I was just wondering: where can college guys pose nude now that Playgirl is no longer really a thing? I mean, I know there are a lot of porn sites like Corbin Fisher or Fratmen (I’m showing my age!) where guys can make money for participating in unlikely sexual scenarios.
But what about guys who just want to show off their bodies? What if guys just want to have some clean fun, work with professional photographers, and maybe get some campus cred? Where can they pose?
Daniel Nardicio briefly restarted it to much fanfare in 2010, with celebrity centerfolds and a GREAT “Campus Hunks” issue featuring Brent Walker. He drove the “Shaggin Wagon” across the US and met with hundreds of college guys who were eager to pose nude, saying that many of them just came up to the van to take off their shirts and show their abs. So the need is there.
I’ve worked at a small college for decades, and I see lots of guys who I would rock the “Campus Hunks” issue of Playgirl magazines of yore. But Playgirl, at least as I knew it growing up, no longer exists. Yes, it’s been re-launched in Italy, but it has almost no media presence, and I don’t think they even have a “Campus Hunks” issue anymore.
Can anyone suggest alternatives to Playgirl, especially for college-aged guys? Or young guys who might want some experience in modeling?
Playgirl for me tried to communicate a subtle reality of the men who posed in it, and that is the definition of art- truth through beauty.
Thank you!
--IdeaOfOrder
(Incidentally, people interested in my reflections on college guys’ physicality and behavior in the locker room can check out my thread: "For the Love of College Boys":
As others have already chimed in, if the person is currently attending university and wants to pose nude, the first thing should be to check out their art department so model as a male nude model for drawing/painting/illustrating classes.
Next, if the person wants to try the editorial/commercial nude model route, this is bordering on classy homoeroticism, there are many photographers on social media to hit up and see if they are "modeling testing" or in need of nude male models for their personal photography projects.
As ALWAYS, anyone should GOOGLE-SEARCH everyone they meet online. Ask for references.
Finally, if the person wants the full on pornographic work, well, the OP already knows about SC/CF/Etc. Those sites have model submission sections and you simply have to submit the images and hope for any callbacks.
More importantly and this is depending on the person's preferences, discuss and have in writing the levels of nudity. For example, someone is OK with being fully nude with the penis showing; however, due to personal and professional reasons, the person is adamant on cropped images or playfully teasing images in the final product. With this, make sure the photographer has agreed on the framing and composition and the model has every right to inspect and check photo compositions.
This type of trust and honesty is paramount between photographer-model relationship.
Someone mentioned Mr. Day and Mr. Jenkins. These two have been on a unspoken "Blacklisted" photographer via an online vigilante by the name of "Shit Model Management" via IG and Twitter. The personal goes by username "shitmodelmgmt" on both IG and Twitter. Check that person's list. The person takes submissions from several anonymous and sometimes real name sources and made into a Blacklist compilation of photographers and people to avoid.
Think sexual assault level of touchiness. Mr. Day is especially known to fluff and even perform fellatio on his guys. He is a known predator and should
NOT be recommended.
