OHLALA Mag

SHIPWRECKED by RICARDO MUNIZ

OhLaLa always loved the photography of Ricardo Muniz for several reasons, Ricardo is talented New York based photographer who is always inspired by his Latin culture and the result is always caliente ;-)

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Today we follow Ricardo Muniz, Nick Palma, Stanley Etoty and Joe Kavitski to a shipwrecked located on Twin Islands in the Bronx! Enjoy all the photos courtesy of Ricardo Muniz in the gallery below.

NICO & ADRIAN NYC GANG

The following couture editorial was photographed by the infamous and delightful, Adrian Alicea, half of the design team duo from one of our favorite, provocative designers, Nico & Adrian NY.

In an exclusive for Ohlala readers, Adrian shares his new-found love, photography, with his keen eye for edgy, pushing-the-limits couture fashion. Enjoy the Nico and Adrian NY Fall 2009 Collection in our special gallery below (with two extra photos by Ricardo Muniz).

Previously on OhLaLa:

+ Enchanted Waters
+ Nico & Adrian Brooklyn Underground Fashion Show
+ Nico & Adrian New York Fashion Week by Ricardo Muniz
+ More photos from Nico & Adrian here

Photography by Adrian Alicea, Designs [Nico and Adrian NY] Hair & Make-Up by Arrabella & Ivy, Fashion Styling Erik Pagan, Models Corona, Sandy, Deilin, and Christy. Location, Times Square, NYC!

PIMP PAPIS BY RICARDO MUNIZ

We always tell photographers that models do not have to be overdressed because it is the middle of the winter ... New York based photographer and long time contributor to OhLaLa Rocardo Muniz got the memo and provided us with this sexy and not too covered winter fashion editorial.

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Sometimes all it takes to make you want to buy a jacket and a scarf ... is just a jacket and a scarf on a model ;-)



This 'goodbye-to-winter' editorial is called 'Pimp Papis'. Photography, Art Direction and Styling by Ricardo Muñiz [Ricardo Muniz Solomodels] & [Coquichulos Images]

Models: Deilín Sanz, Corona [Coquichulo Images] Santiago Peralta [Empire Models] Styling assistants: Valerie Greene, Miguel Santiago. Female Hand: Melody da Diva.

Winter design: Golden suede and faux fur coat by Perry Ellis (on Corona). Black faux fur with hood by Ablanche Urban Furfitter (on Santiago). Graphic hoodie with faux fur by Indigo Star (on Deilín). Black leather with white stripe by PX (on Corona). Solid black leather by Colebrook (on Deilín). Swimwear by Vizeau (on Santiago). Eyewear by Beryll (on Santiago).

MEET THE CALIENTITOS MEN AT THE SPLASH BAR IN NYC

On tuesday, January 20, 2009, NY's famous Splash Bar is hosting a "Hot Latin" night featuring the physique models of the "Calientitos 2009-2010 Fundraising Calendar" by Ricardo Muniz.

Splash has generously decided to help Ricardo Muniz and Coquichulo Images raise money for college scholarships for students of Latino and Native American heritage by providing their famed stage and space as a benefit for the Calientitos 2009-2010 Fundraising Calendar. The night is a tribute to Hot Latin Men including a live fashion show featuring the calendar models and numerous sexy Latino go-go boys dancing throughout the night.

Deilin, the winner of the 2008 Mr. Escandalo Latino Male Modeling Contest and featured here in this calendar promo (plus appearing soon in a sexy spread for Adonis), will be one of the featured models. I wish I was in NYC :-)

Two more photos and more info on the event in the second part of the post.

OHLALA "CHOCHA BEACH" BY RICARDO MUNIZ

This exclusive OhLaLa Bronx swimwear editorial was photographed by Ricardo Muniz, who once again did a fantastic job. It features Mr. Escandalo 2008 Grand Champion, Deilin Sanz the Dominican physique model, and Runner-Up Erik Gilmore the Russian personal trainer, with Janel Alize a dancer of Russian-Italian-Puerto Rican heritage.



Shot on location at the Bronx’s famed “playa boricua” Orchard Beach aka "Chocha Beach", in the Bronx, swimwear courtesy Wettackle. Besides winning $1000, Deilin will appear on the cover of the September 2008 issue of the Latino gay social magazine, Adelante. Erik won $500 as the runner-up. Both he and Deilin will be featured in a special swimwear spread in next month's Adelante.



