be long gone before regret has time to set in. That's one of the reason respite risks are so common, and one of the reasons Alexander ended up posing nude for RMark Photo.
Originally from the Ukraine, Alexander had no intention on posing naked, nor did he even really plan on being in Savannah, the place the place where Roger shot him, but sometimes... one things leads to another. It was actually Alexander's girlfriend paved the way,for the shoot after receiving a work Visa to travel to Georgia for a work internship. Alexander didn't intend to join her, but after being separated for awhile, he decided to join her for a visit.
While visiting his girlfriend was great, Alexander found himself alone much of the time while she was off at work. Looking to find something interesting to do to fill his days, and hoping to also make a little extra cash, Alexander decided to try his had at art modeling, and signed up to pose for a Life Drawing and Painting class at a local college.
The classes teacher was Roger, who found Alexander wonderful to work with. Roger describes him as both pleasant and very professional. Given how new he was to modeling, Roger was also impressed with how skilled he was with posing, and how easy going he was about being totally nude in a classroom full of people.
Given his work as a photographer Roger decided to ask Alexander if he'd also consider posing photographs. Roger wanted to capture some of the classic poses Alexander was using for the art students in the classroom. Without hesitation, Alexander agreed. Being so far away from home, Alexander felt few inhibitions and was thrilled to try something new and exciting on his brief, but memorable, time in the States. Shortly after these shots were taken, Alexander was on a plane, flying far away from his respite of risk.
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wow - perfection
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