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"LOS ANGELES 2012" (Portraits 1)

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John, Cheyne and Omar Photographed in Los Angeles october 2012. John was the top campaign Model for the Milan based desinger "Corneliani" from the late 80´s until the early 2000´s. You will also find him in Helmut Newtons Iconic Book! It was our first meeting since Munich 1990 when   Udo Landow "now the World Class Choreographer"  had just thrown a huge New Years Eve party. It was great to now photograph his strong presence!! He still has IT!!! Cheyne was great and looks so like a young Leonardo Di Caprio. Omar has got a body you will see later! He has done 9 fitness videos since  our first shoot in L.A. last january. Being half Arabic and myself  half Ethiopian we vibed and just went from there. He drove over to the scene (mentioned in my photography facebook page) as soon as John and i were robbed on the miracle mile to see if we were alright! Great guy!!

JEFF MARANO: KÖLN- "AUTUMN HIVER" / FASHION PORTRAIT EDITORIAL ...

JEFF MARANO: KÖLN- "AUTUMN HIVER" / FASHION PORTRAIT EDITORIAL ... : Alexander, Don, Christian (East West) and Rafael (Kult) models were photographed in Köln july 2012 for this winter fashi...

KÖLN- "AUTUMN HIVER" / FASHION PORTRAIT EDITORIAL 2012 / 2013

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Alexander, Don, Christian (East West) and Rafael (Kult) models were photographed in Köln july 2012 for this winter fashion portrait editorial by stylist Manuel Malverde. DSQUARED2, DRIES VAN NOTEN, NEIL BARRETT, PAUL SMITH, DIRK BIKKEMBERGS, ISSEY MIYAKE, MARTIN MARGIELA, ANN DEMEULLEMEISTER and Y-3. Great guys, professional and very easy to work with!!

" COLOGNE" 2012

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   Raphael, Simon and Christian (EastWest Models) were photographed in Cologne this past august still with film , daylight and an old school medium format camera. I think Simon can pass for a Brazilian German mix even though he´s nur deutsch! All new comers and did quite well for their first shoots!! Very nice and polite guys!!! Simon was the last of the three to shoot with on aug.20th (my 30th year anniversary) being based in Europe!

"PARIS" 2012

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Don photographed here in Paris this past july. Even on a cloudy day the Tuilleries are one of my favorite shooting spots! The clouds are great and you really feel the history here! Back in the 80´s and 90´s here in Paris i would sit  during my lunch break in between my defile (show) castings and plan on which castings were more important to go to due to having too many all at the same time.I nerver listened when the top of the paper read" PAS NOIR"  NO BLACKS to some of them! The head booker at KARIN models said i was arrogant for going on castings which weren´t for me but that´s not what "LANVIN" and "PIERRE BALMAIN" said! Once changing agencies over to ELITE with pascal and Isabel in 89 this agency put a stop to all that madness and PARIS WOULD BE PARIS the way we all know it with it´s marvelous arrogance full of Ambiance! Now as a photographer i always start my Paris shoots here and then move on around the city. You really see life in this

"KÖLN" 2012

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Jean pierre photographed in Köln late july. Half Italian half french and super cool. This really isn´t his style but i just had to play around with his hair and pose him old school! Thanks to the reflector on this one as the light was pretty dim in this part of the location.

"AMSTERDAM" 2012

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Pascal Bier "Arno DeJongs other half" photographed here in Amsterdam just weeks ago. This striking lad Knows the camera well! Very Professional "DeBookers" model and sweet as can be just like Arno!

"AUSTRALIA" 4/2012

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Renee and Nevena photographed here at the North Beaches in Sydney this past april and may. Renee was a blast to work with especially after bringing along her fierce hair and makeup artist Jayla!! They were cutting up the whole time and i actually had to concentrate after all of their funny remarks!! Nevena from New Zealand was also great to work with! She was curvy and sexy as well and just proved how hot their Aussie Neighbors are!!

"AUSTRALIA" 4/2010

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Business men Kurt (2nd image) the chemist on Bondi and Yann who now works in the financial district in London were photographed here in Sydney april and may 2010. Kurt has the body of Doom which you will see soon. His "Butt" is so fierce that his mate Daniel from Chadwicks and myself once asked him to just jog down Bronte beach in his Aussie Bums so we could see all the people cruise him!! And they did!!! Sexy Yann from  France had his own share of attention! He was a smooth operator when he was on the beach as well. I will preview some body images of these men soon. Hope i´m not teasing anyone!

