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The Out of the Box and Vintage sections consist of photographs that I have produced over the past several years. Some of them were shot for magazines, porn companies or simply to satisfy a moment of creativity. Most of them have never been published or viewed.
These photographs fall outside the porn format that is sometimes associated with my work. Most of the photos would not make it on a cover or even in a magazine. They are often anonymous, blurred, confusing or just curious. It is because of this ‘out of the format’ that I like them. I hope you do too.


The first photo I took of a naked guy was of my roomate, Steve, in our shower in 1978. That photo is in this section. My first layout was in Honcho magazine in 1980. Most of these vintage photos, as I like to refer to them were shot between 1978 and 1984. As I search and find more of them in my files, I will post them.
For the past twelve years I have had the privilege of photographing some of the best looking guys in the world. So it is not surprising that a lot of those photographs have been magazine covers. Of course, a lot of credit has to go to all the photo editors, art directors, managing editors and to the models themselves. Some of those covers have been shot in Australia, New Zealand, Greece, Latvia, Mexico, Bratislava, London, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Provincetown, New York, Hawaii, San Francisco and here in Southern California

menMen is an American erotic magazine, published by Specialty Publications based in Los Angeles and is the largest-selling magazine of that type in the country. The magazine contains nude male photography often featuring popular stars from the gay adult film industry, erotic fiction, video reviews, and other adult features. It was started in June 1984 as Advocate Men as a sister publication to The Advocate, a gay and lesbian news monthly, and became a monthly publication from November that year. Starting with the October 1997 issue it changed its name to simply Men.

freshmenFreshmen is an American erotic magazine published monthly by Specialty Publications, and founded in 1991. The magazine is geared toward gay and bisexual men, and features nude photos of men, 18-25 years old. Freshmen has featured young college-aged males since its inception in 1992. Since 2000, the focus has been on top-line male porn models from Bel Ami, Falcon, and other adult-video production companies. Other items, such as calendars and playing cards, are also published using the same label. The magazine contains nude male photography, erotic fiction, video reviews, and other adult features. The magazine specializes in young but not twinkish men, primarily age 18 to 25 but some to age 30. Specialty Publications also publishes Men magazine, which is in the same format but portrays men aged 25 to 40.

unzippedUnzipped Monthly is the news magazine of gay adult entertainment. Each monthly issue of Unzipped Monthly provides a stimulating mix of nude layouts, party shots, interviews with porn stars, reviews of gay web sites, videos, and much more. Unzipped Monthly is the quintessential guide for the consumer of gay erotica.



mavertyModernismo Publications, Ltd. (MP) were publishers of Mandate, Honcho, and Playguy, popular gay men’s magazines. MP was founded in 1974 by George Mavety with the publication of Dilettante, which folded in March 1975. The following month, its successor, Mandate, appeared on the newsstands under the editorship of John Devere. Mandate was conceived as a magazine of erotica, news and entertainment for gay men. Each monthly issue, in addition to exhibiting artistic displays of male nudes and erotic fiction, contained reviews of books, motion pictures and sound recordings of interest to the gay community and reported on social, political and cultural events related to the movement for gay liberation. Joseph Arsenault succeeded Devere as editor. By the time Sam Staggs succeeded to its editorship, following Arsenault, Mandate claimed a circulation of over 100,000 and enjoyed a reputation as the most important gay men’s magazine in America. Staggs’ dream was to make it the gay equivalent of Playboy.

2[2] Magazine has ceased publication. [2] Magazine was an entirely new magazine experience. You were peering through the eye of the stealthy lens, catching hot men in the act, instead of merely watching them through the peephole of a camera obscura. [2] equaled twice the number of gorgeous bodies, and twice the heat, passion, and romantic possibilities.

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