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Among his eyebrows alive I saw a star shine. The sky was blue, and I was naked.
Rubén Darío
Germán Armenta
Photographer
Picsessions is an approach to the greatness of male beauty. It is an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the special attributes that masculinity contributes to the visual language.
Man himself has a very peculiar way of being beautiful, because he does not need many tricks to accentuate his beauty.
Today we live in times when a man is equally admired as a woman, but this time it’s the function of masculinity to be the protagonist of the story.
For that reason PICSESSIONS pays tribute to men with their faces and forms, allowing us to admire his amazing beauty.
I invite you to enjoy my experience behind the camera as a photographer. Images have been shaped there in a lot of anecdotes and awesome moments that have made PICSESSIONS a great life’s lesson for me, meeting so many people who are just as beautiful on the inside as they are outside.
Each one of the models shown below is now an important part of my life because they have trusted in me, and for that reason I dedicate this selection of images to all of them.
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ABOUT ME
"Germán Armenta, born in Mexico City, has always been draw to visual themes. Already as a kid he didn’t go anywhere without his sketch book and a box of crayons, drawing everything he saw around him. Family, friends, pets, nothing was safe for the observing eyes of young Germán. At the age of 10, his older brother gave him a camera. Maybe it was the intention to escape from Germán’s creative sketch exploration, but if that was the case, it didn’t really work out. On the contrary. Germán discovered with his camera a whole new universe of catching moments and interesting images and it didn’t take long before his camera became his new box of crayons.
Germán’s illustration skills came in handy after he finished college. At that time Mexico was in a deep economical crisis, and Germán could only find a job as an illustrator for a womenswear company. This introduced him to the world of seasonal trends and colors, and, driven as he was, Germán soon started to create his own designs. For 13 years he worked in the fashion industry until, 4 years ago, he could no longer resist the urge to return to photography, find new inspiration in the male figure.
This understanding made Germán decide to start a all male inspired project, which he named PICSESSIONS. Picsessions allowed Germán to explore the beauty of men. Placing his subjects against rough architectural backdrops enforces that raw masculinity and creates a fascinating contrast and places the strength of the male body in a vulnerable light. We don’t know what happened to Germán Armenta’s family drawings, but for sure he found himself a good substitute."
Posted June 23, 2008 at Beautiful Magazine
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http://www.picsessions.blogspot.com/
www.picsessions.com
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BEAUTIFULVISION, is the first book released by the editors of the online magazine Beautifulmag and is now available in bookstores and online stores, and has been a great success bringing together 26 photographers from around the world with their very particular ways of each of them to interpret the male beauty. Best of all this is that the profits from sales of this book are being donated to Sidaction.org which is an organization that supports the fight against HIV at a scientific and educational level.
