A visual meditation on the beauty of contradiction. In a world that teaches boys to harden themselves, these images search for the quiet moments where vulnerability survives. The boxing ring becomes both a battlefield and a stage—a place where strength, sensuality, femininity, and masculinity exist together rather than in opposition.
Conceived by photographer Roberto Escamilla-Garduño in collaboration with actor and model Martin Martinez, the series explores masculinity not as a fixed identity, but as something fluid, intimate, and deeply human. What if softness isn’t the opposite of strength, but one of its purest expressions.
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Creative Direction/Photographer: Roberto Escamilla-Garduno @robertodirector
Model: Martin Martinez @iammartinmartinez
DigiTech: Brian Kendall @briankendallstudio
Hair and Makeup: Ruth Torres @ruthintruth
Styling: Manee Leija & Martin Martinez @weathered_n_worn
Location: The Mayan in LA
Produced By: Roberto Escamilla-Garduno & Miguel Navarro @miguelnavarrol
Editor-in-Chief: Aedan Juvet @aedanjuvet
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