A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Venezuela in my sights

I love photography.  I especially love photographs of people.  One thing I would never do is edit someone else’s photography to make it fit my version of aesthetically pleasing.  As a photographer (albeit merely a hobbyist), I would be angry if someone edited or cropped one of my photos and I think it’s rude to alter photos submitted to BME, beyond the watermark we add, so finding photos that grab me, as is, is always wonderful.  The photos that I post are, for the most part, ones that are sent to me in a file of photo submissions to choose from and include any information that was also sent in when the person submitted them to BME.  Sadly, that often doesn’t include full credit to the artist or even give the name of the person submitting it but I include whatever information there is every time. I know in a previous post I was brought to task for not crediting an artist but if it’s not included in the submission, I have no way of knowing. So, dear reader, if you’re submitting photos to BME, please when possible, include all of that information because inquiring minds want to know (and it’s nice to give credit where credit is due)!

When I saw the following photo, which was submitted to the scalpelled lip section of BME, I knew I had to post it.  The only name I see as a credit is xemaxtomax and I can’t quite tell if that’s who submitted it, or who gets the credit for the scalpelled lip.  Either way, Venezuela is looking mighty lovely.

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The symmetry of these piercings is really quite beautiful.  There’s another great shot of this handsome boy after the jump.

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Comments

76 responses to “Venezuela in my sights”

  1. Gracie Avatar
    Gracie

    Agreed. He is verrry hansom. Although he looks troubled, hope he’s ok!

  2. Gracie Avatar
    Gracie

    Agreed. He is verrry hansom. Although he looks troubled, hope he’s ok!

  3. violentlyhappy Avatar
    violentlyhappy

    oh hotnessss

  4. violentlyhappy Avatar
    violentlyhappy

    oh hotnessss

  5. Caleigh Avatar

    Holy cow! He’s perfect. WANT!

  6. Caleigh Avatar

    Holy cow! He’s perfect. WANT!

  7. Solodini Avatar

    I have most of the same piercings ^.^ All but the nostrils. I can has a prize? 😛

  8. Solodini Avatar

    I have most of the same piercings ^.^ All but the nostrils. I can has a prize? 😛

  9. Kiri Avatar
    Kiri

    I think these are some of the first cheek piercings I’ve ever really liked the look of.

    And the symmetry kicks ass!

  10. Kiri Avatar
    Kiri

    I think these are some of the first cheek piercings I’ve ever really liked the look of.

    And the symmetry kicks ass!

  11. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    yummy!!!

  12. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    yummy!!!

  13. Easo Avatar
    Easo

    Oh wow that is a gorgeous man. Beautiful mods on a beautiful face. =)

  14. Easo Avatar
    Easo

    Oh wow that is a gorgeous man. Beautiful mods on a beautiful face. =)

  15. Nerd Avatar
    Nerd

    Omg. Thats one handsome dude! And I totally love the mods.. <3
    nomnomnomnom

  16. Nerd Avatar
    Nerd

    Omg. Thats one handsome dude! And I totally love the mods.. <3
    nomnomnomnom

  17. Eric Avatar

    His name is Emanuel, and he lives in Venezuela. Is there anywhere I can mail you guys contact information for him, like a MySpace URL?

  18. Eric Avatar

    His name is Emanuel, and he lives in Venezuela. Is there anywhere I can mail you guys contact information for him, like a MySpace URL?

  19. Ferris Avatar
    Ferris

    A very handsome boy indeed. I love his philitrum.

  20. Ferris Avatar
    Ferris

    A very handsome boy indeed. I love his philitrum.

  21. Colalala Avatar

    Oooh he’s pretty 🙂

  22. Colalala Avatar

    Oooh he’s pretty 🙂

  23. blackroses Avatar

    he’s very handsom!
    love the lobes.

  24. blackroses Avatar

    he’s very handsom!
    love the lobes.

  25. SeeeingRed Avatar

    Nice philtrum indeed! Possibly it is just the angle of the pictures but i think his bridge piercing looks very angled? Check the second picture out.

