West Phillips

Bangkok: Aum

Twenty-eight year old Aum and I connected a few months ago via Instagram. Like a lot of these Thai muscle boy types, he's an 'influencer' with a substantial following and a great physique - a winning recipe in the world of Instagram these days.

I had just left Cambodia and spent a week in Bangkok before flying home to the states (which is where I am as I write this). Due to being so back-logged with editing from the past year's many travels and shoots and also annoyed with the difficult...

North Carolina: Tyler

I found thirty year old Tyler through a hobbyist photographer I know in Charlotte, when I returned last November. This photographer and I met up at a cafe one evening to talk shop, swap stories and just catch up. He mentioned his 'white whale' in Charlotte - this guy he's been following for years and desperately wanting to photograph, but hadn't. They'd exchanged some messages, but nothing ever came of it. I asked to see the guy's Instagram and there ya have it, I suppose. I sent him a messa...

Mexico City: Manuel

Here's a series from my first trip to Mexico. Mexico City had been on my radar for many years since it's so close to the states, but the time just never seemed right. You can keep the touristy beaches and resorts - the capital city was what I wanted. Beautiful old, Spanish architecture, history and endless latin guys.

I met Manuel through my friend Alan down there. Like Alan and most the other guys I photographed down there, Manuel was a ballet dancer. His edgy look definitely made him ...

Phnom Penh: Sal

Twenty-one year old Sal was my last shoot in Cambodia, as I've since come home to the states for a few months. We did this shoot along with my designer friend there, so these are some behind-the-scenes and changing shots with his designs.

Sal is a newbie to modeling, young, speaks no English and a bit intimidated being at a shoot with 2 foreigners and just kind of winging it. Regardless, it was a good shoot and I love his lean, ripped twink physique - what do you think?

Cambodia, ...

North Carolina: Alex

I met 20 year old Alex last month, soon after returning to the states. We chatted for a bit and came up with a plan to shoot while I was in town for the week. He was an OF creator with a pretty explicit X page as well, so I figured he'd be a fun and easy guy to have a fun and sexy shoot with.

Our first choice of location turned out to be inaccessible, unfortunately, but he came up with a back up plan, which worked out perfectly. We ended up using an abandoned, old farmhouse on in the su...

North Carolina: Tyler

I returned to the US early last month and flew into Charlotte to spend a week visiting my best friend, before making my way up to my home state of Virginia. I didn't have any shoots planned for that week, but as always, I was open to it and looking. I ended up nabbing 3 and had them set up for my last 3 days in town. Tyler was the final one and the one I was most looking forward to.

I found thirty year old Tyler through a hobbyist photographer I know in Charlotte. He and I met up at a c...

Singapore: Nate

Statuesque Nate was a unique and great find on my last trip to Singapore. He's in his late 30s and a professional suit and tie guy with a ripped physique. Tall with lean muscle and a striking, chiseled face - really makes him stand out.

The shoot wasn't too planned out - only by a couple days or so while I was in town. He was eager, punctual and polite and considerate - always great qualities I hope for when finding someone to shoot. We meet at the agreed spot and make our way along th...

Phnom Penh: Vibol

Thirty-year old Vibol was introduced to me by a fashion designer friend here in Cambodia. This friend has been so helpful and generous since I arrived in offering me models as well as locations to use for some of my shoots. For this particular shoot he offered both.

The space was a 3 level row house that had been converted into a gallery. It's been empty for several months, as the owner has other properties, other businesses and apparently a fair amount of money and spend a lot of time ...

North Carolina: Tyler

I returned to the US early last month and flew into Charlotte to spend a week visiting my best friend, before making my way up to my home state of Virginia. I didn't have any shoots planned for that week, but as always, I was open to it and looking. I ended up nabbing 3 and had them set up for my last 3 days in town. Tyler was the final one and the one I was most looking forward to.

I found thirty year old Tyler through a hobbyist photographer I know in Charlotte. He and I met up at a ...

Bangkok: Aum

Twenty-eight year old Aum and I connected a few months ago via Instagram. Like a lot of these Thai muscle boy types, he's an 'influencer' with a substantial following and a great physique - a winning recipe in the world of Instagram these days.

I had just left Cambodia and spent a week in Bangkok before flying home to the states (which is where I am as I write this). Due to being so back-logged with editing from the past year's many travels and shoots and also annoyed with the difficult...

