CONTENTS
08 RAY KAPPE: KING OF THE CALIFORNIA OPTIMISTS
In the 1950s and 60s, Ray Kappe took the clean steel lines of his predecessors and crafted them in wood, lending a uniquely Californian warmth to the modern era. WORDS // CAROLINE RYDER PORTRAITS // STEVE SHAW ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY // HUNTER KERHART
20 VINCENT PETERS IS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
There’ s an alluring grace that carries through Vincent Peters’ s new book, Personal, with its soft light and bold contrast accentuating seductive gazes and lithe limbs. WORDS // ELYSSA GOODMAN PHOTOGRAPHY // VINCENT PETERS
34 THE PATH OF AARON PAUL
From small town Idaho to the City of Angels, it seems Aaron Paul has been taking on brave new roles all his life. WORDS // JOE DONNELLY PHOTOGRAPHY // STEVE SHAW
48 ELSIE HEWITT
PHOTOGRAPHY // STEVE SHAW
58 GET TAKEN AWAY BY TONY KELLY
Splashy color, a quirky sense of humor, and unabashed sex appeal make photographer Tony Kelly’ s latest book, Taken!, a celebration of pleasure in all its forms. WORDS // ELYSSA GOODMAN PHOTOGRAPHY // TONY KELLY
72 GENEVIEVE MORTON
PHOTOGRAPHY // THE RIKER BROTHERS
86 ROPE ME
PHOTOGRAPHY // MARTIAL LENOIR CREATIVE DIRECTION: LULU INTHESKY
102 NU MUSES
PHOTOGRAPHY // DAVID BELLEMERE
154 VILLAS OF INFINITE LIGHT: INSIDE THE LUXURIOUS CASA KIMBALL
Light and water seem to go on forever at the Dominican Republic’ s Casa Kimball, the location for our Nu Muses calendar. WORDS // SHIRA SHANE BEHIND THE SCENES IMAGES // STEVE SHAW ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY PAUL WARCHOL
FRONT COVER: photography // David Bellemere model // Alejandra Guilmant
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