  26. SeeeingRed Avatar

    Nice philtrum indeed! Possibly it is just the angle of the pictures but i think his bridge piercing looks very angled? Check the second picture out.

  27. Vegas Avatar

    miau miau tan lindo este chico! Jaja ahora tengo ganas de irme de vacaciones a Venezuela

  28. Vegas Avatar

    miau miau tan lindo este chico! Jaja ahora tengo ganas de irme de vacaciones a Venezuela

  29. kier Avatar

    he’s beautiful

  30. kier Avatar

    he’s beautiful

  31. Jen Avatar

    Eric – I sort of assumed he was the one that submitted the photos to us!

    Seeing Red – Yeah I can’t tell if it’s the angle of the photo or the piercing is angled. Maybe he should send us more photos… 😉

  32. Jen Avatar

    Eric – I sort of assumed he was the one that submitted the photos to us!

    Seeing Red – Yeah I can’t tell if it’s the angle of the photo or the piercing is angled. Maybe he should send us more photos… 😉

  33. Eric Avatar

    Oh, sorry, I didn’t seen that you had mentioned his location. I know that ModBlog normally links to some social profile of those featured, so that’s why I mentioned the page. :p

  34. Eric Avatar

    Oh, sorry, I didn’t seen that you had mentioned his location. I know that ModBlog normally links to some social profile of those featured, so that’s why I mentioned the page. :p

  35. Pencsi Avatar
    Pencsi

    I love him *-*

  36. Pencsi Avatar
    Pencsi

    I love him *-*

  37. VOMIT Avatar

    He is beautiful, as are his modzz. I like his stretched philtrum!

  38. VOMIT Avatar

    He is beautiful, as are his modzz. I like his stretched philtrum!

  39. Jen Avatar

    Eric – I’ll link if they include it in the info that was submitted but it wasn’t there. 🙂 Generally it a link to an IAM page.

  40. Jen Avatar

    Eric – I’ll link if they include it in the info that was submitted but it wasn’t there. 🙂 Generally it a link to an IAM page.

  41. Mac Avatar

    Like so many other things, a quick visit to google.com (using the search word xemaxtomax ) gives a few different pages and other pictures as well.

  42. Mac Avatar

    Like so many other things, a quick visit to google.com (using the search word xemaxtomax ) gives a few different pages and other pictures as well.

  43. Jolearra Avatar

    ugghhhh every time i see this guy i melt.

  44. Jolearra Avatar

    ugghhhh every time i see this guy i melt.

  45. trip Avatar
    trip

    his stretched earlobes are f’n unreal and perfect

  46. trip Avatar
    trip

    his stretched earlobes are f’n unreal and perfect

  47. Rachel Avatar

    As a general rule, we tend not to go out of our way googling the people who submit and only post the information that they give us out of respect for the individuals privacy.

    If he wanted us to link to his myspace profile, he probably would have included it. This differs slightly when someone tells me their artists name, then I’ll try to find a link to their portfolio, either if they have one on BME or on their own site because that’s not a privacy issue.

    A lot of people have day jobs or they’re looking for employment and they don’t always want their full name associated with their submissions because of BME’s size and search engine rankings, we will generally appear first with whatever someone has submitted versus their myspace page etc because of the relevancy that the search engines grant us with.

  48. Rachel Avatar

    As a general rule, we tend not to go out of our way googling the people who submit and only post the information that they give us out of respect for the individuals privacy.

    If he wanted us to link to his myspace profile, he probably would have included it. This differs slightly when someone tells me their artists name, then I’ll try to find a link to their portfolio, either if they have one on BME or on their own site because that’s not a privacy issue.

    A lot of people have day jobs or they’re looking for employment and they don’t always want their full name associated with their submissions because of BME’s size and search engine rankings, we will generally appear first with whatever someone has submitted versus their myspace page etc because of the relevancy that the search engines grant us with.

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