For this shoot I wanted to focus on capturing one person in the comfort of their own home and create a genuine series which is centred around modern masculinity. I wanted the shoot to challenge masculinity for men of colour in particular and not include any modern stereotypes, especially ones that represent the idea of toxic masculinity.

I took portraits in my models bedroom, mainly close ups of his face, body and candid images in moments which I feel he was being himself. To me the images of his face celebrate his features and beauty. I particularly liked how I captured the model laughing as it created positive images with a lighthearted feel. I also like how I was able to shoot him with sunlight reflecting on his skin as I felt this help highlight his features, skin tone, hair colour. Some of my favourite images are the ones which my model is topless and you can see his body. I felt the close up shots of his body create extremely vulnerable images which show the male body in a way which is not posed or tensed but just raw and natural. I felt it was important to photograph his body as the male body is often an area which many men feel insecure about and there are many modern pressures for men to have musucular phyqiues as it is often related to being masculine.

I feel the shoot was my most successful because I believe the meaning behind it was clearly captured and the images are strong. I think I could have developed the shoot further by taking more emotive photo’s for example my model showing sad emotions as men crying is rare and men often feel showing emotions as a sign of weakness.