Beautiful

Imperfectly Perfect

WHAT DEFINES BEAUTY? THIS IS A QUESTION ASKED MANY TIMES BUT SELDOM ANSWERED TO EVERYONE SATISFACTION. WHICH IS NOT SO STRANGE AS BEAUTY, LIKE ART, IS SOMETHING THAT CAN’T BE THAT EASILY DEFINED AND HAS DIFFERENT MEANINGS FOR EVERYBODY. THOUGH MOST SEEM TO AGREE ON ONE THING: PERFECTION. BUT THAT RISES A VERY DIFFERENT QUESTION THEN, DOESN’T IT? BECAUSE WHAT IS PERFECTION?

David Laverty was born and raised in Dalby, Australia but moved to Brisbane to attend boarding school at St Joseph’s Nudgee College in 2002. One year later David joined the Qld Youth Choir, which led him eventually to perform at many national TV shows, such as The ABC spirit of Christmas (2003), Channel 7’s Golden Casket Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols (2004/05), Channels 7’s Sunrise (2005), European Winter Tour (2006) and Channels 7’s Battle of the Choirs (2008). After leaving High School David joined the Harvest Rain Theatre Company which brought him on stage for life productions. In the following years David starred in acclaimed performances such as High School Musical (2008), Jane Eyre (2008), A Midsummer Nights Dream (2008). 2009 started good for David when he was given the opportunity to work on set for The Awfully big Adventures of Peter Pan and to second to producer/director for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

His many years of TV and theater experience brought him in contact with national and international performers, many of whom he followed a training with. Always looking to grow as a performer and with nothing but high expectations for the future, David Laverty is currently studying a Bachelor of Music majoring in Musical Theatre at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. Yes, David is one of those rare talents that seem to have a knack of many forms of performing arts. And now he has also added modeling to that.

There are many opinions on what perfection and beauty should be, but there is more than one answer. We can all agree on one thing though. Beauty is unique. David Laverty has burn scars and might not answer to what most consider the physical perfection. But that same imperfection is also what makes David’s physical appearance unique. Australian photographer Ali Choudhry worked with David and experienced first hand what a special person David Laverty is: “David is a musician who aims to delve into modeling, compared to most of my 'models' who may not have any modeling interests or are first time models. Because of his modeling aspirations, I tried to make this series as 'editorial' as possible. The irony being that there are hardly any clothes in the images, and as perfect as models are 'supposed' to be, they are human and thus, like everyone else imperfectly perfect.” –BM-

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BeautifulMag Cover Story | True Blue

THERE ARE SEVERAL EXPRESSIONS AND WORDS THAT ARE USED TO DESCRIBED AUSTRALIA AND ITS INHABITANTS. DOWN UNDER OR THE LAND OF OZ ARE OFTEN HEARD TO DESCRIBE THE COUNTRY WHERE AUSSIE, OZZIE AND OCKER ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW ONCE REFERS TO AUSTRALIANS. BUT IF THERE IS ONE EXPRESSION THAT TRULY CAPTURES THE AUSTRALIAN SPIRIT IT IS PROBABLY FAIR DINKUM.

The expression fair dinkum originates from Lincolnshire, England but has since then successfully made the crossing and became a Southern Hemisphere expression used to describe Austrialians. Hardly used outside of Australia, the term calls up images of well-built, sunburned field workers. Someone true to his core and true to his values. And indeed, fair dinkum is what Australians call someone who embodies the nations values.

The word dinkum is a slang term that came forth out of two different meanings: work and fair play. The word appeared first in 19th century English literature and was carried overseas with the many emigrant who were sent to the Australian colony. Here the word with the addition of fair appeared for the first time in the Sydney newspaper The Bulletin, back in 1894. The term is still being used in Australia, often in the meaning of honesty and truth. And in that form it has become a description of Australian character, more often expressed as true blue, which is the equivalent of the red blooded descriptor when it comes to Americans.

Chad Hursty describes himself as a true blue Australian. And we must agree. Chad works as personal trainer and construction builder and is - yes, wait for it - only 20 years old. Chad is obviously one o those gifted guys that have developed into manhood at early age and radiate both a strong masculinity and powerful sensuality at the same time. If he calls himself a true blue Australian, we would like to add to that drop-dead gorgeous and a real head turner. Living in Sydney, Chad has dedicated his whole life to sports and fitness which reflects in his lifestyle. He enjoys motivating people to set and achieve their fitness goals. In true Australian tradition, Chad is laid back and outgoing which thrives in situations on learning new things and exceeding in training settings. Throughout his high school years he represented his state in several sports such as, rugby league, basketball and both track and field events. Yes, with his achievement-oriented mindset, Chad Hursty is totally fair dinkum.

He describes himself as being a fitness enthusiast, actor, animal lover, movie buff, TV fanatic, avid world traveler, medical scientist and awesome photo taker. We can’t say for the first seven, but the latter is most certainly true. Rudi Yap strives to capture genuine emotion and people’s character in his portraits, with the objective to make his work more engaging and captivating. To show us what he means he shared his work with Chad Hursty with us. And see, he is right. More over, Rudi has the reputation of being not only artistic and professional, but also to create an ambiance of relaxation and convenience when it comes to working with his models. In that context Rudi is as much good sort of Australian fella as Chad is. Steadfast, honest and laid back.. In other words, fair dinkum, true blue. –BM-

Chad Hursty is represented by Crew Models International.

