The Short Story | Topman

Fifteen minutes were all Emily Abay needed with Marlon Teixeira in Uluwatu, Bali. Wet hair, tropical shadows, water and an iconic male presence turn this spontaneous black-and-white session into pure summer magic.

Kai steps in front of photographer Matt Alves for a striking studio session where clean portraiture gives way to dramatic black-and-white studies of the male form. With hard light, deep shadows and an athletic physique, simplicity becomes seriously seductive.

Tennessee takes the crown. Meet Jaydon Kanipe, the athletic, small-town entrepreneur whose combination of physique, discipline and grounded masculinity carried him from Baxter, Tennessee, to the Mister USA 2026 title in Las Vegas.

Deacon Phillippe embodies the modern California boy in ERL’s Sailing Collection, photographed by Eli Russell Linnetz at the brand’s Venice Beach studio.

Brazilian male model Arthur Becari takes his muscular physique to the ranch, pairing faded denim, a black cowboy hat and bare skin with water, weathered wood and rugged Western sensuality. Should he stay? After seeing this gallery, our vote is definitely yes.