"AUSTRALIA" 4/2012

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Janis The fireman photographed on a cliff at Bronte Beach this past april. Calum and Yaw were photographed at the North Beaches late april and early may. SUPER COOL GUYS!! I know it may seem to good to be true but  most Aussie Mates are just about the nicest guys on the globe. They really look out for each other! They also know how to work the body since being out in the sun most of the year!

"BERLIN" 7/2012

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The Lovely Lovers  Philippe and Chantal photographed in Berlin this past july just outside of their Apartment. Philippe will star in an upcoming movie which just finished production in Russia. Chantal and Fabian photographed on a rooftop in Mitte. Fabian and Lin were photographed at the Museum Insel. All were such nice and professional people to work with.

"LOS ANGELES" 1/2012

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Cassandra photograped in West Hollywood  this past january in between classes at The Univeristy of California. She is such a professional and will go out of her way to make it to her photo assignments!

"AUSTRALIA" 4/2010

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Janis the fireman and Tim the Surf instructor both tall and handsome photographed in Sydney april 2010. Janis is busy playing Footy and modelling all around Australia when he gets time off from his firefighting job. Easy going and nice guy that always sticks to his word!Tim the Tahitian / Aussie surf instructor to go has been globetrotting around the world on his free time and even won Mr. Australia back in 2009. He knows how to charm all the hotties on Bondi!

"AUSTRALIA" 2012

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Ramesha the Sexy Sri Lankan photographed in Sydney may 2012. Very Talented young lady! Ramesha and Otto also a talented photographer are two of the best scanners in Sydney. OSCANS!!

"SANTORINI"

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Florian photographed in Santorini august 1999. One of my favorite white wall shots with florian lathered in some baby oil up against the bus station wall by Perissi beach. The tourists weren´t sure if they thought it was for real!!  I loved the images Bruce Weber shot of Tom Hintnaus, Scott Connelly, Bruce Hulse and IMAN for the CALVIN KLEIN  summer 1983 global campaign. It was iconic especially with Hintnaus on top of the white church in the blue sky with his appendix stitches quite visible" to mention the least" all over Times Square on the huge billboard! It was a great week on the greek island and can only hope to go back. 10 years on in 2009 Steven Klein shot a great image of Jamie Dornan on a white wall in Palm Springs for Calvin Klein

"AUSTRALIA" (sneak preview)

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 Tom, Patrick and Brendan all photographed on location in Bondi, Blue Mountains and Runaway Bay Australia between aussie summers 2007 - 2009. All great guys to work with!  Promise to show more of them in 2013 in a bigger format!

"AUSTRALIA" 2012

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Johnathan at Viviens photographed this past may in Sydney. We met on the bus coming from the North Beaches after one of my body shoots. I told him i was with Vivienes as well "way back" in april - june of 1985 on my first trip to "OZ" and within a week we were shooting these black and whites. It was great and gave me an opportunity to visit my then agent" Tenika" who is still there after all of these years and looked so great!! Also met with another nice lady named "Flo" who is ahead of the mens board and the rest of the wonderful team!

"MIAMI"

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Charles and Nick (FRONT MEN) photographed in South Beach Miami´s back streets and beach october 2007. Charles and "Nick from Montreal"  were so layed back and cool to work with.

"MILAN - NYC - LISBOA"

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Jason the Dutch photographed in Porta Venezia/ MILAN june 2005. Scott from Seattle photographed in NYC june 2002 on the Aladdin rooftop stairwell in Hells Kitchen. Ricardo one of the hottest twins duo you all remember from Wall Paper magazine some years back photographed here in Cais Cais/ LISBOA. They were all easy to work with and  realized after the Milan shoot those Dolce´s should have been turned inside out!

"AMSTERDAM /KÖLN / ROME"

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Goncalo the Portuguese  model turned pro tennis player turned commercial  airline pilot photographed in Amsterdam summer 1996. Huröl photographed in Amsterdam fall 2007. The young untitled actor was photographed in  Köln before heading to Berlin. Vincentiu  was photographed in Ostia Lido just outside of Roma sept.2007. Jan photographed here at the hotel near to the stazione termini in Rome in sept.2007.