'This toned athlete, actor and experienced model stretched, curled, extended and bended into striking poses on a sunset-facing balcony with a sweeping view that included Studio City, the San Fernando Valley and the Hollywood Freeway, zipping past just below us on the hillside.'
I don't know for sure if Wes intended it, (but I am guessing he did...) but his turn of phrase, 'stretched, curled, extended and bended' hit me hard erotically as I read it, especially with his images of Zach swimming in my head. Zach has that face and jaw line reminiscent of Clark Kent. Now I know Superman can move forward at the speed of light, but I was always rather partial to Mr. Kent. Maybe it's because Clark isn't as aware of how hot he is and thinks those glasses and that black suit mask the hottness we all know lies beneath.
Thankfully we don't have to fantasize what's under Zach's suit, as except for a towel and his tight white undies, Wes didn't provide him much of a wardrobe to hide his magnificent Superman like physique. The main location for Zach's shoot was a majestic Hollywood balcony, and Zach beautifully ascended onto the balcony wearing exactly what he'd worn in the previous set-up for his shoot in the bathtub, nothing at all.
Zach was one of eight models that New Manhattan Studios worked with and captured on a working trip to California last summer. Usually when visiting the golden state, Wes, Alex and company stick to their usual home base in the Bay Area. For this trip, they added five days to the schedule to venture deep into the heart of Hollywood. Over the course of ten days, four different NMS photographers took part in ten different photo sessions. A future issue Captured Shadows is in the works, focused exclusively on the eight models they worked with in California.
'Zach's session was our second in a large home in the Hollywood Hills. It was with Zach that we first explored the balconies and staircases. With an abundance of rooms, nooks, crannies and shooting angles, we hoped to shoot five models in various settings without repeating ourselves. Over the course of several models, the balcony rail reappears, but Zach owned the staircases, The images illustrate what a natural setting it was for his long, toned body.'
'We did some of our best work with Zach on the balcony and stairs and some of these shots are among our favorite images of the entire trip. This toned athlete, actor and experienced model stretched, curled, extended and bended into striking poses on a sunset-facing balcony with a sweeping view that included Studio City, the San Fernando Valley and the Hollywood Freeway, zipping past just below us on the hillside. That the view was two-way didn't bother Zach or, for that matter, any of the other models who worked in the space that week.'
