"I wanted to explore a subject that I have never done before. My real fantasy is the male body. The muscles, the hair, the proportions and the smiles. I got inspired by photographers that explored male nudity in the past like Bob Mizer in his Physique Pictorial magazines and the astonishing Images created by Robert Mapplethorpe as well as The Poetic approach of Duane Michals . I started to shoot at my home in Ostuni, in Southern Italy. Some of the shots were taken in Milan in the last few months. We published a post on Instagram and selected the men that I was most inspired by. It’s a very personal selection that follows my taste in male beauty. I want people to feel inspired, to feel excited and to dream. I would love readers to desire the men represented in my images. I approach it with honesty and a pure respect for the models. I am very comfortable, but I want to make sure that the subject is feeling at ease and confident. I never want it to feel forced. They are a selection of what male beauty means to me. I am attracted to masculinity and proportion, to the sound of the male voice and the smell of a confident naked body. I cast all these different types of men because I feel personally attracted to all of them.”

Giampaolo Sgura, June 2021.
Styling & Photographer Giampaolo Sgura Cover Star: Giorgio Ramondetta, scuba diving off the Italian coast Grooming: Francesco Pugliese Casting: Simobart Casting

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