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Brand
CARTOLA MAGAZINE
ProjectJUST DESSERTS
Black and white split composition of a muscular male torso glistening with sweat beside a flexed bicep against a black background.

CARTOLA MAGAZINE JUST DESSERTS 2025

Associated creatives

Joey Leo
Joey Leo
Joey Leo
Joey LeoPhotographer

Tags

muscular male torsomale torsomuscular physiquemuscular manflexed bicepflexed armbicep muscle

Description

Photographed by Joey Leo for Cartola Magazine's Just Desserts feature, this black-and-white diptych presents a high-contrast study of athletic human form. The left frame focuses on a muscular torso and chest glistening with moisture under dramatic side lighting, highlighting muscular striations and definition. The right frame showcases a close-up of a flexed bicep with pronounced vascularity and contour against a deep, seamless black background. The low-key monochrome lighting sculpts the contours of the physique with striking chiaroscuro shadows.

Style

Editorial, Horizontal, Moody, Monochrome

Techniques

Low-key / chiaroscuro

Industries

Magazines

Background

Black Seamless

Context

Editorial