Your Friday morning wakeup call: Rod 2.0 faves Lamar James and Shawn Sutton are among the model and acting hotness captured in a killer editorial by Brooklyn-based photographer Tarrice Love. "Show Me the Light" captures a half dozen black models dressed as angels in all white on the streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
Above is "superswagger" and super stunna Lamar James, seen in that fierce Sean John runway show and introduced on Rod 2.0 late last year. "Lamar was my favorite to work with," says the photographer. "He gave me everything I needed in less than 20 minutes."
More Lamar and much more Shawn Sutton after the jump.
A great image. The contrast and movement is on point.
One of the other standout models in Tarrice Love's photo essay is Shawn Sutton, the hot new face (and body!) of Red Models, last seen on Rod 2.0 in Flaunt's Prada editorial. Shawn is just now returning to the States after stomping the runways in Paris Fashion Week, walking for Romain Kremer, Thierry Mugler and Givenchy, among others. The man is on fiyah.
Tarrice Love says photographing in this location caused problems with the neighbors. "The Muslims own the fire escape and threatened to call the police because we didn't have permits. [This] happened again when I shot Shawn Sutton. It turns out that Malcolm X's name is on the deed of the buildings across the street from my apartment, a historical landmark or something like that, and they didn't want me taking pictures of it."
Love. This. Photo.
More and larger photos of Shawn Sutton and Lamar James, among others, at Tarrice Love's blog.
Photographer: Tarrice Love
Style Director: Tarrice Love
Shawn Sutton is represented by Red.
Lamar James is represented by Identities NYC
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Great shots. Tarrice does wonderful work and is always a pleasure to converse with.
Posted by: Taj | 13 February 2009 at 08:26
OK, I'm awake!
Posted by: FREELEO | 13 February 2009 at 08:32
Yay! My neighborhood!
Posted by: Son of Baldwin | 13 February 2009 at 09:30
Lamar has such an incredible intensity it's astounding.
And Shawn Sutton's eyes and cheekbones are incredible.
Which to choose from?
Posted by: A. Martinez | 13 February 2009 at 09:52
Wow. Lamar is so gorgeous, dayumn that boy needs a hurtin'
Posted by: Blaine | 13 February 2009 at 09:58
"Which to choose from?"
BOTH!
Posted by: Daniel | 13 February 2009 at 10:01
shawn sutton is under appreciated...the smaller boys at red get more bookings, such as salieu, wendell and dominique hollington (???) but shawn is much more masculine, has an impressive body and his facial structure is very unique.
omg and did i mention he has body??
love these photos
Posted by: Anderson | 13 February 2009 at 10:04
Ooh… he's purrrty!
Posted by: P. | 13 February 2009 at 10:13
Lamar has beautiful V torso and great skin and lips. Too bad he didn't smile I love his teeth
Posted by: M. Mark | 13 February 2009 at 10:15
mine, mine, MINE!
and I'm talking about both of them!
Posted by: Jessy | 13 February 2009 at 11:15
Wait are these young men gay? Or is this just straight boy infatuation? If the latter BORE ME YAWN!
Sincerely,
Me
If you're so interested in "gay" topics, you can comment in the thousands of posts here about black gay men in the church, politics, anti-gay violence in Africa ... Or if you're "bored" you can go. Whatever. -RM
Posted by: Mr. FAMU | 13 February 2009 at 11:32
dontcha love these silly queens?
they always want to get selfrighteous over beyonce or a hot boy picture. you never ever see or hear from them anywhere else.
buh bye, sweety.
Posted by: Antwan | 13 February 2009 at 12:08
They're models. When I look at an ad or a commercial, i really don't think about their sexuality. I mean, it's not like most of us are going to get with these guys anyway. I would love to but live in the middle of Ohio. It's nice to just have a fantasy for a few minutes, that is what they are selling.
Posted by: Cincy | 13 February 2009 at 12:37
tarrice love is a brilliant photographer. i admire his colors too
these are beautiful young men, they are models, who knows or cares who they sleep with. they aren't sleeping with me, UNFORTUNATELY
Posted by: Macy | 13 February 2009 at 12:54
Shawn Sutton is letting you have it with those thighs of steel and those gorgeous gorgeous almond-shaped eyes. Years ago we called "Chinee" or "Chinky" because of their almond shaped but I guess most of us know better now.
Both are beautiful young men. Their mommas must be proud. :0
Posted by: Hendly | 13 February 2009 at 13:27
Lamar James's eyes and expressions are hypnotic. What other campaigns has he appeared in?
Posted by: Freddy | 13 February 2009 at 14:19
Now that's a photogenic subject. Thanks, Rod!
Posted by: Andy Niable | 13 February 2009 at 14:38
I just discovered Tarice Love's worth. He has a great eye.
Posted by: Xander | 13 February 2009 at 14:45
FAMU, you sound like a hater. But if you don't want them, no problem. Many of us don't mind a little something pretty to look at on a cold winter's day.
Or in Shawn Sutton's case a whole lotta something pretty.
Posted by: Dave F | 13 February 2009 at 16:34
ignoring haters and let me quote florida evans to say "dayumn, dayumn, dayumn!"
Posted by: Ten in My Timbz | 13 February 2009 at 17:19
Sorry...
Much too pretty for me. I like to be the cute one and have no desire at all, no desire in a man who looks better than me.
And both are too pretty.
Posted by: FQ | 13 February 2009 at 17:31
lamar and shawn gets 'Perfect 10s' for face and body
and yes i am j'd, lol
Posted by: Face and Waist | 13 February 2009 at 17:45
but yes i will agree those are some pretty azz MFers maybe too pretty for the doll
i need a man with some scruff, after all i am serving the 'face and waist' heehee
Posted by: Face and Waist | 13 February 2009 at 17:49
Umm no offenses but if some of you are so determined that a many shouldn't look 'better' than you that says much more about you than them.
It sounds like something a high school or twenty something girl would say.
"But you do you!"
Posted by: BLACK | 13 February 2009 at 18:04
Lamar's lips and white white teeth are sso pretty i want to kiss him.
Shawn Sutton .... well that is a man, i would do other things with that
Posted by: RJ | 13 February 2009 at 18:40