A KALTBLUT exclusive. Photography by Marcelo Moraes. The model is Nino, signed at True Faces Berlin. Make Up by Liz. Styling by Andy using fashion by Fadeout Label, Remesalt, Teobrock, Alan Hamlik. Brazilian, Berlin-based photographer Marcelo Moraes views the camera as a natural extension of the stage. With over two decades dedicated to ballet and contemporary dance, Marcelo translates a sharp awareness of space, body, and energy into a visual language that prioritises presence over posing.
His work is a deep exploration of the transition of masculinity, a journey he has lived from the 1990s to the present day. By dissolving the traditional boundaries between toughness and elegance, Marcelo’s lens creates a dialogue where opposites are no longer divided, but united. To him, Photography is an act of liberation and a tool to embrace the wholeness of the human experience.
As the founder of True Faces modelling agency in Berlin, Marcelo creates a “safe stage” for his subjects. He utilises his dance instinct to guide people and models, especially men, into a state of expressive, poetic truth.
Photography by Marcelo Moraes / www.mmoraes.de / Instagram: @mmoraesinsta
Photo Assistant: Robert Graeff / Instagram: @rob_saudade
Model is Nino Signed at True Faces Berlin / Instagram: @jungnino_ / @truefacesberlin
Make Up by Liz / Instagram: @blending.is.the.secret
Styling by Andy / Instagram: @fadeoutlabel
Brands used are Fadeout Label, Remesalt, Teobrock, Alan Hamlik
@fadeoutlabel, @remesalt, @toebrock, @alanhamlik
