The Russian

Волков бояться -- дров не иметь.

The RUSSIAN is a concept I developed while teaching in Chicago this past month for ClickCon. I had met Ryan before briefly in 2019 and we connected again when he came to model for one of my classes. I was instantly drawn to not only his look but his charismatic demeanor and his excitement and willingness to put in the hard work needed to model for this session after hours.

The reason I love creating story-sessions is because the story is told through images alone, no words. You, the viewer, gets to make up the rest and fill-in-the blanks. Who is The Russian? Is he an evil mob-boss, owner of this fabulous hotel. Did he step on everyone in his path to rise to this status with blood on his hands? Is he actually a first generation family man who will do whatever it takes, even sell his own soul, to assure his children's place in the world. Does he secretly have a good heart and spend his resources giving back to the community and protecting them from would-be intruders with his iron-fist. The story is what you make it and whatever you decide

(for best viewing click on the first image and scroll through individually)

I present to you, The Russian.