zephyr-files

Goodnight

2012-01-28T23:52:00.001+01:00

A is for Animal

2012-01-28T14:59:00.003+01:00

How cool would it be to be illiterate and learn the alphabet all over again with this beautiful Muppets Alphabet by Mike BaBoon Design!

Where There's Smoke...

2012-01-28T14:38:00.004+01:00

Model: Andras (Wam Models)
Photography: Sam Scott Schiavo for POSI+TIVE MAGAZINE Issue #9

Still Life by Scott Garner

2012-01-28T12:57:00.001+01:00

Still Life by Scott Garner is an interactive gallery piece that takes traditional still life painting into the fourth dimension with a motion-sensitive frame on a rotating mount.

Saturday Morning

2012-01-28T12:19:00.000+01:00

What a beautiful way to wake up on a Saturday morning.

Goodnight

2012-01-27T23:40:00.001+01:00

#ONE

2012-01-27T23:21:00.000+01:00

(And many more to come!)

Marcos by Mano Martinez

2012-01-27T23:18:00.001+01:00

Model: Marcos
Photography: Mano Martinez
Complete set at Yes It's a Sin

ZEPHYR ♥ ANDREW

2012-01-27T22:53:00.001+01:00

I like to refer to myself as a “guestage”

Chef'Special - My night off

2012-01-27T22:43:00.004+01:00

What about some new Dutch music? And what about some Dutch Dubstep? I present you the latest video from Chef'Special called My night off. Enjoy!

Dimitris Alexandrou by Errikos Andreou

2012-01-27T22:38:00.003+01:00

Model: Dimitris Alexandrou
Photography: Errikos Andreou
Imagesource: Homotography

Goodnight

2012-01-26T23:45:00.001+01:00

Name That Tune #177

2012-01-26T22:26:00.001+01:00

What song can you see wordled up above?

Modus Vivendi - Evolution of Man

2012-01-26T22:08:00.003+01:00

In the new campaign for Modus Vivendi, Greek designer Christos Bibitsos portrays the evolution of man. Beautiful campaign for simple and very classy underwear (images via Homotrophy).

Kylie's 25th

2012-01-26T21:36:00.004+01:00

Here's that other tiny big lady again. 2012 marks the 25th year of Kylie Minogue's carreer. She started back in 1987 and I had absolutely no interest in this sweet and safe Australian singer. Face it, she wasn't Madonna.

It took me untill 1994 before I really noticed her in an outstanding way, in the video for Confide In Me, which at first I didn't even recognize as a Kylie video. From then on she got me more and more interested in her work, still with the video Come Into My World as the biggest highlight.

In 2002 we started to follow her on tour. Her concert during the Fever tour in that year is still one of my favourite concerts I've ever attended.

She has been compared to Madonna a lot, she was even called a copycat. Not completely fair. Kylie was the first of them to put a song called Celebration on her Greatest Hits album and who was jumping ropes during her concerts back in 2002? Exactly! They inspire each other and I love them both for different reasons.

Later this year she will release a collection of accoustic versions of her most beautiful songs from the last 25 years. Below is a montage of all the videos she made over the years. Happy 25th Kylie!

Gabriel Pineros by Mano Martinez

2012-01-26T15:57:00.003+01:00

Model: Gabriel Pineros
Photography: Mano Martinez
Imagesource: Homotography

Goodnight

2012-01-25T23:31:00.001+01:00

G'Day Mate!

2012-01-25T17:06:00.002+01:00

Model: Chris
Photography: Elvis Di Fazio
Complete set available here

Face It. She's Madonna

2012-01-25T14:24:00.002+01:00

From all the looks at her premieres of W.E. in the last couple of months, this one is my favourite on Madonna. Classy, edgy and happy in New York. Maybe she's as happy as me that she can close this ill-received movie down and start a whole new chapter again: MUSIC!

Goodnight

2012-01-23T23:25:00.001+01:00

Smokin' Hot!

