Randy Wesley: FaVorites

Last December, I profiled Tampa based model Randy Wesley. (In The Midst Of) For the piece, I decided to spotlight Randy's work with one of my favorite photographers, David from YogaBear Studio.  While putting the piece together, I spent a lot of time checking out Randay's Flickr page. I love the variety of images Randy has showcased, including many images from his very first shoots.

The photo above is actually a shot Randy took himself with his first digital camera.  I loved looking at the changes in Randy over his many shoots and over the years he's been modeling.  As adorably hot as Randy appears in those early images, there's such a beautiful progression of confidence and sexual expression with some of Randy's hottest shots, being from his most recent shoot.  I choose some of my favorites and Randy graciously shared a bit of the story behind each one.

Randy by Mike Smarro

I did one shoot with Mike Smarro in Fort Lauderdale. We got together one Sunday morning and spent a few hours driving around to his favorite locations. He would do a few shots of me in all those places. As I remember, I took along several changes of clothes to get some variety in the shots.'

Randy by Don Nelson

'I have a friend in Indianapolis who did a lot of male nude photography as a side business. I wanted him to photograph me on a farm because my husband often refers to me as his farmboy. We found the perfect place and did some amazing shots that day. One is enlarged and on a wall in our home. This particular shot was part of a series that ended up in DUDE magazine. The photographer's name is Don Nelson, but he doesn't do any photography work any more.'

Randy by Joseph Ransom

'I've done several shoots with Joseph Ransom. He has captured some of the more erotic images of me. This pic was taken in a small park in Ruskin FL. Lots of people were around, but we still got several semi-nudes and a few full nudes that day. I've always loved pics of guys with the cocks barely showing or with their cocks full exposed with pants around them. This one of me fits that image well. I love the light effects and how that makes my body look.'

Next 2 images by Flash Studio Inc

'I worked with Kevin Kerdash 4 or 5 times after I moved to the Tampa Bay area. These pics are from my last shoot with him, and I think he captured the mature me very well. We did this shoot along a river and not too far from the parking lot for this park. We had to keep watching for people, but it was fun to get naked and let him capture me however he thought best. Kevin did many portraits of me, and the one above in my opinion, is one of the best .'

'Modeling is an affirming experience. For a slightly overweight kid who never thought he was good looking, it's been a way to make me feel more confident and proud of myself. It's also been an extraordinary record of how my body has changed over the years. I love looking back at the young Randy and then I marvel at the mature Randy of today.'

Randy by Michael Kilgore

'One of my all time favorite images of me. A group of photographers and models got together for a couple of days of shooting at a local gay guesthouse. I was only able to go for a few hours and worked with a couple of photographers. This shot is by Michael Kilgore.'

Randy by Jude Ribisi

'I love this image. I did one shoot with Jude Ribisi. We met at his home and tried various looks. This particular shot is one of my favorites. The combination of the t-shirt and the emphasis on my butt turned out well I think.'

Randy by Noel de Christian

'I did a couple of shoots with Noel de Christian. This one was a particularly fun shoot on a bay near Key Biscayne. We walked quite a ways to get away from people. Once we found a secluded spot, we did several shots of me in and out of the water... in speedos and naked and hard. I thought he did a great job of making me look better than I really do'

Randy by Greg Weiner

'Greg Weiner had a website Paragonmen.com, which has now morphed into a Justfor.fans site. In the original site, he had a Real Man of the Month feature, and he shot me for that. I was so excited to work with him! I wrote about that experience in the first post you did on me'.

Randy by Greg Lindeblom

'I did 3 shoots with Greg Lindeblom over the course of a few years. This shot was in a public park in the middle of an afternoon. It was a fun outdoor shoot, but I remember falling off a tree trunk and got scuffed up a bit sometime during that shoot'

Last 3 shots by YogaBear Studio

'This was the shoot I did with my friend Samuel for Yogabearstudio. Samuel and I have always had a mutual attraction to one another, and I was happy we finally got to do a shoot together. There's more about that shoot in the first post you did on me.'

'I've probably worked as many times with Matthew Naglich as any photographer. The image below is a great shot of my butt. We often sent photos from our shoots to various gay magazines in the hopes they'd be interested in publishing them. That never worked out for us, but we did get me into Playgirl's Real Men section one time.'

Randy by Matthew NaglichRandy Wesley on Flickr