Du Daxiong's Personal Interview

When did you start photographing men's bodies?

I'm not good at remembering dates! It should be 1996! At that time, a friend came to me and asked me to help his other friend as a coach in the gym and take pictures of his good figure before he got married as a souvenir. Later, a friend asked me for help, so I filmed the first two groups.

V: What was the initial motivation for shooting?

D: just fun! I used to shoot artists all the time, but suddenly I thought it was fun to shoot nude scenes. Just then, a man in Taiwan Province Province published a portrait of a man's body in black and white. As soon as I saw it, I felt that my film could not be worse than his. His can be published, so can mine! Then I took the two groups I shot before to the publishing house. The publishing house felt good after reading it, but there were too few people. I suggest that I'd better take four pictures! Then I asked a friend to find two people to shoot and published the first photo album!

V: Do you consider sexual orientation when choosing models?

When I choose a model, I don't consider my sexual orientation. Most of my photos are not gay, and if they are gay, it's even harder to say. This is my experience. If he is not gay, the woman he likes, the privacy of women, so it has nothing to do with him.

V: How do you usually communicate with models before shooting?

D: It depends on his wishes. Is he willing to shoot? I'll show him my photo album and tell him it's the standard, and he'll be OK if he agrees! I am emotionally involved with the model and become one with the model. I hope the model will treat you as a friend when shooting. Before shooting, I will tell the model that we are like close lovers or good friends during the shooting, because you have to be honest with me. I will treat you as a good friend and lover during this time. Don't worry, it's just this period.

V: Are there any sexual associations and impulses when shooting men's bodies?

D: sexual response? No, you'll get used to it if you shoot too much. I will bring readers relevant associations, no matter what kind of associations, pornographic or artistic associations, it is his own business for readers to judge!

V: How did you excite the model at the shooting scene? By what means?

D: it's simple. Let him do his own DIY! Since you want to take nude photos, of course, it is better to be bigger. If a man pulls it a little, it will be bigger, not an erection. Summer will be even bigger. Basically, I shoot them outdoors! I hardly shoot in winter, the model will freeze to death and the penis will be very small.

V: There must be many interesting things in the process of shooting, right?

D: Shooting at the top of the mountain during the holiday, two workers came to see it and told them to go, but they didn't go. I saw that their muscles were fine, so I asked them to join my filming. After filming, two staff members asked me, "Do you want to shoot next week? We still have more than 30 brothers there. " The later picture shows three people, except the model, one is called passerby A and the other is called passerby B.

Have you ever considered photographing women's bodies?

D: No, it's mainly about the market. The female photo market in Taiwan Province Province is full of photos of Japanese porn actresses. Their figures and looks are much better than those of stars. I think they have no market. I just want to do something different from others!

V: What's the difference between male and female body photography?

D: I have never photographed a woman naked, but I have photographed a female artist. I am afraid of trouble. Girls have to make up for filming. When she finished painting makeup, it was dark again. When shooting on location, the sunshine in the morning is the most beautiful. I have to get up at 4 or 5 o'clock every time I take a photo.

Are you infatuated with your body? Have you ever thought about filming yourself?

No I don't. I just want to shoot someone else because of my poor figure!

V: You once said that the biggest market for male body portraits is gay readers, not the women you think. Would you mind talking about the meaning of this sentence?

D: I forgot to tell which reporter! The biggest market for all photo albums is whether men buy them or not. Girls pay attention to spirit, prefer to read novels, feel slowly and cry slowly. Men pay attention to feelings, whether gay or not, it is best to be the most direct Vidio. Therefore, the biggest market for all photos is bought by men, and the biggest market for male photos is gay. Girls will watch it, and when they buy it, they will be said, Wow, lewd! If a colleague buys it, everyone will rush to see it, and the circulation rate is high. So I emphasize buying, not watching. Most of what I bought was bought by men.

V: Your male photo album was blocked in Taiwan Province Province. How did you solve this problem?

D: According to the publishing regulations of Taiwan Province Province, you can expose your sexual organs without erection, but you can't make people feel obscene. This definition is very general, there is no way to define it specifically, so we have to scratch the ball. I rarely put pictures of erections!

V: What kind of male body are you fascinated by in your life?

D: I don't know, I just feel good!

V: Did you fall in love with or like a model during the filming?

No. The photo is too small to see clearly. I like to see the photos when they come out. I am full of enjoyment.

V: What do you think of the basic feelings in real life?

D: it's all the same They are all people! There's nothing wrong with opening up again. Since Brokeback Mountain, even A-bian has been saying that "the relationship between Taiwan Province Province and the United States is like Brokeback Mountain." Psychopaths fuck around.

How do you feel?

D: I have always been single. Long past the age of romance! I hope readers will pay attention to my work!

Can you tell me your work progress and plan?

D: I'm coming to the mainland to interview models, and I'm going to shoot the fifth season of M/KLOC-0.

Thank you very much for accepting our interview. Please leave a few words for our readers.

D: I am not good at writing. I'm better at correcting others' words. Ha ha!