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PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS FOCUSING ON THE EXPLORATION AND DECONSTRUCTION OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALE ARCHETYPE - This page features my work exclusively.  Also check out ThruTuTchTEyes.Tumblr.com where I celebrate the dopest male models of color!

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DAILY DOPE - BRYAN TERRELL CLARK Flipped the Script! i gotta admit I find great pleasure in surprising artists I respect by posting unexpected portraits. Our Washingtonian rep on Broadway got ME yesterday. While I was working I was randomly watching vids to stay in the loop with our Broadway fam as I often do…and I heard this on AOL’s “Build” interview series. Whaaawhaaa? Hahaha thx man. I find so many people in the industries I work in who are incredibly generous, encouraging and inspirational. I love being able to expand the circle of inspiration and return some magic back to the source that originally inspired me as an artist. Onward & Upward, Bro! @therealbtc @Hamiltonmusical @TuTchTig #LoJoWerkz #LoJoWerkzDailyDope #DAILYDOPE #AolBuildSeries #PresidentsDay #BryanTerrellClark #BrandonVDixon #Hamilton #GeorgeWashington #TuTchTBroadwayPortraits #Broadway #NotMyPresidentsDay#TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #FatherofourCountry #wellrepped #wellflipped

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PRESIDENT’S DAY TuTchT Portrait of Bryan Terrell Clark, currently starring on Broadway as George Washington in “Hamilton.” I’ve been following the career of this massively talented brother for many, many years. When it was announced he would be taking on this role I was thrilled to have him represent us as the first leader of our country, especially in a time when the current leader is less of just about everything that Mr. Clark has shown himself to be in his career. Thank you, sir! Onward and Upward! @therealbtc @Hamiltonmusical @BroadwayBlack @TuTchTig #PresidentsDay #BryanTerrellClark #Hamilton #GeorgeWashington #TuTchTBroadwayPortraits #Broadway #NotMyPresidentsDay #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #FatherofourCountry #wellrepped

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MIDNIGHT VALENTINE from Devon. PT 3 Here’s a Late Night Musical Valentine from LoJoFav Devon Stephon. We’ve said it before… we feel Devon is one of the greatest voices in the Industry today. He’s at his very best when he is interpreting a great song in a intimate setting with piano accompaniment. (in this case by London-based keyboardist Karim Kamar.) Wanna know what LOVE sounds like, fam? Sit back and take a listen! @officiallydevon @karim_kamar #LoJoWerkz #LoJoWerkzDailyDope #DAILYDOPE #DevonStephon #ValentinesDay #OfficiallyDevon #LoJoVocalTine #BestVoicesintheMusicIndustry #RisingStars #VocalMasters #FalsettoKings #MyFunnyValentine #JazzStandards

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MIDNIGHT VALENTINE from Devon. PT 2 Here’s a Late Night Musical Valentine from LoJoFav Devon Stephon. We’ve said it before… we feel Devon is one of the greatest voices in the Industry today. He’s at his very best when he is interpreting a great song in a intimate setting with piano accompaniment. (in this case by London-based keyboardist Karim Kamar.) Wanna know what LOVE sounds like, fam? Sit back and take a listen! @officiallydevon @karim_kamar #LoJoWerkz #LoJoWerkzDailyDope #DAILYDOPE #DevonStephon #ValentinesDay #OfficiallyDevon #LoJoVocalTine #BestVoicesintheMusicIndustry #RisingStars #VocalMasters #FalsettoKings #MyFunnyValentine #JazzStandards

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MIDNIGHT VALENTINE from Devon. PT 1 Here’s a Late Night Musical Valentine from LoJoFav Devon Stephon. We’ve said it before… we feel Devon is one of the greatest voices in the Industry today. He’s at his very best when he is interpreting a great song in a intimate setting with piano accompaniment. (in this case by London-based keyboardist Karim Kamar.) Wanna know what LOVE sounds like, fam? Sit back and take a listen! @officiallydevon @karim_kamar #LoJoWerkz #LoJoWerkzDailyDope #DAILYDOPE #DevonStephon #ValentinesDay #OfficiallyDevon #LoJoVocalTine #BestVoicesintheMusicIndustry #RisingStars #VocalMasters #FalsettoKings #MyFunnyValentine #JazzStandards

