A Blog by Mckenzie James

Ashlee

2011-06-17T00:39:00.002-04:00

Ashlee @ CoverModels

I haven't posted in ages ... I've been so busy shooting, I haven't had the time. Hopefully now I'll be able to fix that! (Well, just the posting part ...)

Cheers,

Jason Poisson as Mckenzie James

2011-04-06T13:37:00.001-04:00

J. Poiss, 2011

Naked Sunday no. 35

2011-03-13T22:24:00.001-04:00

Derik, 2011

Just wanted to announce that I have finally jumped on the Tumblr bandwagon, and will be using that high addictive site as the new 'official' home for the Naked Sunday projects.

http://thenakedsundayproject.tumblr.com/

Check it out, take a look at what I've got up so far, and don't be afraid to reblog (so long as I get a hit back!)

Cheers,

M.

Corey Clark

2011-03-03T22:03:00.000-05:00

Corey Clark @ NAM/Push

Matt Prata

2011-02-18T16:35:00.000-05:00

Prata, 2011

The always educational, fat*, and reggae lovin' Mr. Matthew Prata.

*inside joke ... ask him about it.

Taylor

2011-02-16T13:35:00.000-05:00

Taylor, 2011

Featuring new face Taylor @ Spot 6. Part of a new series, coming soon.

Nature Boy

2011-02-09T22:36:00.001-05:00

New(ish) shoot up on the Photographer and Muse site. Check it out!

Cheers,

M.

Naked Sunday no. 34

2011-01-30T22:48:00.000-05:00

Isaac @ NAM/Push, 2010

Kristopher

2011-01-26T23:48:00.000-05:00

Kristopher K @ NAM/Push

Naked Sunday no. 33

2011-01-23T19:41:00.001-05:00

Cliff & Ryan, 2009

I almost never get the chance to shoot couples (real couples, anyway), so I thought I'd post this shot you may not have seen from one of my nyc visits a while back.

I know there's no evidence of it, but yes, they're naked.

Cheers!

M.

Kelsey & Madison

2011-01-19T22:40:00.001-05:00

Kelsey & Madison (Ford)

Hair and Makeup by Carmelle Da Roza (Page One)

I've been working on my beauty portfolio ... more to come.

Photographer & Muse

2011-01-05T00:36:00.000-05:00

A while ago, ThinkContra launched their new online publication Photographer & Muse, featuring Night Shift, an older shoot I worked on.

Most recently they have posted The Emperor, a collaboration shoot I did with my good friend Mr Andrew Coimbra. Check it out! As well, has the most amazing tumblr in the world so check that out too. After you check out my stuff, obviously.

Cheers!

M.

2011-01-01T22:25:00.001-05:00

I don't know what those things are called, 2010

Happy New Year, Everyone.

It's also the last day of Kwanzaa, but I don't know if anyone does that.

Cheers,

Naked Sunday no. 32

2010-12-19T22:14:00.001-05:00

Drew @ Cover Models

Almost forgot to post this week, but I knew I couldn't forget about Drew, an absolute sweetheart and blog fan.

Dressed To Kill

2010-12-15T00:31:00.000-05:00

Dressed to Kill Magazine came out this week (I think?) featuring Taras from Elmer Olsen.

Cheers!

M.

Naked Sunday 31 - Winter Edition

2010-12-12T16:14:00.000-05:00

Michael Malcolm MacRae, 2010

Since I'm getting in the festive mood, I figured I'd share a preview of my new shoot with the fabulous Triple M.

Enjoy,

M.

Updates!

2010-11-15T19:13:00.002-05:00

I know it's been a while, but I promised I'd let you in on updates as they come along. I have two stories that came out this week, Alma Mater in the new issue of Contra Magazine (the last digital issue!), and Alter Ego featured on the Filler Magazine site.

Feel free to check them out.

Cheers,

M.

