TITLE: FEMENITY

The central theme of this photographic project is the man and his femininity.
“FEMENITY” studies gender, identity and new codes of masculinity, as much as the perception of masculinity is highly different depending on the culture, social background, religion, personal experience of the model.
The work highlights the ban on men letting go, self-censorship on their part of what is determined by society as feminine qualities, sensuality, sensitivity, sweetness ... In a word, it is the notion and the myth of manhood that the project wants to explore, probe, challenge.

It is designed in 3 opuses, each composed of 10 photos.

Opus 1, Abandon.
Is the one I'm working on right now. It is a serie of black and white portraits of classic, refined and minimalist style. Models are represented on a neutral background, face to the photographer,as in front of a mirror, they reveal their share of femininity to the viewer.
The models in this opus are mainly male, of all sexual orientations.
The choice of nudity is determined by the model.
Some portraits are also accompanied by videos, produced in the form of an interview in the same artistic context. The models express themselves on their reflections on the photo shoot and their feeling concerning the female-male duality.

Opus 2, Ambiguo Vultu puer.
The Ambiguo Vultu puer is a serie of portraits of models freed from the codes of the genre.
This opus is also accompanied by videos in the form of an interview where the models in question tell us about their personal background.

Opus 3, YARO KABUKI.
The inspiration for this opus rise from a scene from Hector BABENCO's film, "The Kiss of the Spider Woman", itself based on the eponymous novel by Argentine writer Manuel PUIG.
The male models are staged by themselves in an

AUTHOR: Didier BOZONNET said Raphael DELORME (France)

Raphaël Delorme is a French photographer, based in Paris.
Raphaël's professional path begins in Japan, where he works as a model. The practice of photography being primarily recreational, he shoots his roommates, Raphaël gets caught up in the game and educates his eye: Greater attention to the frame, a keen interest in the technique (development and printing) and an observation of the work of masters, notably Annie Leibovitz, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Peter Lindbergh.
The work of Peter Lindbergh is decisive to him: the cinematography of blacks and whites, the power it gives to women and the timelessness of images.
In 2010, he began his career with the SY DELORME duo and their cooperation led them to create images for international editions of publications such as GQ, Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar or W. Their artistic partnership ended in the year 2017.
Raphaël Delorme has since focused on his practice and expresses himself in a more personal way, he works in portraiture; is particularly interested in male imagery. His work is based on a classic styled approach, an increasingly demanding reflection on the lines in the construction of images, the will to present the non-present, the aspect hidden under the appearance, the Punctum according to Roland Barthes. the eyes are caught in the delicacy of the moment, The hands come closer to the faces: "The model is at the same time who he thinks he is, who he would like us to believe he is, who the photographer believes him to be »*.
* Roland Barthes, La chambre claire : Note sur la photographie, Paris, de l'Étoile, Gallimard, Le Seuil, 1980.