Raphe Stone has been photographing male subjects for some eight years now, his goal each time is to draw out the real essence of the model; in other words to find what lies behind those eyes. Whilst nudity is not always required of models, as some models are just not comfortable with this, being photographed in this way helps to extract the real man as it not only strips back the outer clothing, it tears away the outer persona to reveal who lies beneath. As many models have said, “When you are naked, there is no where to go and nothing to hide behind”.