In The Raw: In its true state; not made to seem better or more palatable than it actually is, naked.
When it comes to raw, especially when it pertains to exposed skin, the reaction of exposure is usually red, and always painful. When nerves are exposed, there is no longer any protection from the elements, nothing to buffer or soften your reaction to emotion. We spend our lives buffering our emotions, and when it comes to pain, it can serve us well. But we also end up buffering our body and soul to all emotions. We mute not just negative feelings, but also joy, elation and sexual euphoria.
When I first discovered the work of BAD JOHNPAUL, I could feel his images went beyond the skin, to the raw nerve endings of the erotic nightmares so many of us crave, but suppress. When I first featured JOHNPAUL's work in July, (Ruined) I focused on the push and pull of the damage that both ruins our lives, as at the same time, it defines it. There are trauma's we all experience that both haunt and fuel us simultaneously.
When choosing which of the many bad boys to feature, I spent quite a bit of time on JOHNPAUL's tumblr, The Bad Boys of BJP. There are literally hundreds of depictions of the of the men and women JOHNPAUL has so beautifully and rawly exposed. There were many shoots that I wanted to feature, but my organic, and carnal draw towards gingers had be hone in firmly and forcefully on Aaron.
Gingers appeal to me for so many reasons, their coloring of course, especially their skin and freckles. They also stand out because they're visually unique and we so often overlook and downplay the power of the far too rare unique experiences that we encounter. As hot as these images of Aaron are, and as hot as the images JOHNPAUL presents on his tumblr, they are just the surface of what lies beneath.
Instead of starting a pay site featuring models not everyone is interested in, JOHNPAUL offers uncensored sets to those in having raw responses to specific models or themes. The level of erotica is in keeping with his models wishes, and any $ money earned is also shared the model. JOHNPAUL tells me there's much more to Aaron's shower than the teaser pic below.... I'll let you know!