2012-01-23T23:18:00.000+01:00

Madonna by Craig McDean for Vanity Fair 2002

Letterheads

2012-01-23T21:42:00.003+01:00

Check out this extended collection of letterheads from many companies and people. May sound boring, but there are some really awesome examples there. Keeps you scrolling and scrolling!

Meatlovers Monday

2012-01-23T09:13:00.010+01:00

(if you own the credits of any of the photos above and feel they need to be credited,
feel free to email me)

Goodnight

2012-01-22T23:44:00.000+01:00

A Jungawhatta?

2012-01-22T22:47:00.004+01:00

A Jungalow. You know. A bungalow with a jungle theme. Plain old bungalow at a vacation park rethemed with animal prints and loads and loads of African stuff in it.

That's where I spent my Saturday evening. At a sweet friend's birthday party. Her own appartment in Amsterdam is way too small to host many people, so she started her own Rainbow Tour (or Tigerprint Tour so to speak) and had her party in a Jungalow. I looked really African wearing her boyfriend's hat. Although I believe the hat was from Greece, so this post really makes no sense at all. Meh, just another opportunity to share a silly pic of me.

Hipstamatic Peto Coast

2012-01-22T22:34:00.003+01:00

Cute Agressive Fuckers are cool. Cute Agressive Fuckers trying out new iPhone apps are even cooler. I really like these pictures made by Peto Coast trying out his new Disposible App. Besides his very sexy face I really dig the wallpaper as well! I have the app myself for some weeks as well now and finished one role of 24 pictures. Shared it with that Canadian fellow, but somehow he didn't get to see the results.

For Your Consideration

2012-01-22T22:23:00.003+01:00

To all my friends and relatives that shop at Albert Heijn:

Before you start collecting Muppet-Points for all the children you know, please consider me. A 37 year old Muppet-fan that would love to collect all the Muppet Dolls in the next few weeks. I know they are not the best quality, but still, I'd really like to have all eight of them.

Kind regards,

Daan

Sunday Morning

2012-01-22T11:36:00.001+01:00

What a beautiful way to wake up on a Sunday morning.

Goodnight

2012-01-22T00:32:00.001+01:00

Sebastiaan Bremer

2012-01-21T15:19:00.003+01:00

New York-based artist Sebastiaan Bremer used vintage photos from his childhood and drops of color to produce images that look sprinkled in kaleidoscopic confetti.

“By drawing on the photographic image I change everything and add the real component of time. My associations, ideas, and changes of direction it all finds its way to the picture.”

The pictures he used remind me very much of my own childhood vacations. And with all the autism I have inside of me I even recognize most mountains in the photos.

Jacques-Antoine by Brice Hardelin

2012-01-21T15:13:00.002+01:00

Model: Jacques-Antoine (Rockmen Models)
Photography: Brice Hardelin
Imagesource: Homotography

Saturday Morning

2012-01-21T11:49:00.002+01:00

What a beautiful way to wake up on a Saturday morning.

Goodnight

2012-01-20T23:43:00.001+01:00

The Sopa & Pipa Show

2012-01-20T23:31:00.006+01:00

Although I take the initiative very seriously (I'm a big fan of an unedited and uncensored internet!) I couldn't help thinking of clowns every time I heard the terms SOPA & PIPA. That's why I present you THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH; The Sopa&Pipa Show. Because a life without an open internet is absolutely not possible anymore after all these years of freedom!

Gay Paradise by Meeting.Sphinx

2012-01-20T22:51:00.003+01:00

Models: Dolls, dolls and dolls
Photography: Meeting.Sphinx

Badass from a Box

2012-01-20T16:10:00.003+01:00

I dusted off my BadAss Tattoo Kit last week. Bought it back in 2005 and played a lot with it back then. Not only on my body, but also in my art. Loads and loads of letters from this Children's Printing Office Playset. Below is my latest tattoo. I realized that all my BadAss assets come from a box. Remember my BadAss piercings from las year? Also from a box.

SAGAT by Philip Riches

2012-01-20T16:03:00.002+01:00

Beautiful video by Philip Riches starring François Sagat moving and dancing covered in red paint. I especially like the close-ups of his stunning face. Scroll down and enjoy!

