He has also shot advertising campaigns for popular brands including Japanese fashion label Uniqlo and photographed CD covers for famous J-pop singers such as Ayumi Hamasaki. The images did not pixellate the private parts of the nude models, as required by Japanese law.
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Speaking to Life! I literally cried, because I was so touched. There is definitely something sexist at work here. Kee, who began shooting male nudes when he moved to New York in , says he is inspired by American photographers such as Robert Mapplethorpe and Bruce Weber, whose bodies of work include nudes.
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The notoriety, far from hurting his career, turned him into a champion of artistic freedom for challenging censorship laws. Fukushima sake PR campaign hit by foreign commenters alleging radiation contamination. Email required. By the time he graduated in , his portfolio was stuffed.