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STRIPES - FASHION WEEK - TINIE TEMPAH SQUAD! UK Recording superstar Tinie Tempah assembled one of the dopest & diverse model squads of London Fashion Week: Mens as he showed his new line What We Wear. Ive got mad respect for this man, his talent, his public persona and the contribution he is making to the Fashion Industry. Big Ups! Many of our TuTchTfavs showed up in Tinie’s Stompfest, including TuTchTmuse Harry Uzoka and favs Jourdan Copeland, O’Shea Robertson & Chuck Achike… This show also introduced me to some great new faces on the UK scene. Onward and Upward, Mr. Tempah. (This joint was designed from a backstage shot by @DaveBenett.) @Tiniegram @ww.wear @LondonFashionWeek @Harryuzoka @OhgodOshea @_chuckjunior @JourdanCopeland #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #TinieTempah #STRIPES #WhatWeWear #FashionWeekSeason #HarryUzoka #JourdanCopeland #JuniorAchike #OSheaRoberston #emmanuellawal #KelLondon #MelvinOsadolor #JuniorChoi #JoeyFreckles #JuniorClint @AshtonGohil #Shamelkendrick #MaleModelsofColor #DaveBenett #TopUKmodels #TopMaleModelsofColor #MelaninSquad #RunwayKings #ThePowerofDiverstiy

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FASHION WEEK SEASON - Ike Nwachukwu Shots of Ike Nwachukwu rocking the long Astrid Andersens pheasant feather have been dominating the cyber airwaves since he repped the Swedish designer’s show at London Fashion Week: Mens a few weeks ago. Looming in the background is James Kakonge who has also been burning up webosphere in this fit. This backstage coverage at Astrid Andersens FW17 was shot by Eva K. Salvi for “Fucking Young.” (S/O to @cobbymjackson for helping me identify the bros in this pics. Its total madness that models aren’t credited in Fashion Week press… but that’s another topic for another day. hahaha) @Ike_nwachukwu @Jameskakonge @astridandersens @LondonFashionWeek @fuuuckingyoung @Evaksalvi #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #IkeNwachukwu #FashionWeekSeason #AstridAndersens #MaleModelsofColor #EvaKSalviPhotography #LondonFashionWeekM

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FASHION WEEK SEASON - Cobby Jackson Shots of Cobby Michael Jackson rocking the long Astrid Andersens pheasant feather have been dominating the cyber airwaves since he repped the Swedish designer’s show at London Fashion Week: Mens a few weeks ago. (The brother in the bkg has been getting lots of play too… Due to the sad tradition of never crediting the models in the fashion week press, I’ve searched a couple dozen shots of this guy making the fit POP on a host of different websites and media outlets and have yet to find out his name. If any of my TuTchTfam know, holla & I’ll get his shine right.) This backstage coverage at Astrid Andersens FW17 was shot by Eva K. Salvi for “Fucking Young.” @Cobbymjackson @astridandersens @LondonFashionWeek @fuuuckingyoung @Evaksalvi #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #CobbyJackson #FashionWeekSeason #AstridAndersens #MaleModelsofColor #EvaKSalviPhotography #LondonFashionWeekMen #FuckingYoung #BackstageFashionWeek #MelaninSquad #RunwayKings

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No words about this Inauguration Day… just 9 years of portraits of our American brothers. The TuTchT American Swag Series. Piece No. 22 “We Hold These Truths” (2016) Longtime TuTchTmuse Kone Sindou had posted a picture shot by lensman Ricardo Nelson that seemed to touch on a theme I’d been contemplating for last July 4th’s installment of The American Swag series. Between the time I started working on the piece and when I completed it, the Philando Castile and Alton Sterling shootings hit the headlines. My intense emotions merged with Kone’s below-the-surface melancholy and this piece resulted. @thats_your_boykone @Lord_Horatio #TuTchT #TuTchTImaging #ThruTuTchTEyes #AmericanSwag #InaugaurationDay #TuTchTAmericanSwag #TuTchTModelPortraits #TuTchTPortraitSeries #KoneSindou #TuTchTmuse #WeHoldTheseTruths #shootings #YoungBlackAmericanMales #BlackLivesMatter #TheBurdenofTruth

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No words about this Inauguration Day… just 9 years of portraits of our American brothers. The TuTchT American Swag Series. Piece No. 21 “Fallen Brother” (2016) It was model George Koh’s unique ability to express several emotions at once and his combination of simultaneously boylike and manlike qualities that drew me to him for my most recent Desert Sentinels portrait. The result is deeply effective to me. @georgekoh1 #TuTchT #TuTchTImaging #ThruTuTchTEyes #AmericanSwag #InaugaurationDay #TuTchTAmericanSwag #TuTchTModelPortraits #TuTchTPortraitSeries #GeorgeKoh #FallenBrother #MemorialDay #YoungBlackSoldiers #KilledinAction #BlackLivesMatter #GoneButNotForgotten #ContemplatingtheSacrifice #Glory