Goodnight

2012-01-19T22:41:00.002+01:00

Happy 66th Dolly!

2012-01-19T22:19:00.002+01:00

Everybody comes to Dollywood. Well, everybody except me. Have never been there, but really want to go to there. But this post isn't about Dollywood. This post is about the woman who gave her name to that amusmentpark, Dolly Parton. Celebrating her 66th Birthday today, which is reason enough to dedicate a post to this beautiful woman! Happy Birthday Dolly!

Rhino by Beliy Den

2012-01-19T22:05:00.000+01:00

Model: Andrei Korluka
Photography: Beliy Den
Imagesource: InMale

Goodnight

2012-01-18T23:37:00.004+01:00

Walking the Dogs

2012-01-18T22:41:00.003+01:00

My dad walks his dogs. And not only his own dogs. Every day this little neighbour dog joins their walk. And he gets treats, the same as my dad's own dogs gets. My dad is the best! And what a fantastic photographer! Glad to receive this beautiful picture in my mailbox today!

Lele - Neen

2012-01-18T22:28:00.004+01:00

Too bad most of you don't speak Dutch. Here's the latest video for the latest single "Neen" by Lele. You might have seen Lele before on this blog. Click here for Ich Clack Dich and click here for Luxe Benen. My kind of music!

Identity Crisis

2012-01-18T11:20:00.003+01:00

Tonnya's Tumbler made me question my identity last week with the picture above. Zephyr Motor Oil? That's so butch! Is that me? Am I butch? The dictionary told me the following:

zephyr /ˈzɛfər/ [zef-er]
noun
1. a gentle, mild breeze.
2. Literary. the west wind.
3. any of various things of fine, light quality, as fabric, yarn, etc.

I chose my nickname Zephyr back in 1998, when Madonna's Ray of Light was released and I took my first steps on the internet for real. Zephyr was the first word of that song and referred to the west wind. Later on I understood it was also the name of a train in the USA and since I love trains it felt pretty appropriate.

But Zephyr is so much more. A defunct Rollercoaster for instance. I can identify with Rollercoaster. Defunct? Not so much. And I'm afraid of clowns, so the picture below is not me. Waaaaay to close to the clown!

So am I a type of Ford then? Apparently "the last word in comfort". I'm comfortable with myself, but comfort is not really the word people would describe me by. Cute car though.

Or am I this painting by William Bouguereau called "Flora and Zephyr"? The nudity is pretty accurate, but I have no wings and I've never been this close by a naked woman.

Oh who am I kidding. I choose Zephyr as an online name 14 years ago but that name doesn't define who I am. Zephyr is just an alias. I'm Daan. That's who I am! So you may call me Daan if you like. Shout Daan in the street and I probably turn my head. Write ZEPHYR in capitals and I also respond. You choose. I know who I am.

Ladies & Gentlemen!

2012-01-17T09:27:00.005+01:00

The year has only just begun, and I don't know what 2012 will bring us, but I can already say that this shoot by photographer Errikos Andreou called "Boys at the Circus" can easily become one of my favourites of the year.

Models Brett Reeves, Tiago Pereira, Marios Markou, Diego Garcia, Manuel Agila, Panagiotis Simopoulos and Fernando Freire portray several circus characters, creatively styled by AL GIGA in a convincing vintage style. Here's a selection, but make sure to check out Homotography for the complete shoot!

Goodnight

2012-01-16T23:36:00.000+01:00

Congratulations!

2012-01-16T22:20:00.003+01:00

She's got two now! Last night Madonna won her second Golden Globe. The first one was for her role as Eva Peron in Evita back in 1997 and now she won one for her -in my humble opinion- not so great song "Masterpiece" which is featured in her movie W.E. Congratulations!

Pagan Man

2012-01-16T21:59:00.001+01:00

Here's the latest addition to the FantasticMag website.
Complete set available here.

Where the Hell is Willem? #147

2012-01-16T21:42:00.001+01:00

Can you tell me where I am?

