Kobi Israel's Homoerotic Photography

10.24.2012

By Out.com Editors

The artist discusses his portraits of Israeli and Cuban men

Many of Israel’s images recall his own sexual awakening in the intense atmosphere of bonding and camaraderie that characterizes military service. More recently, Israel has brought the same intimacy to bear on his portraits of Cuban men, in whose lives he finds echoes of the Israeli society of his youth.