Book Description
On the road again - intimate looks into sleazy hotel rooms - striking!
Jay Diers is at it again! The young photographer from Iowa took a chance looking into American motel rooms and surprises us anew with unusually intimate, warm-hearted and yet in-your-face portraits. The bored farm boys of the American Midwest seem as if they've just been waiting for their chance to fi nally show themselves to the world! And so they pose, beguile with their young bodies and seem to be saying just one thing - "Take me!" But the photos never seem blatant or exploitative thanks to Diers' respectful and dignifi ed handling of his models. This is a magnifi cent portrait of American youth!
Jay Diers is at it again! The young photographer from Iowa took a chance looking into American motel rooms and surprises us anew with unusually intimate, warm-hearted and yet in-your-face portraits. The bored farm boys of the American Midwest seem as if they've just been waiting for their chance to fi nally show themselves to the world! And so they pose, beguile with their young bodies and seem to be saying just one thing - "Take me!" But the photos never seem blatant or exploitative thanks to Diers' respectful and dignifi ed handling of his models. This is a magnifi cent portrait of American youth!
About the author
Jay Diers was born in the American Midwest and has been working as a freelance photographer and graphic artist for 14 years. His images of raw beauty have graced the pages of various magazines, for example BLUE. Jay really enjoys capturing these tall lanky farm boys from Iowa. This is his second book of photography after his wildly successful RAW YOUTH.
