29.8.11

VT5|MUSICIAN JAY BRANNAN|BONUS SHOT


IMAGE|Peter Stanglmayr

STYLING|John Tan
Special thanks to Jay Brannan

26.8.11

VT5|BOYS & GIRLS|CASTING SESSIONS








MODEL AGENTS|Oscar Garnica|ReQuest; Alisa Post|NY; Jesse Simon|Ford; George Brown & Dave Fothergill|Citizen/Red; Jody Gordon|Fusion; Lisa Diruocco|IMG; Micki Schneider

IMAGES|Chidi Achara
CONCEPT|STYLING|CASTING|John Tan
HAIR|Dennis Fei
Makeup|Hiro Yonemoto for Makeup Forever
MODELS|Mateus Lages|ReQuest; RJ King|ReQuest; Joseph Hartmann|Ford; Lauren Topley|Elite; Jacob Dahlstrom|NY; Leah Hight|Fusion; Carolin Loosen|IMG; Basia Szkalubov|IMG; Christoph Ribbe|ReQuest; Tatiana Krasikova|Fusion; Zhu Lin|IMG; Celine Van Amstel|IMG; Lily Zhi|IMG; Kenley Patola|IMG; Tilda Lindstam|IMG; Nico Krull|Citizen/Red
Special thanks to all the agents, their respective agencies and all the models that stop by back in late January 2011 for the casting shoot.

24.8.11

VT5|THE HEAT IS ON|COOL OFF VERSION (BONUS)



MODEL AGENTS|Brianne Murphy |VNY; Sarah Flaherty|Nole Marin|Aim Model Management; John W Babin|Red; Kevin|Adam Models; Carmelo|Click Models; Guillermo|APM Models; Shawn Zane|Major

IMAGES|Rudolfo Martinez

CONCEPT|STYLING|CASTING|John Tan
MODELS|Judah|APM; Lance Raferty|Aim Model Management;
Grant Knauff|Adam; Kaylan Morgan|Red; Nick Billings|Click;
Jordan Coulter|VNY; Eric Sage|Major
Special thanks to all the agents and their men's board at their respective agencies for their support; Judah, Lance, Grant, Kaylan, Nick, Eric and Jordan for their time!

CLOTHING:

Diesel-www.diesel.com

Dolce & Gabbana-www.dolcegabbana.com

Bon Bon Underwear


23.8.11

MY WAY|ERIC PUZIO|BONUS SHOTS









MODEL AGENT|Dave Fothergill|Red|Citizen

IMAGES|John Tan
CONCEPT|STYLING|CASTING|John Tan
MODEL|Eric Puzio|Red|Citizen
Special thanks to Dave Fothergill and the men's board at Red/Citizen Models for their support; Christine Cheng and Theodora Sopko at Adidas/Y-3; Eric for his time and creative contributions

CLOTHING:

Y-3-www.adidas.com/us/y-3

19.8.11

VT5|JOSHUA TREE, 1951: A PORTRAIT OF JAMES DEAN|TRAILER


Please visit: www.visualtalesmagazine.com for the complete feature
on actor James Preston and film stills with commentary by
director Matthew Mishory, from the forthcoming Iconoclastic motion picture,
Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean

VT5|MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS|BONUS

Shot on location in Paris, France

Look: Juun.J

Look: Juun.J
Look: Raun LaRose
Look: Juun.J
Look: Raun LaRose
Look: Juun.J

Look: Juun.J Shoes: by J.M. Weston

MODEL AGENTS|Dean Cleary-Patterson|D1|Dounia Benjelloul|Select

IMAGES|John Tan
CONCEPT|STYLING|CASTING|John Tan
MODELS|Lukas Grout|D1 (UK); Emilio Escauriza|Select (UK)
Special thanks to Dean Cleary-Patterson at D1 and Dounia Benjelloul at Select and their men's board at D1|Select Models (UK) for their support; Laura Layousse at Totem PR (Paris); Raun at Raun LaRose; Lukas and Emilio for their time!

CLOTHING:

Juun.J-www.juunj.com

Raun LaRose-www.raunlarose.com

18.8.11

MAXWELL RUNKO, THAT'S WHO...






Clothing: Raspberry seabrooke club print shirt, black riot print t-shirt, both by Plain Jane Homme; Navy brim hat, navy plaid bow tie, nebbilo button down shirt and ice blue stripe double faced rudd t-shirt, all by Riviera Club; charcoal grey wool suit by Trovata; blue vest by G-Star
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IN CONVERSATION: MAXWELL RUNKO
Name|Maxwell Runko

Age|17

Hometown|Montpelier, Virginia


How did you get discovered?

I'm a amateur photographer. I send in some pics to a local agency in Richmond, it just so happen I had self portraits of myself in my photography portfolio, that's how this modeling career all began...


What were you doing prior to modeling?

School, making art and hanging out with my creative circle of friends


People would be surprised to know that I...

have a twin brother (1 minute apart, but quite different from me), he is into sports and I am into the arts!

What's your latest obsession?

House and dub music


Your most prize possession?

My Pentax K7000


Growing up, who did you look up to as your hero?

Superman duh!


When is the last time you said "I Love You" to someone?

A couple of weeks ago...


Your favorite place you have travel to

Out west (Grand Canyon and Yellowstone)


Your favorite scene from a film

Leon The Professional—Love Natalie Portman!


Describe your personal style

Relaxed, thrifted and a clean look


Your favorite sport or sports figure

Sport: Tennis

Player: Roger Federer


If there's a destination or item you would recommend us to check out or visit about your native country/city or town, what would you recommend?

Montpelier, Virginia—All the thrift stores (Diversity thrift/Goodwill/Rumors Thrift Boutique) because they have killer clothes for bargain basement prices!


Your favorite song/artist

Any dub, house, electronic music, really! If I have to choose, try Excision and Datsik!


Your greatest moment in modeling so far...for you

Being sign to Major (Never thought I was model material) and optioned for Jil Sander for Milan!


What is your wish for the remaining months of 2011?

Book some modeling jobs but mainly to live happily and travel more!


MODEL AGENT|Shawn Zane|Major

IMAGES|John Tan
CONCEPT|STYLING|CASTING|John Tan
MODEL|Maxwell Runko|Major
Special thanks to Shawn Zane and the men's board at Major Models for their support; Amanda Greenfield at Williamson PR; Ida Khabazian at G-Star; Maxwell for returning twice to be shot by VT!

CLOTHING:

Plain Jane Homme-www.plainjanehomme.com

G-Star-www.gstar.com

Riviera Club-www.rivieraclothing.com

Trovata-www.trovata.com