Matt Schiermeier & Cameron Earnheart | Courage and Instinct

ON THE DAY OF THE SHOOT, WE WALKED DOWN TO THE CHRISTOPHER STREET PIER AND WE BEGAN THE BODY PAINTING PROCESS. UPON COMPLETION, MATT LOOKED AT CAM’S CHEST AND CAM LOOKED AT MATT’S, THEY LOCKED EYES FOR A FEW SECONDS AND EXCHANGED A SILENT COMMUNICATION THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET. MATT THEN LOOKED TOWARDS ME WITH HIS DEEP SET AND BRIGHT EYES, TOOK A BIG BREATH, EXHALED AND QUIETLY SAID, “WELL, I GUESS THIS IS IT” – Frank Louis, photographer.

Matt Schiermeier has an interesting BeautifulMag history. We introduced you to this incredible man less than a year ago, in October 2009. On request of many we brought him early January 2010 and finally, we saw him for the first time together with his partner Cameron Earnheart in a stunning series by Empyrean Photography’s Andre DeLoach, who also talked with the guys about their brand S&E and their company Together For Good. Today they are back once more, in a very special and very personal portrait series.

Photographer Frank Louis and his partner, dancer/entertainer Frantz, recently spent a whole weekend with Matt and Cam. The objective was to create a series of photos for the two sexy men. And as it was to be expected, having so much time together, could only result in a very personal portraiture. Frank remembers: "When Matt & Cam originally reached out to me, telling me that they would be honored to work with me, I had no idea what was about to unfold… We hit it off from the very first phone call and immediately felt like comfortable old friends, to the point where we were finishing each other sentences. Matt & Cam indicated that they were very grateful for the fan base they had developed through their years of modeling, and that they had a “behind the scenes” story to tell."

Matt Schiermeier and Cameron Earnheart recently launched their company Together For Good, with which they strive to create better awareness and education for youths of HIV/Aid risks and protection. Now, for the first time, the handsome couple openly reveal their own status in a most symbolic shoot.

Unfortunately, to be able to get work published in printed media, a photographer often need to rely on the commercial aspect. Hence the fact Frank added some apparel pieces to this shoot. And yes, it worked. Instinct Magazine picked up on this series and even used one of the images for their cover. Great exposure for Frank, great exposure for Matt and Cam and great exposure for Baskit, Rufskin and Pistol Pete. What is even better is that thanks to this commercial aspect, Matt and Cameron were able to make a much bigger statement. Exactly as they do with Together For Good.  IAnd so, today, we are able to present you the work Frank Louis did with the couple – both the commercial and the artistic shots – and all the shots that were not even published in Instinct Magazine. And yes, the apparel pieces are great, and the boyz wear them well, but what they wear even better is their pride and their courage. From all the good things here, that is probably the biggest +. –B-

BeautifulMag Archive for Matt Schiermeier: Savoring Matt Schiermeier [CS] | Matt Schiermeier: Do You Have Room for More? | Matt Schiermeier and Cameron Earnheart: Together For Good.

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Comments

[Steve]

Just like north and south magnetic poles, and positive (+) and negative (-) electric charges, opposites attract...beautifully.

[thegayte-keeper]

COURAGEOUS DOESN'T EVEN BEGIN TO SUM THEM UP IN MY MIND!

[Tom]

The Instinct interview with them is really good as are the pics.

[Alex Amezcua]

Hey!

I had been a big fun of your website for so long... I do not remember how long, lol! All your stories are incredible, but this one, touched my heart. In this world, with a lot of stigmas, where we are looking and making more divisions between people, classifying everything and everyone by color, sex, preferences, status, etc., it feels so good to see people with the courage, the love and self respect of this two guys, Matt and Cameron, have to face the world and say, "hey, we are just two guys in love, no matter what..."congrats. The stigma of HIV become a stigma, because it was related, at first, with gay people, was the "Gay Cancer", but at the end, yes, it is a condition to take care, that can be prevented, but at the end, is only a condition than can be controlled and treated, than need to be face as we face cancer, diabetes, etc and can be related to all people, all of us, no matter what you are, where you are, what you do, how you express your sexuality. Congrats, guy... Love, all.

[Frank Louis]

I can't thank you enough for running this series of images on Beautifulmag. I am very proud of all the work that I have done that has been featured on your amazing site, and this is no exception.

Matt and Cameron's story needs to be shared with the world and I am so grateful to you guys for being a part of it. Reading these comments, especially the one by Alex above, makes me feel incredible!

Sincerely,
Frank Louis

[Kim G]

I love their stories on Matt's website, but these pictures are stunning, absolutely beautiful.