Dylan Rosser’s brightest indulgence is of course his new photobook titled Red, more erotic and sexual in nature than his last book, X-Posed. “After my debut book last year, I really wanted to focus on a theme,” he explains. “X-Posed was all about showcasing my work from over the past few years. So, this time I wanted to come up with a concept that would be visually pleasing. I had not seen a book of nudes based around a color theme, and what better color than red?
That was back in 2005, in the hefty book that collected nude photos of rugby players taken by photographer François Rousseau for their annual wall calendar. The now famous Christophe and Steeve Guénot, 25 and 18 years old respectively at the time, featured only in the book, not in the calendar.