Teo Turato had never modeled before until he ended up in front of the camera of John Clum last summer. Now we could make a beautiful story about how this came to happen. But what it comes down to is that it all happened in the most traditional and classic way. Teo, who never before stood model, decided he wanted to give it a try. And in order to do so and make sure that first result would be good, he carefully selected a photographer whom he believed could deliver the desired result. And that photographer was John Clum.
For quite a while John Clum has been looking for a model with a sculptured look. He wanted to work with images of a strong figure. Out of the blue Teo Turato contacted him with the request to shoot physique portraits. Since Teo was completely new, he had no professional references but after seeing a few personal photos, John agreed on giving it a go. As in any situation like this, you are never really sure of what the model will look like until you meet him in person. John was pleasantly surprised when that came to happen.
Teo’s physical appearance was exactly what John Clum had been looking for. John’s idea was to shoot a model with a body that looked like it was chiseled from stone. And Teo delivered exactly that. “It is always rewarding to work with someone unknown because there is no persona that has evolved from past works that will influence my ideas and your audience has no preconceived ideas of the model from seeing other work he has been featured in.,” John says. “It really is like starting with a blank canvas with the only influence on you is the figure in front of you combined with your own perceptions and imaginings to guide the creative process.”
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