JUTURNA Edition 32 2025 Aperture Exposure
Male Art Magazine
by Patrick Mc Donald Quiros
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About the Book
In the interplay of light and shadow, the camera becomes not merely an instrument of recording but a tool of revelation. Photography, in its silent act of observation, captures moments of stillness that transcend time and space.
This medium, while often seen as a mirror to the world, is in fact a prism through which the human form, particularly the male body, is refracted and redefined.
Photography is the embodiment of an eternal paradox: it captures the fleeting, yet preserves the ephemeral in stillness.
The male form, throughout the history of art, has been both glorified and mystified, yet its representation through photography has only recently begun to explore the deeper layers of its identity. The camera unearths the tensions between strength and vulnerability, tradition and modernity, flesh and abstraction. It is within these tensions that the essence of masculinity is reframed - not as a static ideal, but as a fluid concept, constantly shifting in response to the gaze that captures it.
What is it about the male form that draws the eye, that captivates the observer? It is not merely the physicality, the musculature, or the contours, but the essence that lies beneath - the unspoken stories etched in skin, the silent dialogues carried in posture and movement. Photography captures more than just the body; it captures the being,
the identity, the self in flux.
As a photographer, one understands that the lens does not merely document the external; it reveals the internal landscapes of its subject. The male form, when captured through this medium, becomes a site of introspection, a canvas of human emotion, desire, and existential inquiry.
This medium, while often seen as a mirror to the world, is in fact a prism through which the human form, particularly the male body, is refracted and redefined.
Photography is the embodiment of an eternal paradox: it captures the fleeting, yet preserves the ephemeral in stillness.
The male form, throughout the history of art, has been both glorified and mystified, yet its representation through photography has only recently begun to explore the deeper layers of its identity. The camera unearths the tensions between strength and vulnerability, tradition and modernity, flesh and abstraction. It is within these tensions that the essence of masculinity is reframed - not as a static ideal, but as a fluid concept, constantly shifting in response to the gaze that captures it.
What is it about the male form that draws the eye, that captivates the observer? It is not merely the physicality, the musculature, or the contours, but the essence that lies beneath - the unspoken stories etched in skin, the silent dialogues carried in posture and movement. Photography captures more than just the body; it captures the being,
the identity, the self in flux.
As a photographer, one understands that the lens does not merely document the external; it reveals the internal landscapes of its subject. The male form, when captured through this medium, becomes a site of introspection, a canvas of human emotion, desire, and existential inquiry.
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Features & Details
- Primary Category: Fine Art
- Additional Categories Fine Art Photography, Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: US Letter, 8.5×11 in, 22×28 cm
# of Pages: 104 - Publish Date: Apr 26, 2025
- Language English
- Keywords Art, Nude, Male, Portrait, Photography
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About the Creator
JUTURNA Male Art Magazine
Erfurt, Thüringen, Deutschland
"JUTURNA" is the first international male art magazine from Germany. "JUTURNA" includes different styles and expressions of various international artists presented in the magazine in a perfect, inspiring and extraordinary way.