‘For those who appreciate the natural beauty of the human form’Australian photographer poet Paul Freeman has been creating his immensely satisfying art photography books since 2004。 LARRIKIN OUTSIDERS is a new volume of photographs of magnificently masculine men in his series he calls Larrikin。 ‘Larrikin’ is derived from mid 19th century word lark， describing ‘a mischievous or frolicsome youth。’ In Australia the term is used to refer to a man of courage and self-confidence， a free thinker who de ‘For those who appreciate the natural beauty of the human form’Australian photographer poet Paul Freeman has been creating his immensely satisfying art photography books since 2004。 LARRIKIN OUTSIDERS is a new volume of photographs of magnificently masculine men in his series he calls Larrikin。 ‘Larrikin’ is derived from mid 19th century word lark， describing ‘a mischievous or frolicsome youth。’ In Australia the term is used to refer to a man of courage and self-confidence， a free thinker who denies unnecessary pretense or hypercritical conventions in a likeable and warm-hearted or ‘cheeky’ way。As Paul has stated， ‘In a world where perfected beauty is valued and flaunted， I think we often find good looking men more alluring when they don’t take themselves too seriously; the sexiness of a man is somehow heightened when his good looks are carried with a certain nonchalance。 He conveys a sense of individual strength of character。 Similarly， I think a photo of a naked man assumes greater potency when the subject is not flaunting generic or fashionable physicality， but seems happily detached from it。’ For those many who follow Paul’s work there is a consistency of natural and relaxed intimacy in his photographs。 This is a portfolio of sensitivity， joy， solitude， playfulness， and pensive moments。 The lack of clothing seems so natural to the setting in which the models are placed， as though rather than being models， these men are part of the rugged beauty that is Australia and now other parts of the globe。LARRIKIN OUTSIDERS is a stunning achievement – artistically， sensually， and poetically。 Bravo to the master！ 。。。more