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Sexy Colours

WHEN WORKING IN THE CREATIVE BUSINESS IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMEONE AROUND YOU WHO SHARES YOUR PASSION AND IS ABLE TO GIVE CRITICISM WHEN AND WHERE NEEDED. EVERY CREATIVE CAN AGREE TO THAT. IT’S A FACT THAT THE BEST CREATIVE WORK COMES FORTH FROM DISCUSSIONS AMONG LIKE-MINDED. BECAUSE IT OPENS YOUR EYES AND CAN BRING YOUR WORK TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

Troy Phillips was born and raised in Oklahoma, USA. With a background in counseling psychology and design, Troy also has a passion for photography which started in his early teenage years. And as we have seen many times already, once that kind of passion is found, it will never go away anymore. Troy’s love for photography followed him like a shadow. He took it with him when he moved to Japan for studies. And it followed him back to the United States when he settled in New York City in the early 1990’s. Still it would take another handful of years before Troy Phillips would give in to his affection for the art and turned it into a career. A successful one as well.

Currently located in Brooklyn, NYC, Troy Phillips has made quite a name for himself as photographer with a specialization in editorial, fashion, fitness, beauty, fine arts and portrait photography. But Troy is not alone. He works in partnership with Akimitsu Sadoi, another fine artist. Akimitsu originates from Hiroshima, Japan but has been living in New York since 1990. Besides a very talented photographer himself, Akimisu is also the soundboard fro Troy when it comes to bouncing off creative ideas. Together they can sign off on numerous publications in just as many renowned magazines and photo books, as well as exhibitions in prominent galleries.

This set which we called Sexy Colours, shows Troy Phillips’ cunning talent to marry beautiful men with colorful props and products. These photographs show what Troy does best. With his great sense for editorial photography, Troy portrays fitness guys as if they were high-end fashion models. Each single image breaths eroticism. Some subtle, other more in your face. But every single one of them with style and grace and a boldness that is a true example of fine art photography. –BM-

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BeautifulMag SEX Edition 2013

 

Join us on another indulgent adventure of erotic fantasies and sexual pleasures. Dive into your pool of hidden imaginations and enjoy the intimate vision of others. BeautifulMag's 2013 SEX Edition kicks off on June 02, 2013. -BM-

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Mitya Nevsky's Dreams

MITYA NEVSKY HAS A TWO-FOLD DREAM. FIRST IT IS HIS DREAM TO REACH THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN PHOTOGRAPHY. TO CREATE WORK THAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE ART. SECOND HE DREAMS ABOUT SEEING HIS NAME APPEAR ALONGSIDE THOSE HE ADMIRES AND WHO INSPIRE HIM. HOW WONDERFUL IT WOULD BE FOR HIM TO SE HIS DREAMS COME TRUE. AND HOW WONDERFUL IT WOULD BE FOR US IF WE COULD HAVE A HAND IN THAT.

One part of Mitya Nevsky’s dream seems easy to fulfill. Placing his name alongside those of who he admires so much. So here we go. Mitya Nevsky, Justin Monroe, Annie Leibowitz, Herb Ritz, David Vance, Thomas Synnamon. This probably doesn’t quite realize that pat of Mitya’s dream, but one has to start somewhere, and this place is as good as any other. Mitya Nevsky once to find recognition for his work and it is our job, or better said our privilege, to give him a boost.

Oh how we love our men from Russia. There is something about them we do not find in any other man. It’s not just that they are handsome and well built. We can find that anywhere else.  No, it’s something else. Something more primitive that lies hidden in their expression. Or maybe it is the fact that their expression is often so stoical. Yes, almost detached. It is hard to read their faces, to see what’s going on in their mind and it is that what makes them so attractive. We have had the opportunity to present you several photographers from Russia already, with their portfolio’s full of these special men, and today it is Mitya Nevsky’s turn.

Mitya Nevsky is 35 years old and lives and works in Moscow. He has built a rich portfolio with his models, but it is not all he does. Mitya also photographs landscapes and architecture and claims he does that better than his models. Which is a very promising aspect, considering his model photography is already of outstanding quality. Russia is a country with very strong believes and values and we always wonder how difficult it must be for photographers to find models. Especially male models. But Mitya guarantees us that, though more difficult outside the city, in Moscow he has no issue finding what he is looking for. Of course his works is his best advertising. Knowing what Mitya can do with his camera obviously is enough comfort for the Moscovian men to undress without hesitation.

It is hard to believe that Mitya Nesky discovered the pleasures of creating photographic art only 3 years ago. It was then when he received his first camera which opened ways to experience a creative ecstasy unknown to Mitya until that moment. Mitya is a happy man and has been so for those last 3 years. He is living in a world filled with light and bright colors. A world seen from a different angle that has unfolded itself to Mitya through the lens of his camera in all its extraordinary beauty. The photos he shares with us today are showing his ability to subtly convey the true beauty of the male form, emerging not only from steel muscles but also from a glimpse of a playful smile, piercing the daily hustle and bustle of life in the metropolis. Mitya Nevsky’s portraits represent an breath of fresh air of freedom and ease. Mitya’s dream doesn’t seem to be a very complicated one. It definitely is a deserved one to be realized. –BM-

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