Photographers - Part 37

Matthew Papa

New-York-based photographer Matthew Papa was born in 1967 in Detroit.  He said that the self-portrait above is one of his most popular photos.  Strangely, it is often seen on explicit porn sites.  Evidently the photo has an appeal that goes beyond raw sex.

Not that Matthew has anything to hide.  His own website is full of nude self-portraits, like the one above, called For You, For Me, 2012.

This picture, called Hawaii 50, shows Matthew and his lover on a trip to Hawaii in 2017 to celebrate Matthew's 50th birthday.

Here they are again in a photo called Tan lines on the day before we head back north.

Not all of his photos are self-portraits.  This one is called I am what I am and tha's all I yam, 2015.

This one shows two guys in a hammock getting busy with their hands.

This is John, 2015.

But Matthew keeps coming back to the self-portrait.  This is Self-portrait with Jerome, 2016.

An untitled self-portrait from the rear, making a muscle.

In this self-portrait, it looks like he's floating.

We end with another photo that's not explicit, yet it's very evocative.  Someone was in the bed on that side, but now they're gone.  It's up to you to imagine what happened.

You can see more of Matthew Papa's photos on his website www.matthewpapaphoto.com.