I recently shot my first international AD-Campaign for PETA.org. The final image was shot with a Canon 1dx mark II and a Canon 70-200 2.8 L II. I hope you like the final image. Let me know what you think!
Ray Depatti
"In 2015, Loiza Lamers made history by being the first transgender model to win Holland's Next Top Model. In 2016, Benjamin Melzer made history by landing the cover of Men's Health Germany, becoming the first transgender man on the cover of a men's fitness magazine in Europe."
Now working together as a modeling duo, Lamers and Melzer have teamed up to make history yet again. This time, it's by being the first transgender models to pose nude for PETA's international "I'd rather go naked than wear fur" campaign.
Photography: Ray Depatti | KLE Agency
"Ben and I have always been firm believers that cruelty towards animals and the use of fur, especially in the fashion industry, is terrible, outdated and unnecessary," Lamers said in an email interview. "The campaign came about after we had a conversation about the subject and decided to reach out to PETA. They got it right away and we started putting [together] the concept for the ad."
In posing for this campaign, the two, who have modeled together for Diesel, join people like Pamela Anderson, Eva Mendes, Pink and Taraji P. Henson, all of whom have posed nude for PETA campaigns as well.
The new ad is turning heads and inspiring the fashion savvy to cut the cruelty and go fur-free. Check out an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the shoot:
Source: www.aol.com, www.peta.org