SAN FRANCISCO - NakedSword brought together exclusives from eight top gay adult studios last weekend for a boxing-themed photo shoot to be featured in Men Magazine's "Big Men" issue.
"We are all so proud of how beautifully this project turned out," NakedSword founder Tim Valenti said. "It is really a metaphor for NakedSword, which is a community where the best of the best duke it out for our audience. It was really inspiring to me, and I am so excited to have this opportunity with Men Magazine."
The exclusives featured in the shoot are Ross Hurston from Hot House Entertainment, Steve Cruz from Raging Stallion Studios, Mitch Branson from COLT Studio Group, TJ Hawke from Falcon Studios, François Sagat from TitanMen, Blake Riley from Rascal Video, Jake Havoc from Studio 2000 and Tiger Tyson from Pitbull Productions. The boxing-themed shoot had 2008 NakedSwordsman Colby Taylor on hand as a referee.
The photos were shot by celebrity and fashion photographer Greg Thompson, whose work has been celebrated for bridging the gap between pornography and art.
"This is one of the best shoots I have been on," Riley said. "The food is great, there are tons of carbs, and the fucking is just for fun!"
Thompson said it was "one of the most fun shoots I've done in a really long time."
"Our location was awesome," he said. "The guys were hot. It was a long day, but it went by really quickly because we were all having so much fun with it."
The "Big Men" issue of Men Magazine will be released in June.
