Lord of the Flies

April 14, 2020

An airplane plummets onto an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean, and a troop of tween boys survive. They stumble across a nondescript conch shell, which ironically ends up becoming a central element in their collective quest to establish leadership and order—on an island where there exists none.

Sound familiar?

For those of you who haven't read it, we won’t spoil the ending of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Inspired by Golding’s iconic novel of the same title, “Lord of the Flies” is an expressive photo series with a focus on men's beauty.

Text by Vivian Cheng
Photos by Justin von Oldershausen
Creative Direction and Styling by Jimi Urquiaga
Hair by Erol Karadag
Makeup by Andrew D'Angelo
Models: Jabali Sandiford, Blake Parker and Lucas Kraus @ New York Model Management

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