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No words about this Inauguration Day… just 9 years of portraits of our American brothers. The TuTchT American Swag Series. Piece No. 20 “So Gallantly Streaming” (2015) I was unable to do a piece in 2014 and as July 4th approached in ’15 the controversy surrounding the Confederate flag was at a boiling point. I wanted to do a provocative piece that explored some deep-seated historic fears. I had to choose the collaborator carefully. One of my favorite brothers in the game whose star has continued to rise to crazy levels still took time to connect with me and, as ALWAYS, was incredibly generous and supportive of the idea. And, as always, he perfectly embodied the concept. @BroderickHunter #TuTchT #TuTchTImaging #ThruTuTchTEyes #AmericanSwag #InaugaurationDay #TuTchTAmericanSwag #TuTchTModelPortraits #TuTchTPortraitSeries #BroderickHunter #TuTchTFav #SoGallantlyStreaming #StarsandBars #Americashistoricfears #Brod

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No words about this Inauguration Day… just 9 years of portraits of our American brothers. The TuTchT American Swag Series. Piece No. 19 Jamaal Singleton (2013) I saw a shoot by model/photog Jamaal Singleton and knew immediately this was my next Desert Sentinels Black Ops piece. This is by far the most active portrait in the series and captures a specific kind of warrior spirit I wanted to explore. @jsnyoffical #TuTchT #TuTchTImaging #ThruTuTchTEyes #AmericanSwag #InaugaurationDay #TuTchTAmericanSwag #TuTchTModelPortraits #TuTchTPortraitSeries #JamaalSingleton #JamaalSingletonNewYork #jsny #DesertSentinelsBlackOps #TuTchTDesertSentinels #warriorspirit

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No words about this Inauguration Day… just 9 years of portraits of our American brothers. The TuTchT American Swag Series. Piece No. 18 “God Shed His Grace…” (2013) Although model Ricky Owens has one of the most appealing and engaging faces in the game, his faceless posture in this joint created the perfect visual statement. @rickyisowens #TuTchT #TuTchTImaging #ThruTuTchTEyes #AmericanSwag #InaugaurationDay #TuTchTAmericanSwag #TuTchTModelPortraits #TuTchTPortraitSeries #RickyOwens #GodShedHisGrace

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No words about this Inauguration Day… just 9 years of portraits of our American brothers. The TuTchT American Swag Series. Piece No. 17 Makan Fofana (2012) Makan’s steely stare inspired me to create a subset of the Desert Sentinel branch of the series I called “Black Ops” which would lean more towards an action-based narrative vibe. Makan definitely hit the target. @makanfofana #TuTchT #TuTchTImaging #ThruTuTchTEyes #AmericanSwag #InaugaurationDay #TuTchTAmericanSwag #TuTchTModelPortraits #TuTchTPortraitSeries #MakanFofana #DesertSentinels #BlackOps #SteelyStare

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No words about this Inauguration Day… just 9 years of portraits of our American brothers. The TuTchT American Swag Series. Piece No. 16 “The Weight of Stars” (2012) I first saw supermodel Conrad Bromfield on Model Mayhem before he was signed. I immediately saw the star quality and contacted him about working with him on an American Swag joint. Before I knew it he was snatched up by Mike Stallings’ UModels management and the rest is American history. “King Con” is killing the international Fashion Weeks as I’m writing this and he bears the weight of his stardom with an effervescent resilience. @conradbb @mikestallingsny @umodelsnyc #TuTchT #TuTchTImaging #ThruTuTchTEyes #AmericanSwag #InaugaurationDay #TuTchTAmericanSwag #TuTchTModelPortraits #TuTchTPortraitSeries #ConradBromfield #MikeStallings #Umodels #TuTchTFav #KingCon

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No words about this Inauguration Day… just 9 years of portraits of our American brothers. The TuTchT American Swag Series. Piece No. 15 “Wendell Lissimore (2012) For the 2012 Desert Sentinel joint I connected with another one of Red’s top models, Wendell Lissimore who had a great shoot with top lensman photog JD Forte that inspired me. @wendelllissimore @jdforte @theagentman_ @Red_Models #TuTchT #TuTchTImaging #ThruTuTchTEyes #AmericanSwag #InaugaurationDay #TuTchTAmericanSwag #TuTchTModelPortraits #TuTchTPortraitSeries #Wendelllissimore #RedModels #jdfortephotography

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No words about this Inauguration Day… just 9 years of portraits of our American brothers. The TuTchT American Swag Series. Piece No. 14 “Emergence: Plate 2” In 2012 I decided to subtly touch on the topic of slavery. I reached out a great South African model/actor Atta Junior who had done some amazing shots by photo Kwame Nkansah & explained that I wanted to work with a team from the African Continent for this piece and he immediately clicked with the idea. Atta remains a friend. @therealattajunior @voltageek #TuTchT #TuTchTImaging #ThruTuTchTEyes #AmericanSwag #InaugaurationDay #TuTchTAmericanSwag #TuTchTModelPortraits #TuTchTPortraitSeries #AttaJunior #KwameNkansah #Emergence #AfricanAmericanYoungMen