It’s an Abercrombie Life

jerradmatthew — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:02:23 +0000

It very well may have been the Abercrombie and Fitch Quarterly that first sparked my interest in photography. I remember wondering how one small magazine could cause so much controversy, especially when the images inside were so beautiful! A&F Quarterly did exactly everything right. Beautiful people in beautiful locations; it was everything everyone wanted to be.

Abercrombie and Fitch became known for more than clothes, it was now a way of life. The clothes insinuated (often very wrongly) that those wearing them lived the lifestyle pictured in the Quarterly. According to the images, an Abercrombie Life was a coed fantasy existence lived on islands, in cornfields, and wearing very few actual clothes.

Yet for me, there is still a viceral attraction to the fantasy of an Abercrombie Life. Gorgeous bodies with no need to cover up. Casual, comfortable, and effortless. Models Jacob Wolfe and Jeff Richards are perfect examples of the type of men you would see living this life. As fit models for A&F, every piece of medium and large size men’s clothing is approved on their body before it goes to production. They brought the casual and the effortless to this shoot, it couldn’t have been more of a pleasure working with them.

We shot this in the countryside outside Columbus, Ohio. Gorgeous country locations and these two perfect all-American men really made the series what it is. Oh, and what’s a series about Abercrombie without a little unnecessary rear nudity?! Enjoy! -JM

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Flashed!

jerradmatthew — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:58:30 +0000

Flashed is my first attempt at something slightly larger scale. Try squeezing four models, a make-up artist, an assistant, lighting equipment and a photographer into a not-so-large men’s room at a local club and this is apparently what you get. We started the day with make-up artist Hanna Wagner adding a roughed-up rock star look to the guys before trekking over to the “set” also known as the bathroom at Diversions Night Club. Wardrobe styling was done by yours truly. The mirrors brought an interesting challenge, but in the end, they also brought about the inspiration for the name of the sieries, FLASHED! Enjoy! – JM

Joe Gorecki

Jacob Wolfe

James Michael

JC Cunningham (both)

Jacob Wolfe

JC Cunningham

Joe Gorecki and Jacob Wolfe

Joe Gorecki

JC Cunningham

Jacob Wolfe

Jerrad Matthew Photography » jake wolfe

It’s an Abercrombie Life

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Flashed!