Phnom Penh: Siphun

Twenty-seven year old Siphun is arguably one of, if not the most popular male model in Cambodia (but then again it's a tiny market there). He's a local guy, a personal trainer and has successfully competed in local and international pageants. He was introduced to me by my designer friend here and thus far we've done 2 shoots together, this series being from the first one.

We did this shoot out at an 'abandoned' house on the river that belongs to a friend of my friend. It's a bit out of ...

Malaysia: Adam

Twenty-six year old Adam and I met through Grindr very spontaneously one day while I was killing time at a cafe. I'd been staying out in the suburbs with a friend and was waiting for him to finish work. As I'm scrolling through Grindr I see this cute and fit twink with some flexing and show-off type pics. We start chatting and there ya have it.

Adam (not his real name, but chosen English name) was a sweet guy - young, inexperienced, shy, but also eager and really curious. He was excited...

Phnom Penh: Sal

Twenty-one year old Sal was my latest and last shoot in Cambodia, as I've since come home to the states for a few months. We did this shoot along with my designer friend there, so in some of these shots he's wearing his pants, though the hat is the model's own and I thought it'd be a nice look to include it.

 After shooting various looks in his designs, the last series of photos I took, per usual on such shoots was the underwear shots. I couldn't go too sexy with Sal, as he is such...

Phnom Penh: Rith

Thirty-year old Rith and I connected through a mutual friend here in Phnom Penh and exchanged messages on Instagram about doing a shoot. I ended up seeing him on Grindr after the fact though and it was there that things really sped up and sealed the deal, so to speak. He's an architect, as well as a visual artist who recently had an exhibition here, which I attended. He's funny with a goofy laugh and a killer body. Needless to say he was fun to spend time with. Thus far we've had 3 shoots tog...

Phnom Penh: Vibol

Thirty-year old Vibol was introduced to me by a fashion designer friend here in Cambodia. This friend has been so helpful and generous since I arrived in offering me models as well as locations to use for some of my shoots. For this particular shoot he offered both.

The space was a 3 level row house that had been converted into a gallery. It's been empty for several months, as the owner has other properties, other businesses and apparently a fair amount of money and spend a lot of time ...

Phnom Penh: Siphun

Twenty-seven year old Siphun is arguably one of, if not the most popular male model in Cambodia. He's a local guy, a personal trainer and has successfully competed in local and international pageants. He was introduced to me by my designer friend here and thus far we've done 2 shoots together, this series being from the first one.

We did this shoot out at an 'abandoned' house on the river that belongs to a friend of my friend. It's a bit out of the city and a hassle to get to, but is gr...

Bangkok: Laika

Thirty year old Laika was a sort of last minute find on my recent trip to Bangkok. Because Bangkok is notoriously challenging for me to find models, I had cast a wide net. Sure, you may look at my posts and see lots of models I've shot in BKK, but the truth is that the vast number of them are last minute and spontaneous ones, as so many of the ones that are planned usually disappear. It never fails and this latest trip was no different. The city and the mindset of the guys who reside there tr...

Phnom Penh: Rith

Thirty-year old Rith and I connected through a mutual friend here in Phnom Penh and exchanged messages on Instagram about doing a shoot. I ended up seeing him on Grindr after the fact though and it was there that things really sped up and sealed the deal, so to speak. He's an architect, as well as a visual artist who recently had an exhibition here, which I attended. He's funny with a goofy laugh and a killer body. Needless to say he was fun to spend time with. Thus far we've had 3 shoots tog...

Phnom Penh: Rith

Thirty-year old Rith and I connected through a mutual friend here in Phnom Penh and exchanged messages on Instagram about doing a shoot. I ended up seeing him on Grindr after the fact though and it was there that things really sped up and sealed the deal, so to speak. He's an architect, as well as a visual artist who recently had an exhibition here, which I attended. He's funny with a goofy laugh and a killer body. Needless to say he was fun to spend time with. Thus far we've had 3 shoots tog...

London: Donald

Thirty-something Donald and I have been connected on Instagram for a few years - can't remember exactly how many. I've always wanted to photograph him, but hadn't been back to the UK since I left in 2018. Welp, I finally made it back late last month and voila!

Firstly, he's a full-time, professional model who is based in London (grew up elsewhere in the UK) and has done a ton of commercial work. I don't even know how many ad campaigns, billboards and magazine spreads he's done,...

