Such a fun inventive #ringflash shoot with my friend Gennaro Boccia @gennaroboccia90 who laughed and laughed and threw hilarious cheeky poses! #QueerArt #PortraitCommissions #QueerPortraits

Wonderful handsome Nano @lestatfv.bsky.social posed perfectly for my new ringflash series - assured, direct, focussed….. with a confident cheerful grin!!! A great opportunity to experiment with desaturation and his beautiful colouring. #desaturated #QueerArt #PortraitCommissions #QueerPortraits

Great playful shoot with @Feline1010 (IG) on the hottest day of the year. He’d grab a quick cold shower to cool down and then return to my sweltering studio to hold tough dynamic poses in the glare of my huge #ringflash! This is my favourite of several wild poses!! #QueerArt

Another great shoot with @alejandro.modelephoto (IG) on a recent visit to London. This time the lighting was pared down to a large #ringflash on the camera. Alex always manages to deliver a blend of poses that are quietly reflective and wonderfully smiley! @alejandro.modelevivant (IG) #QueerArt

Wonderfully calm shoot with easygoing @petricamazare (IG) who was a big hit when he posed for my #psychedelicbodies series exactly 5 years ago today. This was a pared back shoot with just a ringflash on my camera lens. I couldn’t resist asking him to leave his very cool pink hat on!! #QueerArt

A very different photo of handsome @that.thong.guy (IG) - who I last shot in a blaze of iridescent colours. This time there was just a large #ringflash attached to my camera - so I could keep up with all of his brilliant playful poses! Such unstoppable energy + great sense of fun!! #QueerArt

My mate Brian Hayes @obhaze on fiery hilarious form channelling #Jackass and #Animal realness for his #ringflash portrait. He’s actually a total pussycat IRL! #blackandwhite #maleportrait #fineartphotography #LGBTQIAarts #QueerArt #jamesmbarrettportraits #jamesmbarrettphotography

Such a laugh with Paul Jackson (Adult Folio) channelling 007 realness! Looking amazing! Brilliant playful poses in a hail of technicolour! We discovered that we’d worked together 20 years ago when I was just rekindling my solo career. So much has happened since then! #QueerArt #psychedelicbodies

"Isn't it funny How a bear likes honey? Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! I wonder why he does?" AA Milne Celebrating this brilliant shoot with Scott bathing in a rainshower of crazy colours...  More to come!!  #QueerArt #jamesmbarrettportraits #jamesmbarrettphotography #psychedelicbodies #psychedelicshoot

Such a brilliant #ringflash shoot with Dale @dmhmodel (IG) working his louche decadent charm and very alluring smile!!! Great company and so easygoing to shoot….. #QueerArt #jamesmbarrettportraits #jamesmbarrettphotography #blackandwhite #maleportrait #fineartphotography #desaturate

#Psychedelicbodies shoot with @that.thong.guy (IG) awash in rainbow colours, throwing hilarious poses! 3 hours passed in a blur of twirly moustaches, gorgeous goatees, flexing muscle, uproarious laughter The tech worked brilliantly - the colours here are as they appeared under studio lights.

A favourite #psychedelicbodies portrait - shot 5 years ago with beautiful friend Rafa. All colours on his body were created in the studio, with mild post production adjustments to the background. #PortraitCommissions #technicolour #saturated #QueerArt

Hilarious #rainbowcore shoot with wonderful Brian Hayes @obhaze.bsky.social totally owning his handsome Dad bod realness. In his own words: "I'm an Irish-Canadian IT wrangler currently camped out in London”. Even more fun coming up with Brian’s ring flash portrait! #psychedelicbodies #QueerArt

When you take a break during a shoot to switch over the lighting, and your model @herculesadventures.bsky.social casually performs phenomenal handstands in a sea of tech!! No fancy post-production here! #psychedelicbodies #technicolour #psychedelicportraits

