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Kenzo is an amazing new model who’s been inspiring some of my latest art work. Born in Haiti his family relocated to Paris as a young child, his accent and charming manner are very French but with a natural island warmth. I discovered Kenzo through a professional Model/Photographer networking website called Model Mayhem where he had already done some wonderful work with a variety of accomplished photographers. I consider myself lucky that he was open and willing to work with an artist whose ideas can be a bit physically and expressively challenging. I look forward to creating many new prints inspired by this outstanding model in the future.
Kenzo appears in the print:”A Moment of Consequence”.
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This group of photos are from our first shoot where both of us were just getting used to working with each other.

In the back on my mind I was absolutely shocked and amazed when he first took off his shirt and revealed one of the most finely tuned and well crafted athletic physiques I’ve ever had the pleasure to record on film. Couple this with a handsomely structured face and you have a model who is truly special!

One of my more recent shoots with Kenzo was in the private garden and stream of a friend in Nu’uanu, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. We had no specific image or idea in mind, it was just an opportunity to shoot freely and to see what came from it. This is where a model can actively be a part of the creative process and potentially interject their own ideas into the art work.

Our shoot in the garden was actually a last minute thing to simply document the amazing surroundings we were blessed to work. With half a roll of color film left I “clicked” away as we both climbed up the steep bank back up to my friend’s house.

Even when it’s just candid snap shots Kenzo still shines as a rare and unique model!

Kenzo appears in the print: ”A Moment of Consequence”.

Kenzo’s Model Portfolios can be seen at Model Mayhem as well as Model Launch websites. And many of my own raw photographs of Kenzo can be seen on my Model Launch portfolio.

 
 
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