Naked Sunday no. 30

2010-10-10T00:45:00.001-04:00

The absolute gentleman, Mr. Mike E

This is most likely going to be the last Naked Sunday for a while ... it might actually be my last post for a long time. I feel compelled to take some time and look after myself, and I'll be spending significantly less time shooting than I have been before. Since photography is my job, and I'll still be shooting commercial and commission work, I may chime in every so often with a few updates about what I'm doing professionally. But in terms of everything else that I shoot, I'll be taking a bit of a sabbatical.

Thank you all for checking in with me regularly ... hopefully this hiatus won't last too long.

Cheers all 'round,

M.

Naked Sunday no. 29

2010-10-03T17:56:00.002-04:00

Mr.Peter T @ NAM

Even though I hate censorship, I've sorta always wanted to do that.

Hope you don't mind, Peter.

M.

New Face: Taylor

2010-09-28T15:10:00.001-04:00

Taylor @ Ford

Naked Sunday no. 28 (nsfw)

2010-09-26T18:53:00.002-04:00

Ryyan S.

One more shot after the jump (nsfw)

Naked Sunday no. 27

2010-09-19T12:52:00.000-04:00

Derek @ NAM/Push

Full story coming soon.

M.

Philip Sparks Launches Women's

2010-09-18T11:20:00.001-04:00

Get ready for it... it's causing quite a buzz.

www.philipsparks.com

M.

Liam

2010-09-15T11:35:00.000-04:00

Liam @ Next

Madeleine

2010-09-14T12:38:00.000-04:00

Maddie @ Supreme

Styling by Olujemibayo Agunloye

Naked Sunday no. 26

2010-09-12T00:00:00.000-04:00

Corey S.

Naked Sunday no. 25

2010-09-05T15:27:00.004-04:00

Nickoli @ NAM

Naked Sunday no. 24

2010-08-29T23:29:00.002-04:00

Zachary @ MI

No more nakedless Sundays! (for a while at least).

Cheers,

Naked Sunday no. 23

2010-08-15T19:52:00.000-04:00

Once again, Mr. Justin B @ NAM

M.

NSFW

2010-08-14T00:16:00.000-04:00

The NSFW issue of CONTRA is out ...check out my cover + cover story, featuring Dani @ Spot 6.

M.

Sloane

2010-08-02T19:52:00.000-04:00

Naked Sunday no. 22

2010-08-01T10:02:00.003-04:00

The versatile model/actor Edwin @ Ford

Shane (once more)

2010-07-27T21:09:00.000-04:00

Shane @ Adam

Lazy Leo

2010-07-22T19:13:00.001-04:00

Shane + Leo

2010-07-20T21:20:00.003-04:00

Shane @ Adam

Special Thanks to Bryan for lending me his beautiful dog and styling skills.

Wilson

2010-07-20T12:45:00.001-04:00

Wilson @ Specimen

Naked Sunday no. 21

2010-07-10T08:00:00.001-04:00

ryan in the bronx, 2008

I haven't had a chance to shoot much personal stuff in the last week or so, so I thought I'd post something I don't think many people have seen. It's from my very first visit to New York City, of the talented Mr Ryan McDonald, now at Ford NY.

Cheers,

Glow

2010-07-02T10:53:00.000-04:00

Tim Moxam (NAM), Darryl T & Paulo (Elmer Olsen)

for Glow Magazine

Look out for me in the current issue.

M.

view from my windows ...

2010-06-28T11:35:00.001-04:00

friday morning in Kingston

friday afternoon in Toronto

Jamaica Preview

2010-06-26T11:59:00.000-04:00

Naked Sunday no. 20

2010-06-20T07:27:00.038-04:00

Alexander P @ Elite

Updates!

2010-06-18T10:11:00.000-04:00

I've updated my website with a new portrait shoot/project I've been working on ... more to come soon!

Also - The London issue of Contra went live last week, with two of my stories and the cover content ... Check it out!

