Chapter 26: Shoot
Ben takes me to one of his photo shoots. A downtown photographer by the name of Beatrice Phillip asks us to show up at one o’clock at her studio apartment, which she works out of when she’s not traveling from city to city doing other shoots. The place is an open room with very little furniture. One corner is dressed in white sheets and a wooden park bench. A variety of lights and two cameras on tripods surround the area.
Upon our arrival, Ben is given a pair of denim jeans by a designer from The Hegel Company, who politely tells him, “Put these on. No underwear. Someone from my staff will do your makeup in a minute.”
An hour later Ben is in full model mode, looking more stunning than I have ever seen him. He is manhandled by the designer; jeans are unbuttoned and his n
