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Walking along Cuba street.

BBQ in Cuba Street. Wellington.

When we speak of ‘real men’ we often mean the opposite: individuals who appear to live up to the impossibly idealised aspirations of symbolic masculine perfection. But Ilan Wittenberg’s photographs truly do present real men. His extensive photographic catalogue captures the complexity of uniqueness and imperfection, frailty and forbearance, anxiety and the courage to overcome it. These men are flesh and blood, diverse, and susceptible to the inevitabilities of illness and aging. As the title of the series declares, this is literally and figuratively the ‘Bare Truth’.

Ilan Wittenberg discusses the concept and creation of this series at Talking Pictures.

talking-pictures.net.au/2020/11/07/ilan-wittenberg-real-men/

The entrance area at Auckland museum

Mushroom Man was pretty stoned when I approached him. Coated in ganja and spirits fumes, he was quite resolute, though, in his attempt to talk to me.

Should you stare in a telescope attempting to find distant civilisations? Look around...

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While smoking his joint he asked me to guess his age.

- "54?"
- He smiled.
- "Almost, I was born in 54."

Schnapps, the cat is hunting at hight.

Catapulta, the cat is hunting at hight.

Bryce is a homeless guy, who was kicked off his city housing flat only because his neighbour complained that he'd allegedly slapped her. Bryce was put in prison for 6 months trial, but found not guilty.

However, his home had gone, as well as all his belongings. This is New Zealand justice for you.

Was captivated by this little church in Matakana last weekend ~ St Andrews Church (1895)

Warkworth Cement Works

Auckland's Viaduct Harbour

Every photographer and artist's dream, this picturesque church is located in Waiuki

Autumn at the Puhoi General Store