By artist Chad States: "I posted in various locations of craigslist the question "are you masculine." I tried to cast a wide of net as possible in the areas of craigslist in which I posted. For those who answer my posting I then request to photograph them at their homes. At this point 90% of my respondents never answer back but those who do answer have a strong desire to be a part of the project. I don't pay my models and we meet the first time as strangers. I allow the subjects to completely construct the photograph deciding what to wear and where and how to pose. I mostly just light and compose the photograph."

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Andrew: "The first thing I do when I walk into a room is figure out which male could kick my ass and which female I'd like to fuck. Sometimes this is so subconscious it is alarming."

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Dex: "First off, I'd say I'm masculine because of how I feel inside, who I am, how I carry myself. In a lot of ways my masculinity is tied to my male gender role and how I want to project that and be perceived by others.”

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Michael: "In my mind I am masculine. I feel I don't have to prove it to anyone who might think otherwise (I don't care what others think)."

And Luke, who is NSFW, is on the jump.

All images from Greg Kucera Gallery's I.D. show.

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Luke: "I am masculine because I abandon women after taking their love. Because when you study Freud you don't let him study you. Because I study philosophy not literature."