Something from a few days ago ...

2010-06-10T10:35:00.000-04:00

Stephanie @ FORD

Daniel

2010-05-31T23:19:00.001-04:00

I love when after shooting nothing but tests for a really long time, someone comes along who is just like a breath of fresh air, and a true inspiration to shoot.

The breathtaking all new Daniel @ NAM.

Cheers,

Naked Sunday no. 19

2010-05-31T23:01:00.003-04:00

Jordan M @ Mode/Velocci

A day/month late, I know. I've been busy.

27 today. Happy Birthday to me.

Cheers,

2010-05-12T17:19:00.000-04:00

Naked Sunday no. 18

2010-04-25T23:58:00.000-04:00

Michael Fletcher

Naked Sunday no. 17

2010-04-18T08:10:00.005-04:00

Alexandra @ NAM

Naked Sunday no. 16 (nsfw)

2010-04-11T09:57:00.001-04:00

The incredible Kris K.

Enjoy,

M.

Naked Sunday no. 15

2010-04-04T03:42:00.004-04:00

Justin H @ Push

Naked Sunday no. 14

2010-03-28T23:59:00.002-04:00

The beautiful Jonathan O.

Smokin'

2010-03-26T03:05:00.003-04:00

David Rachar @ NAM

J.D.

2010-03-21T17:37:00.000-04:00

Jessica D @ Ford

Just a lil' something from today.

M.

Something you may not have seen ...

2010-03-17T19:42:00.004-04:00

I have so many shoots that no one has seen ... mostly due to my own laziness.

I've been going through some of it, and I'm a bit ashamed. There are quite a few gems even I've never seen before.

Enjoy,

M.

Think Fashion, Think Contra

2010-03-16T01:13:00.002-04:00

All these fashion videos have made me vain - I'm now officially on a diet.

Everyone say goodbye to fat Mckenzie James!

something from today ...

2010-03-09T03:26:00.002-05:00

Pete @ Elmer Olsen

What I Did Today ...

2010-03-06T14:12:00.001-05:00

Michael Lanni @ Ford

Naked Sunday no. 13 (Yes, I know it's Friday)

2010-02-26T00:55:00.006-05:00

I've been really late with these, so I thought I'd post it early.

The Amazing Justin Bravo @ NAM

Contra no. 7

2010-02-23T12:20:00.006-05:00

Check out two of my latest stories in the new issue of Contra.

www.thinkcontra.com

M.

ION

2010-02-18T12:31:00.003-05:00

Look out for me in the current issue of ION.

M.

Philip Sparks FW/10 Official Preview

2010-02-09T22:10:00.000-05:00

PSFW10 Sneak Preview

2010-02-08T08:07:00.000-05:00

Jesse (Elmer Olsen) for Philip Sparks FW/10

Naked Sunday no. 12

2010-01-31T17:37:00.001-05:00

Micah, 2006

Naked Sunday no. 11

2010-01-24T22:19:00.004-05:00

Kendal @ NAM

Girlz

2010-01-19T20:39:00.003-05:00

I've updated my site with a couple of my favourite women's shoots I've done ... I was hoping to get them both published, but sadly no takers yet ...

Anyway - Enjoy!

2010 - Updates + NS

2010-01-10T18:38:00.005-05:00

Jason P @ Elite

I'm told that today is the last day that you can say 'Happy New Year', so I thought I'd get it in there before it was too late.

Happy New Year.

2009 was pretty miserable but at the same time it was pretty incredible, so I guess I shouldn't complain. I'll remain cautiously optimistic about what 2010 will be like ... hope it's amazing.

Check out my site for the full shoot of Jason - more new stuff going up soon.

Sorry about the lack of 2010 Naked Sundays so far ... here's getting the year started with another shot of Jordan.

Cheers,

Happy Holidays, 2009

2009-12-25T23:09:00.002-05:00

Jonas @ NAM

Happy Kwansaa, everybody.

