For me, the male body is an inexhaustible source of inspiration. I see in it not only muscular strength and proportions, but also a beauty that oscillates between strength and vulnerability. When I look through my Nikon at the model in the rain system in the studio, I want to capture that moment when a body tells more than just about training or youth – it becomes a projection screen for longing, sensuality and fantasy.
Water is an ally for me. It emphasizes every line, lies like a shiny film on the skin and turns a pose into something alive. I love the moment when drops slowly run over the chest or abdomen of the model, because that’s exactly when a tension arises that is more than just physicality – it becomes almost intimate.
Together with other photographers, including Niels Brähler and Barbara Frommann, and of course drawing from the almost inexhaustible pool of props, I realize my ideas and stage models like Jinthe Martens, Shawn Lambrecht, Windy Martanto or Daniel Heinrichs.
Water and transparency
Transparent clothing also contributes to increasing the fascination of a photoshoot in the rain. When fabrics get wet, they stick to the model’s body and reveal silhouettes that would otherwise remain hidden. It’s a game that always appeals to me: not showing everything completely, but suggesting so much that the gaze remains captivated.
My work with young, well-built men is a dialogue. I watch how they move in front of the camera, how they radiate strength and at the same time allow moments of openness. It is precisely in this mixture – powerful yet delicate, present yet vulnerable – that for me lies the essence of male eroticism.
Every picture is also an invitation for me: to look, to look more closely, and to perceive the body not only as a surface, but as something that tells stories. Water, transparency, skin – for me, these are all means to make visible what actually remains invisible: the poetry in the male body.