Meatlovers Monday

2012-01-16T12:29:00.013+01:00

(if you own the credits of any of the photos above and feel they need to be credited,
feel free to email me)

Goodnight

2012-01-15T23:35:00.002+01:00

Josh Slack by Richard Pier Petit

2012-01-15T16:12:00.005+01:00

Model: Josh Slack (Vision Models)
Photography: Richard Pier Petit
Imagesource: InMale

Sunny & Muddy

2012-01-15T15:52:00.003+01:00

A lovely Sunday afternoon. Sunny, so walking. Muddy, so cleaning shoes. The river Rhine reached its highest level last week, but already the water went down, leaving us with a beautiful, fertile landscape with beavers returning to their homes and rats not quite making it back home.

Astronaut Suicide by Neil Dacosta

2012-01-15T15:37:00.003+01:00

Lovely works by Neil Dacosta. An astronaut with a deathwish. See the complete set, as well as much more of his great work on his website.

Sunday Morning

2012-01-15T12:17:00.002+01:00

What a beautiful way to wake up on a Sunday morning.

Goodnight

2012-01-14T23:45:00.000+01:00

Look it Up.

2012-01-14T23:35:00.003+01:00

Look. It. Up. Three little words that caused a stir. Gaga fans went insane after seeing the latest Madonna interview. So sad. Proves these so called monsters are clearly from a different generation than us, the loyal M fans. I bet Gaga herself is in our camp.

Private Affair - Bell Soto

2012-01-14T14:05:00.005+01:00

"It is a wonderful experience to work with a team that understands your vision, and this film is very special to me. I was inspired by the early physique photography and the Italian cinema in black and white. I wanted to create many layers with the ambiguity of the characters, the dance scenes, the subtle gestures of the actors.

The music is a very important element in my work. For this film, I mixed barroque music from XVIII century in contraposition with a modern mix of a 60s song, both songs talk about the same theme : The Lost love ".

Bell Soto

Oh, The places You'll Go

2012-01-14T13:44:00.001+01:00

Based on Dr. Seuss's final book "Oh, The places You'll Go", this is a story about life's ups and downs, told by the people of Burning Man 2011. Genius idea Teddy Saunders.

Saturday Morning

2012-01-14T13:21:00.003+01:00

What a beautiful way to wake up on a Saturday ~~morning~~ afternoon.

Goodnight

2012-01-13T23:36:00.002+01:00

Andrés Velencoso by Hunter & Gatti

2012-01-13T21:48:00.005+01:00

Model: Andrés Velencoso
Photography: Hunter & Gatti for Esquire Spain
Complete shoot and video available here

Time Goes By So Slowly!

2012-01-13T21:06:00.003+01:00

The French. They're great with food, their men are gorgeous and their dicks are big. But they suck in English language. Believe me, most of them do. And that's exactly what I like about the French, their heavy accents.

These two guys (are they guys?) pushed it to the limit though. Singing along with Madonna's Hung Up. Can you handle this for 4 minutes? Can you? Time goes by really slow watching this.

Quentin - East Village Boy of the Week

2012-01-13T16:21:00.003+01:00

Quentin, from Brooklyn, New York is this weeks East Village Boy of the Week.
Go check out the complete shoot by Austin Green at East Village Boys.

Goodnight

2012-01-12T23:48:00.001+01:00

Picture of a Beauty Queen

2012-01-12T18:43:00.004+01:00

Our Queen spent the last days in the UEA and Oman. This resulted in some of the most beautiful pictures of her in a long time. Head covered when entering a Mosque stirred things up here in The Netherlands. Right winged parties (read party) disagreed with her decision to wear, as they call it, an item that supresses Female rights. I myself (and Her Royal Highness as well) think that she did very well by respecting cultural differences between religions worldwide. Long live our Queen!

London Bridge & Sagat

2012-01-12T14:36:00.003+01:00

François Sagat placed these pictures on his official site. Showing off some ass with the London Tower in the background. Taken on New Year's Eve from his hotelroom in London. Sexy! Click here for the rest of the pictures.

