Roger Y

There are many guys that I have photographed with superbly built bodies. Trying to capture their beauty is always a challenge, while not resorting to the typical chest and abdominals shot. As I love the shadows and darkness, I am always looking for that extra touch of difference with the limitations of a small studio with the simplest of lighting and adornment. Here, I was honored with the chance to do just that with Roger, who so kindly allowed me to shoot him nude. I hope you like these and can savor the beauty of this young man. 

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Billy by Norm Yip

These are some photographs taken from a shoot with Billy, a talkative friendly young man from Hong Kong that I met through facebook. After chatting with him several times, I invited him to come to my studio for a test. What initially was meant to be a short one hour shoot turned into a 2.5 hour session. The most challenging set came at the end when shooting his portrait. Normally, I can make the shot with a single light source, but in this case, two soft boxes were necessary — one light placed at the front and one at the back. Billy is currently working full time as an auditor. His current interests include working out, movies, sun-bathing, tennis and being a well-rounded person as a whole.

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Calvin Chow - Photographed by Norm Yip

Calvin Chow was someone I had known for quite some time on the internet before actually meeting him in person. It may have over a year, or perhaps two. I recalled seeing images of him, wearing the occasional swimwear and seeing a very well developed upper body. Toward the end of last year, I struck up a conversation with him and made arrangements try to meet up, just to talk about the shoot. Two times we were supposed to meet and two times we never made it. Then a few weeks ago, we finally caught up with one another. It was clear that this young man was very nervous and fearful about being photographed, and about what he would be getting into. As it turned out, he very much wanted to be photographed, but his other half was very much against it. We decided in the end that we would do a very simple test shoot without going into anything beyond being shirtless. Here are a few of the shots I quite liked. 

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beaux - the asian male magazine arrives!

beaux - the asian male magazine is new. It’s a magazine devoted to Asian male beauty. It’s published in the hustling, bustling crazy city of Hong Kong and the first issue, V1 is the VANITY issue. It has 3 editorials by my friend models: Derek Chong, Patrick Lui, and Loren Tam. Attached here is the cover, as modeled by Patrick Lui. It is a printed magazine on 165gsm wood-free paper with a 350gsm glossy cover.

Please consider buying a copy at http://beauxmagazine.com or through Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/Beaux-Magazine-Volume-Norm-Yip/dp/9889825945.

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yummy i wann see some cock

Asked by
yummyasianboys

Hi there, unfortunately, my photography is not really about cocks. However I will be publishing a book next year that will have full frontal shots. But again, it’s about photography and guys, not about the sexual organ. You can see enough of that surfing on the internet and in tumblr.

Vietnamese An Tôn Thất - Composer, singer & musician

An Tôn Thất is a composer, singer and musician that I greatly admire. His music is very personal, emotionally charged and haunting. There is a gentle darkness and depth that to his creativity that we both share, and perhaps that is why we both gravitate towards black and white work. The opportunity to meet and photograph this exceptionally gifted man came twice. The first time the time was simply too short, but the second time was more successful. This particular portait was one of the photographs taken of him while he was sitting nude. There is still a sense of vulnerability in his eyes, yet his gaze is very direct and telling. What is he trying to say to me? 

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