COVER FOR THE 2023 EDITION OF EXQUISITE FEATURES WILTSHIRE'S SOPHIE MARIE
10 JANUARY, 2023 - SHANK STUDIO, BY MATT HOOPER: AS WE MOVE WITHIN 50 DAYS OF THE 10TH BIRTHDAY OF SHANK, MATT HOOPER PHOTOGRAPHY HAS LAUNCHED A SISTER MAGAZINE, FURTHER EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF SHANK MEDIA. EXQUISITE, A MAGAZINE AND PLATFORM DEDICATED TO THE BEAUTY OF HUMANITY. EXQUISITE WILL SHOWCASE THE VERY BEST OF MATT HOOPER'S BOUDOIR AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY, WITH UNIQUE STORYTELLING AND EDITORIAL PIECES IN A PREMIUM, ANNUAL MAGAZINE.
THE MAGAZINE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE EXCLUSIVELY ON SHANKMEDIA.CO.UK ON DEMAND, AND WILL BE RELEASED THIS SEPTEMBER, ALONG WITH THE 2023 EDITION OF SHANK, AHEAD OF THE ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP. THE MAGAZINE WILL INCLUDE A MINIMUM OF 5 MAJOR FEATURES WITH ELITE MODELS FROM ACROSS THE UK AND THE WORLD, AS WELL AS EVERYDAY BUT EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE.
THE MAGAZINE TAKES INSPIRATION FROM PSM MAGAZINE AS WELL AS VOGUE AND GQ, AND WILL INCLUDE BOUDOIR, FASHION AND BEAUTY IN AN ORIGINAL WAY. IT IS THE EXPLICIT AIM OF MATT HOOPER TO SHOWCASE WOMEN AND MEN IN A TASTEFUL WAY IN THE MAGAZINE, AND SOME OF THE FEATURES WILL INCLUDE RESPECTFUL, ART NUDE.
SPEAKING ON THE LAUNCH OF EXQUISITE, MATT SAID: "I SEE BOUDOIR PHOTOGRAPHY AS A GENRE OF PHOTOGRAPHY WHICH ALLOWS ME TO UNLEASH MY CREATIVITY IN A GREATER WAY THAN ANY OTHER GENRE. I LOVE THE ONE-TO-ONE NATURE OF IT AND INTERACTING WITH A MODEL OR EVERYDAY PERSON, COLLABORATING ON SOMETHING TRULY UNIQUE AND CREATIVE.
IT IS A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY NOW TO SHOWCASE THIS WORK AND OTHER GENRES OF PORTRAITURE IN A WAY I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO BEFORE. EXQUISITE CAN HELP GROW THE BUSINESS AND REACH PEOPLE AND PLACES THAT I HAVE YET TO REACH SO FAR WITH SHANK."
THE EXQUISITE WEBSITE WILL FEATURE BLOGS FROM EVERY SHOOT FOR THE MAGAZINE, TAKING YOU BEHIND THE THOUGHTS AND CREATIVITY OF MATT, AND DISCUSSING WHAT GOES IN TO MAKING THE SHOOT SUCCESSFUL.
