Unbelievable but true: I actually won something at this well-known online auction platform. 300 pages filled with Bruce Weber, Alasdair McLellan, Willy Vanderperre, David Sims and Miuccia Prada. /HORST
A contemporary classic, strong in its simplicity. A substantial and vital contribution to the photographic discourse of male identity and stereotypes. Adding vulnerability and intellectualism to the archetype image also contrived and aestheticised by artists as Bruce Weber and Luke Smalley. /HORST
Photos Alasdair McLellan Model Dree Hemmingway Magazine Vogue Russia
Triangle bra cutouts revealing porcelain skin. Feminity dramatically exposed. Strengthened by dark lipstick and opulent jewellery. The Petrarchan ideal. /HORST
Images reflecting intimate and intense beauty. Male attraction fighting for a tender escape. Alasdair McLellan proofs evidence of his photographic capabilites over and over again. /HORST
Going through magazine archives, rapidly flipping the pages until your attention is attracted by a rash glimpse. Going back and enjoying each image in all its details. This is the result of one of these moments. /HORST