Fuel Issue Two — The digital edition goes deeper, more expansive version of this collection.
Featuring many additional works from each photographer, this digital edition equivalent to 228 print pages, allows for a deeper exploration of each contributor, going well beyond our printed page limitations.
Free from physical constraints, the digital format includes additional series, extended narratives, and more sexy photos, many of which were not included in the print edition due to their intensity or explicit nature.
Issue Two: Expanding the Framing of Queer Male Body Photography
Fuel returns with a second issue that deepens, expands, and diversifies its exploration of the male form through photography. Where the debut issue established a foundational vision, Issue Two pushes boundaries, introducing new artistic voices, interviews and stories, and a broader spectrum of male identity.
Six Photographers, Infinite Perspectives
Issue Two welcomes six photographers whose work collectively demonstrates the sheer range of approaches available to those committed to documenting and celebrating the male body.
COXPIX opens the issue with work rooted in presenting the male nude with a relaxed Southern California vibe. Based in Palm Springs, his lens captures men across decades, from college-aged to mature, each radiating an uncompromising masculine presence. There is clarity in his vision: masculinity is not singular, and his portfolio proves it.
Brad Welch presents a fascinating intersection of disciplines. Primarily celebrated for his pencil illustrations of the male form, Fuel gives readers access to the photographic origins of his practice, the source material that sparks his artistic vision. It's a rare opportunity to witness an artist's creative process from capturing an image before its interpretation on paper.
Joe Schmelzer shifts the magazine's focus toward intimacy and duration. While known for his architectural and interior photography, Issue Two features deeply personal work: photographs of his husband Nick, taken over many years. These images form an unexpected visual diary, a documentation not of strangers, but of love, commitment, and the subtle transformations that time inscribes on a shared life.
BATECRUSH brings collaborative energy to these pages. His work with male content creators has long demonstrated an eye for tension and presence. In this issue, he orchestrates a three-model composition featuring Rivvy Fade, Drew Ryan, and Jaxson, each of whom was interviewed for the magazine. The result is a conversation between photographer and subjects that unfolds across both image and text.
Stas Vokman's photography pulses with kinetic urgency. His focus on amateur models and content creators, particularly those working on platforms like OnlyFans, captures a spontaneity and raw energy that feels decidedly contemporary. His work refuses polish in favor of authenticity.
The Gallery Male offers perhaps the most conceptually daring contribution: self-portraiture in its most vulnerable and public form. A photographer, content creator, and model simultaneously, he documents his own nude body in unexpected spaces. His work collapses the distance between artist and subject, creator and creation, private and public.
A Magazine for Lovers of Male Nude Art Photography
Fuel Issue Two is for those who believe the male body, in all its specificity, vulnerability, and power, deserves to be seen, celebrated, and interrogated with the full resources of photographic art.
