Hot Flash: The Sexiest Male (Nude) Photography of 2014

I’m not sure that we’ve ever done a Best of Manhunt Daily countdown for our Hot Flash series. When I ran the numbers for the top ten posts of 2014, though, it seemed silly not to share the results with you. There isn’t a single dud in this batch, and with appearances by Paddy O’Brian, Darius Ferdynand, Colby Keller and Allen Silver, the material feels relevant when compared to the rest of the content on this blog.

Before we move on, I’d like to take a brief moment to pay my respects to photographer Vance Trancygier, whose work we wrote about back in January. Porn model Christian Mitchell notified me that he passed away, and it truly saddened me to hear the news. He was a kind, talented man, and I was fortunate enough to receive a few prints of his work as a “thank you” for the post I wrote. May he rest in peace.

It’s kind of difficult to change the tone after such a solemn segue, so allow me to awkwardly introduce the ten best Hot Flash entries of the year. The Summer Diary Project and tMF Magazine were both winners this year, but ultimately, neither took the grand prize. Scroll on down to find out who did.

– Dewitt

Photo credit: HAWT Photography

Take a look at the best Hot Flash posts of 2014 below:

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10. COLBY KELLER BY MENELIK PURYEAR:

We wrote: “Colby spoke with the good folks at Summer Diary and appeared in an exclusive shoot with photographer Menelik Puryear. The visually stunning, scenic images were captured in Upstate New York, featuring the popular gay porn model frolicking through fields, enjoying a few adult beverages and taking in the joys of great outdoors.”

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9. ISSUE NUMBER 12 OF TMF MAGAZINE:

We wrote: “Good news! The latest issue of tMF Magazine is now available for digital download, featuring full-frontal nudes of cover model Jonathan Best and several other attractive gentlemen. The ‘bad’ news is that the images in this post are censored, so you’re not gonna see any dicks unless you shell out the $6.95 it costs for the full shebang.”

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8. JAMES GUARDINO BY RICK DAY:

We wrote: “Photographer Rick Day captures James Guardino in a pair of revealing white briefs, providing us with a not-so-subtle ‘just the tip’ view of his dick. You can almost make out the thickness of his shaft, but if I keep staring at these pictures and imagining what’s beneath the fabric, I’m no better than all those celebrity bloggers who screen-grab a fold in Zac Efron‘s pants and promise readers a glimpse at his ‘massive package’.”

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7. GINGER BEAR JAMES BY MASCULAR STUDIO:

We wrote: “In his two separate shoots with Mascular—one in the studio and one in the bedroom—you get to see two different sides of this burly, hairy gentleman. One side looks like he’s going to tear your clothes off, push you down on your knees and use both your holes ’til you’re worn out. The other side looks like he wouldn’t mind being woken up with a sloppy rimjob, followed by your hard cock sliding up and down his fuzzy crack. Personally, I’m a fan of both sides.”

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6. ISSUE NUMBER 11 OF TMF MAGAZINE:

We wrote: “Maybe it’s new or maybe I’ve just never noticed before, but I absolutely love the tagline on the cover of tMF Magazine‘s latest issue—‘NO FASHION | ONLY SKIN’. It’s the perfect summation of what the magazine has to offer, with page after page of carefully-curated photographers and models.”

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5. KENNEDY CARTER BY RYAN EDWARD SCOTT:

We wrote: “There’s something to be said for retiring when you’re at the top of your game, even if you wind up leaving thousands of fans with throbbing, unsatisfied erections. Arguably, that’s what fiery gay porn performer Kennedy Carter did when he left his exclusive gig at Cocky Boys to focus on his studies, his work and himself… If you’re curious what Kennedy’s been up to since his departure from the adult industry, head over to Summer Diary Project to read an exclusive interview with photographer Ryan Edward Scott.”

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4. RESERVATIONS BY LANDIS SMITHERS:

We wrote: “I discovered photographer Landis Smithers‘ ‘Reservations’, a series exploring ‘the last place we can be anonymous’. If that description doesn’t make much sense to you, allow me to put it in simpler terms we can all understand—dudes like Paddy O’Brian, Gui Wandresen, Robert Swiatek and Alexander Giocondi get naked in hotel rooms, and we all get to look at them.”

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3. HAWT PHOTOGRAPHY:

We wrote: “When UK porn star Riley Tess tweeted out a picture from his shoot with HAWT, I made it a point to do further research on the London-based photography studio. After less than a minute on their site, I managed to spot this dreamboat and decide we were spending the rest of our lives together, covered in one another’s sweat and cum… And that was just the beginning!”

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2. ADAM RAMZI BY RYAN EDWARD SCOTT:

We wrote: “It’s always a treat to see porn stars photographed outside of a hypersexualized setting… Today, we’ve got some shots Raging Stallion model Adam Ramzi, gracefully captured in the San Francisco Twin Peaks by The Summer Diary Project contributor Ryan Edward Scott. Sure, he’s got a throbbing erection in one of these pics, but overall, they’re more about the majesty of the male form in nature than ‘jizz all up on your face’.”

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1. REAL MEN REAL LIFE:

We wrote: “Atlanta-based photographer John Edward Fink aims to celebrate ‘the beauty of all kinds of men, from all walks of life, from a wide variety of ages in life’ with his ongoing project Real Men Real Life. His subjects have a tendency to lean toward the older, hairier walk of life, including such modern gay daddy icons as Allen Silver and David Pevsner… You can make sure you don’t miss a single image of the Real Men Real Life project by following on Facebook or Tumblr.”

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