Raw Youth

The young men in Jay Diers intimate new book all have one thing in common. They possess the very essence and vitality of youth, this energy that we spend the rest of our adult lives struggling to reconnect with. Using existing light and film, Diers presents this unfiltered look at masculine youth that comes across as honest, sexy and beautiful. Jay was born and raised in the American Midwest and continues to live there. Clearly his environment has affected and influenced his work to a large degree. He’s spent that last 13 years working as a freelance photographer. This is his first book with