As Cold As it Gets

2012-01-12T12:30:00.003+01:00

Every year, the South Korean army undergoes this winter training to strengthen their minds and bodies and to make sure the cold doesn’t affect them on real missions.

More than 200 soldiers take part in this snowy training session, in Pyeonghang, 180 km east of Seoul. They do gymnastics, swim in icy water, hurl snow at their bare chests, build snow shelters and sprint, all at temperatures of -30c or colder. The extreme training lasts for nine days. Brrrrr! (images: AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Goodnight

2012-01-11T23:41:00.002+01:00

Snowgasm

2012-01-11T20:39:00.004+01:00

Last Summer we, the Dutch, were promised a "Winter from Hell", which ironically turned out to be very true. A hot winter so far and not a flake of snow. Hell on Earth for me. I'm a guy that loves snow. I secretly masturbate to snow, but you didn't hear that from me.

Luckily I have a friend with snow about 9 months a year. Canadian J@V@JuNKiE knows exactly what I like so today I received these two photos from him. Bukake Snowgasm! For me to masturbate on!

Joy for Joy!

2012-01-11T20:31:00.003+01:00

This one is for Tonnya! My favourite librarian, tattoo-chick, wanderer, Sagat-lover and loyal follower of my blog. The Joy of Books by Sean Ohlenkamp & Lisa Blonder.

Last Summer - Simon Le

2012-01-11T17:10:00.003+01:00

Models: Jonathan Best and Adrien Kute
Photography: Simon Le for AXN Magazine
Imagesource: Homotrophy

Daan is #ONE

2012-01-11T15:54:00.003+01:00

Okay, nothing new here. I've been #ONE for years in a row now. And that is in fact, a very convenient truth. My name was given to Dutch boys the most again in 2011. So I have a name that's hip and happening!

I don't know how many guys were named Daan back in 1974, but I always associated my name with this old man we see below. Daantje (short for Daan) was an old farmer who did stuff. Like buying chickens. I bet more stuff happened, but all I remember is the title "Daantje Buys Chickens". In a few decades I will look like him and buy some chickens too. Can't wait!

Goodnight

2012-01-09T23:30:00.000+01:00

Dammit Janet!

2012-01-09T23:16:00.002+01:00

Wanna take a look inside the twisted little mind of the man I love? Wanna see why I love this man so much? Now you finally can crawl inside his mind almost the way I do for the last 18.5 years. Enjoy You'd Better Wise Up, Janet Weiss (aka YBWUJW)!

Maximillian Silberman by Rick Day

2012-01-09T22:58:00.003+01:00

Model: Maximillian Silberman (Soul Management)
Photography: Rick Day
Imagesource: InMale

Name That Tune #176

2012-01-09T22:52:00.001+01:00

What song can you see wordled up above?

Meatlovers Monday

2012-01-09T22:28:00.012+01:00

(if you own the credits of any of the photos above and feel they need to be credited,
feel free to email me)

Sunday Morning

2012-01-08T11:13:00.002+01:00

What a beautiful way to wake up on a Sunday morning.

Goodnight

2012-01-07T23:39:00.002+01:00

New VS Old

2012-01-07T22:13:00.004+01:00

Funny how my newest item of clothing looks so much like my oldest item. Last week I bought this great SesameStreet T-Shirt from S.Oliver. They celebrate 35 Years of Sesamestreet with a cool collection of SesameStreet T-Shirts.

The little red one on the right are my old pajamas. Red shirt and pants with Bert & Ernie on the chest. Bought by my parents in the 1970's and one of the two pieces of clothing I never gave away. Safely stored in a dust- and mothfree case.

But look at Bert's face! That's how Bert's face is supposed to look like. Grumpy! Reading a book on pigeons when Ernie forced him to pose for this picture. The Bert on my new shirt looks way to happy. A lot has changed since the 1970's *cough* Disney *cough* and Bert seems to be on some kind of medicine which makes him smile a little bit too much.

Anthony Gastelier by Sylvain Norget

2012-01-07T22:02:00.001+01:00

Model: Anthony Gastelier (d'men Management)
Photography: Sylvain Norget
Imagesource: Homotography

And Remember! No Slapping!