Here's hoping 2010 is a much better year.

Jason

2009-12-20T23:02:00.005-05:00

The phenomenal Jason Poisson @ Elite.

I wanted to call him Mr. Fish all day.

something from today ...

2009-12-18T19:20:00.003-05:00

The beautiful Jeannine @ Ford.

Naked Sunday no. 10

2009-12-06T02:59:00.000-05:00

The amazing Mr. Jordan K.

M.

Website Update

2009-12-05T05:00:00.000-05:00

I'm procrastinating on some work, so I decided to update my site ... just one new shoot up - enjoy Mr. Stetson.

www.mckenziejames.com

M.

Still my favourite city in the world ...

2009-12-03T17:15:00.000-05:00

Preview: Stetson

2009-11-29T18:52:00.004-05:00

I know Naked Sunday's haven't been 'naked' for a while ... once I round up some models hopefully I'll fix that soon. For now, enjoy a preview of Mr. Andrew Stetson.

M.

Randomness

2009-11-26T16:41:00.002-05:00

B.W.

2009-11-17T17:23:00.004-05:00

Outtakes of the amazing Brendan Ruck (Elmer Olsen)

M.

Sneak Peak: Mitch

2009-11-14T21:41:00.003-05:00

Mitchell @ Elmer Olsen
Styling by Shea Hurley for Mikhael Kale

M.

Supermodel Extraordinaire

2009-11-06T01:40:00.004-05:00

Best. Model. Ever.

<3

Alisa @ NAM

M.

Late Night Update

2009-10-29T03:23:00.002-04:00

I should be sleeping, but I didn't feel like it ... so here's another update to my website. Check it out to see the full story.

M.

Masha Madness

2009-10-29T00:25:00.002-04:00

See website for full story, and more updates.

Enjoy!!!

M.

Naked Sunday no. 9

2009-10-25T23:30:00.000-04:00

An oldie from Brooklyn ... enjoy!

M.

Everybody loves Krys

2009-10-22T12:03:00.002-04:00

Brendan Ruck for Contra Magazine

2009-10-22T11:23:00.001-04:00

www.thinkcontra.com/magazine

Naked Sunday no. 8

2009-10-18T19:19:00.003-04:00

Sebastien, once again, and just as amazing.

M.

Tim (preview)

2009-10-17T02:45:00.002-04:00

I'm currently in the midst of a very, very long stint of retouching. Once I'm done (or halfway done) I'll have tonnes and tonnes of updates.

In the meanwhile, enjoy a shot of the incredibly beautiful Tim Moxam.

M.

Coming Soon

2009-10-09T10:24:00.002-04:00

female models: Amanda Tataryn and Alex Marshall (Sutherland)
male models: Kendal (NAM), Emanuel, Andrew Coatsworth
and Jamie MacColl (Elmer Olsen)
photo: Mckenzie James; styling: Corey Ng
makeup & hair: Jukka & Vanessa Jarman (Plutino Group)

Full editorial coming soon in the Fall 09 Issue of Spade.

M.

Oct 2nd-31st

2009-10-02T13:15:00.002-04:00

the 4th Wall

2009-09-23T13:46:00.007-04:00

My finger sometimes slips when I'm shooting, and if I'm not paying attention my shutter speed will change above the sync rate ... in every single situation it's just a pain in the ass and always looks horrendous, but it was really bright in the studio today, and I dunno ... I kinda like it.

I might play around with this, see what happens. It probably won't go anywhere.

Cheers,

M.

Random Voguing

2009-09-15T11:53:00.006-04:00

photography by Tim Walker
(originally posted on Coute Que Coute)

This seems to be the month where my heart stops several times a day ... this a shoot from Vogue UK that I just saw that kind of blew my mind away.

Anyone who's seen the original David Bowie movie, or anyone who's just as much of a sci-fi dork as I am will hopefully appreciate this.

