56 Photos of Leo Ursini and His Friends

Ahh, to be young and beautiful and exposing it all on Instagram. We asked Leo Ursini to tell us about himself and he was wonderfully forthcoming:

"My name is Leonardo Ursini, I’m 28 years old and I was born and raised in Rome, Italy. I've always been fascinated by any form of visual art or entertainment that can convey an emotion, feeling or simply stimulate a concrete reaction in the viewer. That includes photography, film, anime, video games, manga, and so on. 

After randomly joining Tumblr a few years ago and being exposed to an overwhelmingly extensive amount of content that I had never even imagined would be available to me, I got inspired and started playing around with my own camera to create my own series of images, with the goal of expressing my love for the male body and my perception of it as a source of art and beauty. 

As time passed i challenged myself to find my own style and aesthetic, something that changes and evolves everyday and that I try to keep up with despite the unfortunately little free time I can dedicate to it. A big part of this process is also my boyfriend Michele, who I met three years ago and has become my partner in crime as we constantly challenge and inspire each other to try new things, find new locations, expand our views, and better our skills as both photographers and subjects of the photos.

Going forward, what I would love to do is being able to travel, explore the world, and on the way meet and collaborate with all the amazing and inspiring photographers and artists that Instagram and social media in general has allowed me to be aware of and, in many cases, to form a friendship with."

Follow Leo on Instagram, and his Tumblr page. And for an added treat, follow his partner in crime here.