Masculus (Aaron Jay Young)

Medium: Photographic Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions: 30 x 40
 

This self-portrait is a meditation on masculinity as wild, rooted, and imperfect. Framed with the drama of classical form and the raw texture of nature, it reclaims male vulnerability as strength. The palm husk — rigid yet organic — becomes both armor and offering, suggesting that power can come from the earth, not ego. This image honors a quieter kind of masculinity — one that doesn’t strive to dominate, but to simply exist and be seen.