2012-01-07T11:52:00.003+01:00

I don't care that this video is already six years old. Sometimes you have to remind the world of all the fun from the recent past. Slapping galore by Guy Maddin for Sissy Boy. This really is some serious slapping guys!

If you have a boyfriend, don't try this at home. If you don't have one, please find the person you hate the most and DO try this at home! If the person you hate the most in fact IS your boyfriend, you really have some issues!

Saturday Morning

2012-01-07T09:52:00.000+01:00

What a beautiful way to wake up on a Saturday morning.

Goodnight

2012-01-06T23:38:00.000+01:00

Suddenly Last Summer by Slava Mogutin

2012-01-06T13:59:00.003+01:00

Shooting my summer in Hipstamatic resulted in a beautiful collection of photos last year. But nothing beats the rawness of this beautiful set by Slava Mogutin. Great atmosphere! See the rest of this shoot at Homotography or at Slava's own website.

Polaboy - Don't Shake it!

2012-01-06T13:07:00.003+01:00

Great idea, these blown up polaroids with LED's in the back. Art on your wall during the day and a nice soft light by night. They sell many images by many great photographers, but it's also possible to have your own polaroids turned into one. Or two. Or three on a row. Click here for more information.

Goodnight

2012-01-03T23:37:00.000+01:00

Amen † Madonna

2012-01-03T23:01:00.003+01:00

The Queen Madonna.

Bye Bye Beardy!

2012-01-03T22:43:00.003+01:00

While shopping with mom today (thanks mom!) and buying my new favourite t-shirt (more on that tomorrow!) I spent a lot of time in dressing rooms with huge ass mirrors. Seeing myself and my face and my beard a lot. And I didn't like what I saw. Been saving up this beard since my birthday back on November 1st and it became a gimmick to me.

So back at home I undressed and shaved it off. Two hands full of black and grey hair flushed down the toilet! And all evening, whenever I look into the mirror (no, not vain, just pissing in front of one) I scared myself with my freshly shaved face. I think I prefer some beard on me. So I start growing one again.

This image was shot halfway, when I thought I shaved it all off and checked in the mirror.

Wade Schaming by Jessica Yatrofsky

2012-01-03T22:27:00.001+01:00

Model: Wade Schaming
Photography: Jessica Yatrofsky
Imagesource: Homotography

RIP Captain Iglo

2012-01-03T08:28:00.003+01:00

Captain Iglo died two weeks ago. That white bearded captain offering the world his golden sticks filled with fish. To be honest this captain had only done the job since 1998. Before that we had another white bearded captain and in between there was this Disney version you see below. I really hope Iglo finds a new captain soon. Not the Disney version, but a rough manly man. Maybe they should contact Peto Coast to do the job!

Goodnight

2012-01-01T23:39:00.000+01:00

Photo Manipulator Jan Oliehoek

2012-01-01T21:38:00.003+01:00

Hello weird cuteness! Don't you just love these little creatures compiled by Dutch photo manipulator Jan Oliehoek. Photoshop clearly has no secrets to this man! Much more here.

New Year's Eve

2012-01-01T16:11:00.002+01:00

What a fantastic end of 2011 and a great beginning of 2012! A lovely night with games, booze, faulous food and sweet friends. Just the way a New Year's Eve is supposed to be!

Sunday Morning

2012-01-01T11:33:00.000+01:00

What a beautiful way to wake up on a Sunday morning.

Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T15:49:00.001+01:00

2011 in Pictures

2011-12-31T15:29:00.007+01:00

It's no secret that my blog is more about images than words. So no better way to close down this year with 12 months in pictures. A big thanks to all my loyal followers, dear friends and occasional visitors for a beautiful year on Zephyr-Files again! I really love all your comments, e-mails and suggestions and will definately Blog On in 2012!

2011 - The Musical

2011-12-31T06:51:00.005+01:00

Saturday Morning

2011-12-31T06:33:00.001+01:00

What a beautiful way to wake up on a Saturday morning.