Steven Underhill
American photographer
Steven Underhill (born January 25, 1962) is an American photographer. He grew up in Northern California and graduated from University of California, Los Angeles.
He has produced seven photo books featuring nude and semi-nude male models, titled Straight Boys, Twins, Jeff, Boys Next Door, Happy 2gether, Straight Boys Volume 2, and Rassle. He is best known for photographing identical twins Bruce and Seth Hall.
Steven Underhill was an early contributor to the gay youth publication XY Magazine.
Published works
Straight Boys (1997, 2004; English and German); ISBN 9783861873891
Twins (1999; also known as Frisky Memories);
Jeff (1999); ISBN 9783861871477
Boy Next Door (2000); ISBN 9783861871668
Happy 2gether (2003); ISBN 9783861872849
Straight boys Volume 2 (2004; English and German); ISBN 9783861873891
Rassle (2006; English and German); ISBN 9783861878735
References
External links
Steven Underhill's official website
Steven Underhill's homoerotica Facebook fan page
Steven Underhill's podcast page with NSFW homoerotica images and video
Website featuring some of Steven Underhill's latest work, collaborating with the original founders of XY magazine, launching new magazine "B"
Website featuring Steven Underhill's work
Steven Underhill's Myspace Page.
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