From Ronald N. Tan (the photographer who chose me as a person he wanted to shoot this week – with his camera I mean LOL) in an Interview he did at  Beautifulmag.eu : “ Being raised and nurtured in an academic milieu, my experiences growing up in Rangoon, Myanmar is a far departure from the majority of my peers. Even in 2010, the current mainstream pop culture in Burma is still fashionably conservative from the Western perspective. Topics of sex in movies are still “taboo,” and kept at a bare minimum or censored by the Burmese Film Board. With “Personal Project,” I want to express my defiance towards my Burmese upbringing by capturing what I find beautiful–the elusive male beauty–in provocative and highly sexualized images of men simultaneously paying attention to present ideals of regalia, class, and good taste. The messages I want to convey is to other artists whom are in a similar situation. If you want to challenge something or produce a body of work you find beautiful, go for it! Create these works with passion and heart. During the “Chasing Dreams,” feature here on BeautifulMag, I disclosed my acceptance of my homosexuality. “Personal Project,” is an extension of that “coming out,” where I express my curiosities and explorations of the beautiful male body with safety confinements. I am still considered “shy.” Male nudity to me is beautiful, but they have to be captured with care. Minute gestures and posing can turn a classy photograph in the opposite direction. In the later chapters of “Personal Project,” I’ll be diligently mindful of that perspective and seek out that fine line and work with the equilibrium of trust established between male models and myself. “Personal Project” is all about my exploration. My hope with this project is to create a visual anthology of my collective experiences of rediscovering my passion and truth about myself. I love men and I find them beautiful and ultimately, I’d want a visual compilation of men in various sexualized compositions to be shared with the creative community with an underlying premise, “The photos are the result when you permit a conservative Burmese photographer, to experiment and explore what he finds most beautiful within safety confinements.” Once the series is complete – a Book will be released titled “Personal Project”. He is a thoughtful guy eh? …and extremely talented As for me this week, I have been working a huge amount of hours temporarily – which means not alot of news to report. Have a great Saturday!!!
See the rest here:
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