(H)ombres: Men, Flesh, and Shadows

The meaning of men and shadows.

The title of photographer Arnoldas Kubilius's first book fuses the Spanish word "hombres," meaning men, with the French word for shadows, "ombres."

The offset-printed, hard-cover, limited-edition book, which combines dreamy images of bodies drowning in luscious colours with raw, carnal close-ups, has been co-created by the Netherlands-based British designer Jake Noakes.

(H)OMBRES also features an insightful essay by American photographer Connie Imboden who has spent half a century investigating, as she puts it, "the raw seduction of flesh."

The book has been published with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg.

See more on Arnoldas's website and his Instagram.