Phnom Penh: Rith

Thirty-year old Rith and I connected through a mutual friend here in Phnom Penh and exchanged messages on Instagram about doing a shoot. I ended up seeing him on Grindr after the fact though and it was there that things really sped up and sealed the deal, so to speak. He's an architect, as well as a visual artist who recently had an exhibition here, which I attended. He's funny with a goofy laugh and a killer body. Needless to say he was fun to spend time with. Thus far we've had 3 shoots tog...

Kuala Lumpur: Ben

Thirty-six year old hunk Ben and I connected last time I was in Kuala Lumpur. I had just 2 days left in the city and I really wanted to find one more, strong and solid guy to photograph. A good friend of mine in Singapore suggested Ben, so I added his Instagram and sent him a message. It was a long shot, as it meant there was only really one day we could do it and that was the very next day. Lucky for me, he had the week off work as he was preparing for his body building competition on the we...

Kuala Lumpur: Isaac

Twenty-six year old Isaac and I were supposed to shoot on a previous trip to KL, but despite all our chat about it, it didn't happen. On my latest trip we more than made up for it.

He's got a pumped, beautiful physique, and as you may be able to tell - only about 5'6 or so. A Chinese - Indian mix (Chindian), I think he has a great, unique look and a friendly face with a big smile and laugh. He was a super sweet guy to spend the day with and we really hit it off - even went out a couple ...

Singapore: George

Thirty-one year old George and I connected through Instagram sometime last year when I was searching out new guys to collaborate with in Singapore. He had just relocated to Singapore from London and with both of our busy schedules, we couldn't make it work. On my latest, unplanned trip back to Singapore, he was one of the first guys I got in touch with to make it happen this time and I'm glad I did!

Originally from Indonesia, George seems to have been all over - living, working, etc. He...

England: Lewis

Twenty-four year old muscle boy Lewis and I connected through Instagram sometime last year when I was planning my Euro trip. As much as I wanted to, I couldn't swing a London trip at the time, but added his name to my folder of guys to collaborate with in the future. For this latest short stint in the UK, I lined up a couple other guys as well, so as to be as productive as possible.

Lewis doesn't live in London, however, so I ended up taking an expensive train journey way ...

England: Lewis

Twenty-four year old muscle boy Lewis and I connected through Instagram sometime last year when I was planning my Euro trip. As much as I wanted to, I couldn't swing a London trip at the time, but added his name to my folder of guys to collaborate with in the future. For this latest short stint in the UK, I lined up a couple other guys as well, so as to be as productive as possible.

Lewis doesn't live in London, however, so I ended up taking an expensive train journey way ...

Bangkok: Hiroki

Handsome and sexy Hiroki and I only recently connected on Instagram. While on the overnight train from Malaysia to Bangkok, I was searching out potential guys to photograph for my trip. A friend sent his profile to me, we began exchanging messages and there ya have it.

Forty-four year old Hiroki is (obviously) Japanese, but has been living and working in Bangkok for some years. Like other expatriates from Asian countries I've met there, he loves it and has no intentions of returning to ...

Singapore: Bing

Thirty-six year old Bing and I didn't have much luck with the weather on our shoot day. We had intended to shoot on my previous trip to Singapore, but lost track of time and schedules, so on this latest one we made it happen - come rain or shine. In the end, some of the shots I'm happy with, but overall - kind of 'meh' feeling I guess.

Weather aside, handsome Bing was great and a trooper - jeans, underwear and speedo - all in a wet, dirty car park.

For anyone who may be familiar ...

Bangkok: Hiroki

Handsome and sexy Hiroki and I only recently connected on Instagram. While on the overnight train from Malaysia to Bangkok, I was searching out potential guys to photograph for my trip. A friend sent his profile to me, we began exchanging messages and there ya have it.

Forty-four year old Hiroki is (obviously) Japanese, but has been living and working in Bangkok for some years. Like other expatriates from Asian countries I've met there, he loves it and has no intentions of returning to ...

Kuala Lumpur: Nazri

Twenty-eight year old Nazri and I did this shoot on my latest trip to Malaysia. The house is one that I had used before, but only downstairs and outside, so this time I made use of the upstairs with him. This first series shows the start of the shoot, including applying much-needed bug spray!

He's a local Malay guy, which I've been trying to collaborate with more of them as I'm able to. It's proven a bit of a challenge finding willing, fit Malays - mostly because of the Muslim aspect, ...