CONCEPT/PHOTOGRAPHY - Isaiah Maghanga

MODEL - Alvin Anyumba

ASSISTANT - Joseph Mwaluma

 

A project to teach, educate, enlighten. Simply to say, a man is not defined by his biceps. I recently learnt that being a man calls for a lot more than having an evident athletic physic good enough to push around tables when fighting. As men, most of us are raised to withhold our emotions, to not show weakness, and to ignore any hint of introspection. My belief is that women have been naturally selected to choose high status men based on their behavior first, and then their looks and accomplishments second — as looks and accomplishments tend be products of high status behavior, not the other way around. This high status behavior is a man who is comfortable with his vulnerability, who isn’t afraid to express who he is to the world. Humans are attracted to each other’s rough edges.” Show your rough edges. Stop trying to be perfect. Expose yourself and share yourself without inhibition. Take the rejections and lumps, learn from them and move on because you’re a bigger and stronger man.