From what I can tell, this new book is more stylized and erotic than Little's earlier work,
The Company of Men. Yet I'm happy to see that he's still sending the same message.
http://www.manifestbook.com/Manifest by Blake Little
Publication: September 2013
Specs: 10.25" x 12.5" | 124 pages
104 Photographs | Edition of 1,500
Edited by Frank Rodriguez
Designed by Sean Adams; www.adamsmorioka.com
Pre-Order Price: $55 signed, $100 signed w/ limited edition print
manifest: readily perceived by the senses and especially of sight.
Ships have a manifest to declare the contents of what they are shipping. The images in Blake Little's latest book Manifest are quickly understood by the senses, absorbed with reactions that are immediate and instinctual. Like a ship's manifest, they form a mission statement of this photographer's specific vision of men, in their environments, in their relationships, in their skin.
Manifest is a progression from his groundbreaking book, The Company of Men. Little's documentation of a new gay masculinity continues as he pushes his portraiture in different ways. His visual vocabulary has evolved from the more formal structure of his earlier pictures, taking more chances and benefiting from this freedom. This time, the photographs are were taken both in and out of his Los Angeles studio and in England, Canada and all over the US. Some are more intimate than he has ever presented before, surprisingly so. He also captures couples for the first time, presenting portraits of real relationships. Manifest features 104 remarkable photos of compelling men with a powerful, humorous and heartfelt forward by actor and icon Nick Offerman.