"With " Day Dreaming," Todd Paris invites us to step into a mesmerising realm where the naked body transcends mere physicality and transforms into pure artistry. Through the lens of vulnerability, strength, and undeniable beauty, young men bare their souls, encouraging a profound dialogue about dreams and desires that resonate deeply within us all. In this captivating collection, Paris crafts radiant compositions that harmoniously blend bodies, gestures, vibrant colours, and ethereal light, a true celebration of beauty in its myriad forms."
"Each image serves as a hymn to the essence of youth, inviting viewers to revel in the delicate interplay between the human form and the artistic vision encapsulated within. When my mother and her brother were kids, my grandfather built them a darkroom. They grew up shooting film and developing their own prints in the "old-school" style. My mom was a model when she was young, and after she married my dad, he and his camera were never far away."
"They both loved the 35mm-slide medium, and so every family trip or activity was projected on our living room wall for visitors to enjoy. It was no surprise that I was drawn to this pursuit. Although still photography was not part of my major, I took several relevant lab classes at Stanford and UCL A. These were black and white courses, focusing on darkroom techniques."
A photographic collection elevates young male nudes into luminous, painterly compositions that emphasize vulnerability, strength, and the interplay of gesture, colour, and ethereal light. Radiant images celebrate youth and the delicate tension between the human form and artistic vision. A family darkroom tradition, 35mm slides, and home projections provided early exposure to film processes and visual storytelling. Academic lab courses in black-and-white darkroom techniques established technical foundations. The arrival of sophisticated photo-editing software around 2007 rekindled interest in still photography, initiating a self-portrait phase and a focused pursuit of digital editing, model direction, photomanipulation, and photoreal art.
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