A yellow towel, a white singlet and a leather jacket. A pair of goggles, a piece of sports equipment or a bouquet of flowers. These are just some of the props, fashion and accessories that UK based photographer Andrew Bowman utilizes when shooting the male form. In many images of thee male form, accessories seem almost like an after thought, but in Andrew's images, they part of the reason I enjoy his work so much.
I first featured Andrew's work back in 2012 while I was working on a piece featuring model Lee Mayson. (above) When profiling a model, I often ask them to send on their favorite shots of themselves. Lee sent on a variety of shots from different photographers, but I was especially drawn to his work with Andrew. So much so, I wanted to feature them on their own. I loved how Andrew shot Lee and especially the way in which he incorporated fashion, color and props.
In that first piece, Andrew shared that before focusing on the male form, his subjects were often brides and grooms. Individually, wedding photos may be well shot and beautiful, but let's be honest... no matter how beautiful the bride, or handsome the groom, if you put a bunch of wedding photos together, they all look the same. An avalanche of white dresses and black tuxes and identical smiling faces.
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Andrew Bowman on Purple Port | ModelMayhem
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