+ Wettackle
+ Ricardo Muniz MySpace
+ Ricardo Muniz Official Site + For more info on the models, contact Ricardo





Enjoy the rest of this editorial in the second part of the post.

BELLO MAG NYC SUMMER STORM BY RICARDO MUNIZ

Summer storms are sexy, especially when it happens during a photoshoot. Thanx to photographer Ricardo Muniz who kept shooting the beautiful Michael Herrick while New York City was experiencing a summer storm ... the result is wet hot and a little transparent ... in one word perfect!



+ Delicious Summer by Ricardo Muniz via BELLO mag
+ Ricardo Muniz Official Site
+ More Ricardo Muniz on OhLaLa

OHLALA BARRIO BEACH BY RICARDO MUNIZ // NYC

Here is a look into the latest issue of BELLO mag featuring a great swimwear editorial by Ricardo Muniz.

New York has many famed beaches, but for many the inner city, a sandy shore is not the only place to strut your stuff for this editorial models of color, Kent Edwards (African American, white and Native American) Deilin Sanz (Dominican) Santiago Peralta (Argentinean) Giovanni perez (Colombian) and Was P. (Dominican) demonstrate their hotness against the cold, hard bricks, motar and concrete of New York that Puerto Rican art photographer Ricardo Muniz fondly calls, Barrio Beach. See more HERE

+ eXtended to Barrio Beach
+ Ricardo Muniz Official Site

OHLALA RICARDO MUNIZ GOES BACKSTAGE ...

The 2008 Pill Awards, given to the top acts, musicians, directors and performers in the gay music scene, industry, and market, were presented this past Sunday, April 13, 2008 at Arena in New York City. Photographer Ricardo Muñiz went backstage to cover the Nico & Adrian show. We love how Ricardo captured the spirit, the energy of the dark-glam atmosphere.

Hosted by the gracious and statuesque, Peppermint, guests included gay celebrities and icons like Michael Musto of the Village Voice, singer Ari Gold, tea party hostess extraordinaire, Kevin Aviance, and Carmen Xtravaganza, the original mother of the House of Xtravaganza. None of this would have been possible, though, without the vision and guidance of the ever-fabulous and generous producer, Jeremy Aviance.

More HERE courtesy of Ricardo Muniz for OhLaLaMag.

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OHLALA LA TRANSFORMATION BY RICARDO MUNIZ

After Orgullo Latino, Ladrones en Harlem and Shades of Latino, La Transformation is the new OhLaLa exclusive feature by New York based photographer Ricardo Muniz. Ricardo is the one responsible for bringing some latino "caliente" touch to OhLaLa ;-) and each time he does a fantastic job :-P

Today the model Kent Edwards, is wearing (when he is not naked in the shower ;-) the new 2008 spring collection of designer Edwing D'Angelo from the "Love Eclipse" collection for men. We have more photos here of the sexy Kent taking his shower after an exhausting photo session ;-)

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+ Edwin D'Angelo MySpace
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ORGULLO LATINO BY RICARDO MUNIZ NEW YORK

After Shades of Latino and Ladrones in Harlem, we have today another fantastic fashion-cultural editorial by Ricardo Muñiz, with 3 muy caliente guys Giovanni Pérez, Steven Muñoz and Miguel Mejía on the pictures above and below, isn't he mega hot !!!?

In June 2007, Galería Cemí launched Cemí Underground, a Puerto Rican/Latino cultural outlet that sells books, t-shirts, art, music, and produces cultural events including a constantly changing art exhibition. Cemí Underground was founded by graphic artist Luís Cordero and Séry Colón, an actor who once owned Agüeybaná Bookstore on the Lower East Side. Cemí Underground is located at 1799 Lexington Avenue at East 112th Street in the heart of “El Barrio,” or Spanish Harlem, in New York, NY 10029. The hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Phone is (212) 860-2820.

What is a “Cemí?” Luís Cordero, describes a cemí is as “a sacred object which is the artistic representation of a guardian spirit or deity that was skillfully carved in stone, bone, cotton, wood and rock by the Taíno indigenous people of the Caribbean.” ... The rest of the article with more photos after the jump.