Brilliant Dale in a shower of rainbow colours, with a permanent cheeky grin. Wonderfully playful inventive session woven through with tons of relaxed conversation. Must admit I’m thrilled at the way the colours worked out. @dmhmodel - IG #psychedelicbodies #QueerArt #jamesmbarrettphotography

Looking back over my favourite shoots of recent years and celebrating the very wonderful cheery @sandro_faust (IG) taken in 2022. #psychedelicbodies #queerart #portraitcommissions

Courageous open hearted @herculesadventures.bsky.social wonderfully relaxed and expressive in front of the camera! Love the way his jewellery catches the coloured lights. In the breaks he casually did some perfect handstands in the middle of the lighting gear without knocking over a single one!

My #psychedelicbodies shot of handsome @nudeinfocus (IG) wearing a wry smile and twinkle in his eyes! I’m thrilled with the smooth transitions between colours - did it using even more modifiers in studio, and new post-production techniques. #QueerArt #TechnicolourPortraits #PortraitCommissions

Brilliant experimental shoot with gorgeous + wild Janarion. It started with him telling me about a #deathmetal gig he went to the night before.. and it took off from there! A little bit Animal from Sesame Street and a whole lot Gene Simmons from Kiss…. #portraitcommissions #technicolour #QueerArt

Another favourite of my wonderful friend @mrcharlesmichael (IG) in a pastiche of 1970s Colt shots! Taken with a huge #ringflash. I still can’t decide which version I like best so welcome any thoughts you have about colour, desaturated or blackandwhite…. #maleportrait #fineartphotography #QueerArt

My official Ring Flash shot of gorgeously handsome Brad @nudeinfocus (IG) channeling suave Bond realness! Love the cheeky twinkle in his eyes. Wonderfully playful afternoon - there’s a fab technicolour portrait of Brad to follow too. #blackandwhite #maleportrait #fineartphotography #QueerArt

My handsome photographer friend Peter bathed in lush technicolour lighting and marching to a very different drum! An afternoon of playful experimentation, extreme technicolour, and very wild poses, all of which all came together brilliantly…. #QueerArt #laughter #thebeardedway #psychedelicbodies

My #ringflashportrait of brilliant artist and life model @julienfrost.bsky.social - on a recent visit to London. Julien previously posed for my technicoloured series. Such a wonderfully cheerful and easygoing shoot. #blackandwhite #portraitcommissions #maleportrait #fineartphotography #QueerArt

Another shot from brilliant session with photog friend IG @alex.obart visiting London from Palma back in September. We did these joyful #ringflashportraits in at the end of the magnificent colour shoot. Fab spontaneous expressions! #blackandwhite #portraitcommissions #maleportrait #QueerArt

Such a fun session with my lovable friend IG= @mrcharlesmichael channeling 1970s Colt Magazine realness! Eventually this will lead to a very different project out on location but it might take me a while! #portraitcommissions #maleportrait #fineartphotography #QueerArt #headshotideas #moustache

Joyful afternoon with John Sliver @johnsilverxxx.bsky.social - super-relaxed confident playful poses! I love his silver fur sparkling in the coloured lights. #QueerArt #PsychedelicBodies #PortraitCommissions #silverfox #rainbowcore

Gorgeous friend @nakedlondonyogi.bsky.social goofing it up and really working my crazy technicolour lights! Colours on his body all created in studio. Brilliant to catch up and I’m thrilled with this. More to come! #QueerArt #PsychedelicBodies #PortraitCommissions #technicolour

Gorgeous @gennaroboccia90 (IG) - joyful smile, beautiful ink, wonderfully warm poses. A great creative afternoon! The colours on Gennaro's skin were created in studio. I love the lush pink highlights catching his side. #QueerArt #PsychedelicBodies #PortraitCommissions #technicolour

Push the button! Hilarious shoot with dashing #silverfox Carey Davis (IG @whitebeardnyc) on a recent visit to London. He has sat for several formal portraits with me before so we improvised with #ringflash this time... Great to see his playful side! #portraitcommissions #desaturated #QueerAart