ISSEY – UCSF ART STUDENT FROM TOKYO – NUDE IN BAMBOO-ROPE BONDAGE (1996). Bamboo is a very strong plant. Because of its sturdy root structure, it is a symbol of prosperity in Japan. Simple and unadorned, the bamboo plant is also a symbol of purity and innocence.
NIKO REEVES aka ALEX – FILIPINO-AM MODEL & GO-GO DANCER – NUDE WITH LONG HAIR (2002) • B L O W U P S • GALLERY
SCOTT IN WHITE BRIEFS IN CHAIN BONDAGE IN CLOTHESPIN TORTURE (1997). In sadomasochism (S&M), clothespins as clamps are used to inflict pain on various parts of the body. Socrates argues in the Phaedo that "pleasure is dialectically tied to pain, and both tend to ever bring their opposite."Phaedo: Dialectics & Logos
DARRYL – AFRO-AMERICAN MODEL – NUDE (1994) • GALLERY
ISSEY – NUDE JAPANESE MODEL – WEARING TIBETAN PAPER CEREMONIAL CROWN WITH BOUQUET OF ASIAN LILIES AND BLUE DELPHINIANS SYMBOLS OF BEAUTY & INNOCENSE for the LILIES AND OPEN HEARTEDNESS for the DELPHINIANS (1996) COLLAGE • B L O W U P • ISSEY B/W GALLERY
CARNELL – AFRICAN-AMERICAN MODEL – NUDE HOLDING A 5-HORNED (ANDROGYNOUS) BAMBARA TRIBAL FROM MAL, NORTH AFRICA (2001). ONE OF TWO MASKS PURCHASEDFROM MALI STUDENTS IN PARIS IN THE SPRING OF 1964.
REMEDY – JAPANESE-HAWAIIAN MODEL – IN WHITE PANTS & BLACK SUSPENDERS (2013) • GALLERY
ISSEY – JAPANESE MODEL – NUDE WITH STATUE OF QUAN YIN & RED TULIPS • VASE by THOMAS GALLAGHER (1996). IN CHINA, QUAN YIN IS THE FEMALE MANIFESTATION OF AVALOKTUSVARA, the bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. • ISSEY B/W GALLERY
BRADFORD – CHINESE-AMERICAN MODEL – STANDING NUDE (1998) • B L O W U P S
WALTER THOMPSOM III – AFRO-AMERICAN SHAMAN – SEATED NUDE ON BOLDER WEARING A SEA SHELL NECKLACE • MARSHALL BEACH (2004) • GALLERY
TERRY DYER– AFRO-AMERICAN ATHLETE & PROFESSIONAL SINGER IN BLACK & GOLD FLEUR DE LYS TANK TOP, DRESS PANTS & SHOES (2008)
DELVI SANTOS ON THE BLACK CUBE IN TORN JEANS AND VINTAGE FAUX FUR LEOPARD JACKET by LIP SERVICE, USA (2005). IN DANTE'S INFERNO, THE LEOPARD REPRESENTS LUST. DELVI GALLERY
DURAN – ItTALIAN-IRISH NYC MODEL & BEAUTICIAN –IN SAGGING IN B/W PRINT TIGHTS, BLACK LEATHER HIGH-TOPS, LEOPARD PRINT HAT AND MIRRORED SUNGLASSES (2015) COLLAGE • B L O W U P • N E W ! ROOFTOP #2 GALLERY
BUCHI – NIGERIAN MODEL – NUDE (2005) • BIG PIC #1 • BIG PIC #2
JIM -IN HIS BLACK LEATHER JOCKSTRAP AND STUDDED CHEST & WRIST BANDS (1995). DORE ALLEY FAIR SELECT GALLERY
MEBINCHI -AFRO-AM MODEL SEATED NUDE AT THE COMPUTER IN THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S STUDIO WITH ALEX'S FRAMED 'NUDE PHOTO ON THE WALL (2010) • CLICK FOR b/w B I G P I C S
BRETT – TEXAN – IN CHAIN MAIL SHIRT (1994) CHAIN MAIL WAS A TYPE OF BODY ARMOUR WORN BY EUROPEANS THROUGHOUT MOST OF MEDIEVAL TIMES BY INTERLACING METAL RINGS FIRMLY CLOSED BY WELDING OR RIVETING.
EAGLE – TEXAS-NATIVE-AMERICAN MODEL – NUDE WITH WHITE SHIRT ON METAL CHAIR (1997)
PARTICIPANT AT ANNUAL LGBTQ FESTIVAL• SF CIVIC CENTER (2014)
DEVIN – AFRO-AM MODEL & PORN STAR THEO RUSH – IN LOWERED LONG JOHNS & RAISED SHORT SLEVED WHITE NYLON SHIRT (2013) • GALLERY #3
JIMMY CRUZ – PUERTO RICAN-AM MODEL – NUDE. MILITARY CAP Courtesy of PETER BERLIN (1994) • GALLERY
CHEVY – AFRO-AM DANCER, ARTIST,WRITER – LYING NUDE ON BED (2014)
CHEVY: THE RED SWEATER GALLERY
BELMONDO – HISPANIC-AM MODEL – IN WHITE COTTON TIGHTS & LEATHER CAP Courtesy of Peter Brlin (1997) • B L O W U P S
ELIAS & THEO RUSH – AFRO-AMERICAN PORN STARS – SEATED ON THE BLACK LEATHER SOFA (2013)
WALTER THOMPSON III – AFRO AMERICAN SHAMAN AND ART MODEL –NUDE AT BATTERY GODFREY (1895). Shaman are spiritual beings with the ability to heal, work with energies and 'see' visions. The essential characteristics of shaman are mastery of energy and fire as a medium of transformation. Walter T3 + DJ Andreas Wening + Photos by BIRON: VIDEO: WHEN ALL IS BARE
ELIAS – AFRO-AMERICAN MODEL – LYING NUDE ON THE BLACK LEATHER SOFA (2013)
• ELIAS GALLERY
DISRAELI – NYC VIA MEXICO – IN BLACK LEATHER STUDDED ARM BAND, HARNESS, CAP & JOCKSTRAP (1995) • DISRAELI+ENRIQUE GALLERY 
DONG – CHINESE-AMERICAN MODEL – IN WHITE DRESS SHIRT, GREY STRAW FEDORA & 1980s CLASSIC BLUE SILK TIE by GIORGIO ARMANI, Italy (1999)
DISRAELI & ENRIQUE – FROM NYC VIA MEXICO – KISSING DRESSED IN BLACK LEATHER HARNESS & PANTS (1995) • • DISRAELI+ENRIQUE GALLERY