Cheers,

M.

Tom Ford for Prez (of my heart)

2009-09-12T18:13:00.008-04:00

Never before has a film trailer made me forget how to blink, and make my heart literally beat faster.

I CANNOT wait to see this.

M.

Thomas Lookbook Preview

2009-09-10T10:55:00.002-04:00

With the beautiful Alisa @ NAM

M.

Random Inspiration

2009-09-09T09:42:00.002-04:00

Lifetime Collective - SS2010 from Salazar on Vimeo.

One of the most beautiful video look books I've ever seen ...

M.

Naked Sunday no. 7

2009-09-06T19:33:00.004-04:00

Check out FantasticsMag for my most recent summer spread (with the absolutely beautiful Peter T @ NAM)

M.

Toronto has such a slow pace.

2009-09-04T18:36:00.003-04:00

Derek

2009-08-31T18:39:00.004-04:00

Naked Sunday no. 6 (a little bit late)

2009-08-27T16:59:00.003-04:00

An oldie but a goodie.

M.

Something Random

2009-08-25T19:35:00.004-04:00

An old tear of mine you may not have seen before. Montreal Singer/Songwriter Garou for SIR magazine.

M.

Random Cool-ness

2009-08-24T11:52:00.001-04:00

Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo.

Random Cool-osity

2009-08-21T20:09:00.000-04:00

Kristy Preview no. 2

2009-08-21T18:39:00.003-04:00

I had no idea that I used almost the exact same lighting/composition as the shot below ... kind funny, actually, considering the shoots are almost 3 months apart.

M.

A Blog by Mckenzie James

Ashlee

Jason Poisson as Mckenzie James

Naked Sunday no. 35

Corey Clark

Matt Prata

Taylor

Nature Boy

Naked Sunday no. 34

Kristopher

Naked Sunday no. 33

Kelsey & Madison

Photographer & Muse

Naked Sunday no. 32

Dressed To Kill

Naked Sunday 31 - Winter Edition

Updates!

Naked Sunday no. 30

Naked Sunday no. 29

New Face: Taylor

Naked Sunday no. 28 (nsfw)

Naked Sunday no. 27

Philip Sparks Launches Women's

Liam

Madeleine

Naked Sunday no. 26

Naked Sunday no. 25

Naked Sunday no. 24

Naked Sunday no. 23

NSFW

Sloane

Naked Sunday no. 22

Shane (once more)

Lazy Leo

Shane + Leo

Wilson

Naked Sunday no. 21

Glow

view from my windows ...

Jamaica Preview

Naked Sunday no. 20

Updates!

Something from a few days ago ...

Daniel

Naked Sunday no. 19

Naked Sunday no. 18

Naked Sunday no. 17

Naked Sunday no. 16 (nsfw)

Naked Sunday no. 15

Naked Sunday no. 14

Smokin'

J.D.

Something you may not have seen ...

Think Fashion, Think Contra

something from today ...

What I Did Today ...

Naked Sunday no. 13 (Yes, I know it's Friday)

Contra no. 7

ION

Philip Sparks FW/10 Official Preview

PSFW10 Sneak Preview

Naked Sunday no. 12

Naked Sunday no. 11

Girlz

2010 - Updates + NS

Happy Holidays, 2009

Jason

something from today ...

Archives

Naked Sunday no. 10

Website Update

Still my favourite city in the world ...

Preview: Stetson

Randomness

B.W.

Sneak Peak: Mitch

Supermodel Extraordinaire

Late Night Update

Masha Madness

Naked Sunday no. 9

female models: Amanda Tataryn and Alex Marshall (Sutherland)
male models: Kendal (NAM), Emanuel, Andrew Coatsworth
and Jamie MacColl (Elmer Olsen)
photo: Mckenzie James; styling: Corey Ng
makeup & hair: Jukka & Vanessa Jarman (Plutino Group)