Introducing A WORLDWIDE, VOLUME 6: L’HOMME NOIR—A LIMITED EDITION FINE ART PHOTO BOOK by Isaac Taylor Shane. L’HOMME NOIR is a fearless celebration of the expression, presence, and multidimensionality of Black men—unfiltered, unapologetic, and undeniably powerful. This volume is not just about fashion, but about identity, artistry, and selfhood. It is a statement, a reclamation, and a redefinition of what it means to exist as a Black man today. We confront and dismantle outdated narratives, challenge narrow expectations, and highlight the voices, creators, and cultural forces shaping the future. From music to art, from intimacy to style, from rebellion to refinement, L’HOMME NOIR explores how Black men embody freedom, confidence, complexity, and individuality. Through striking visuals and thought-provoking stories, this volume honors the depth of Black men’s lives—their contradictions, their brilliance, their vulnerability, and their power—as they continue to own their narratives and reshape culture on their own terms.

L’HOMME NOIR is not just a collection of interviews and images—it is a living archive of voices, each daring to reveal the fullness of what it means to be, to express, and to exist as a Black man in this moment. In these pages, the artists, poets, models, musicians, visionaries, and dreamers who make up this volume become more than subjects—they become living, breathing evidence of transformation, of becoming, of breaking through every boundary that has ever been drawn around them.

Across every conversation, you hear not only the creative process, but the slow, necessary untangling of survival and joy. You feel the tension of past wounds and the wild beauty of healing. There are stories of Black boys who were told to shrink themselves, who learned to make their own space, and who now give themselves—and each other—permission to be both soft and strong, to cry and to create, to lead and to rest. They are rewriting every old definition.

These interviews are invitations to enter worlds where duality is power: where masculinity is expansive, flexible, and sometimes feminine; where vulnerability sits at the center of strength; where the gaze returns to itself and finds beauty, dignity, and worth. Each subject in this volume brings their own version of liberation. Franctology shows us what it means to build community for the unconventional, while Amadeus Purcell reminds us that there is no template for greatness except the willingness to try, to leap, to risk being seen. Daniel Hill teaches that pride in one’s story—even the stories others are uncomfortable with—becomes a revolutionary act. Geoffrey Rhone Jr. makes self-love and unapologetic presence into a radical offering for anyone who has felt invisible.

Blaize spins joy from struggle, transforming parties, art, and sound into spaces of belonging and resistance. Donovon Alexander insists on the power of authenticity and on the sacredness of simply surviving, thriving, and holding space for those who are coming next. Adedayo Agarau, in poetry and prose, carries ancestral memory and opens portals for others to understand grief, longing, and the quiet resilience that can only come from living with one foot in silence and the other in song.

Kingdom Lei Bankston becomes the world-builder—an architect of new mythologies, offering Black and POC kids new blueprints for seeing themselves in every universe, every page, every story. Tory Brooks reminds us that beauty is not separate from masculinity, but that it emerges from our ability to be real, to break, to connect, to love. Coran Newsome centers experience as the through-line for all creativity, teaching us that beauty is not only in how we are seen, but in how we see ourselves and each other.

Through their words, these men collectively expand the language of what is possible. They hold the contradictions, the joy, the scars, the pride, the laughter, the pain, the longing, the music, the movement, the fashion, the quiet moments, and the wild freedom of their journeys. They remind us that Blackness is not a monolith, but an infinite canvas. They remind us that to be seen—truly seen—is a form of salvation.

L’HOMME NOIR is a reminder that the future belongs to those brave enough to be whole, to be visible, to be themselves. These interviews are blueprints, not only for survival but for becoming. For Black men, for queer men, for all of us who hunger for new ways of being—this volume is both mirror and map. It is a living document of lives in motion, dreams in process, and identities expanding outward, rewriting what it means to take up space, to shape the world, and to define oneself on one’s own terms.

Here, in these voices, is tomorrow—unafraid, uncontained, unforgettable.

L’HOMME NOIR is a Limited Edition Fine Art Photo Book that stands as a collection and living archive of creative excellence and multidimensional Black male expression. Across 366 glossy pages, L’HOMME NOIR features 255 exclusive images that speak to the power and vulnerability found within the lives of 28 Black men. This volume is the result of collaboration and vision—83 NYC-based contributors pouring their talent into 22 visually striking editorials and 10 exclusive interviews, all curated to offer an intimate, dynamic view of Black manhood.

L’HOMME NOIR, Published and Edited by Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director, Isaac Taylor Shane for A WORLDWIDE. Production and Talent Casting by Invite Only Production, PR by New Era Consulting. Each copy is printed to order in the U.K. by Pixart Printing S.p.A and published by Saint Black Publishing, ensuring a high-quality product that is both visually stunning and collectible.

Within these pages, L’HOMME NOIR brings together a powerful constellation of talent and visionaries: Jerrbul, Andre Britton, Amadeus Purcell, Kei Shawn Singleton, Gildon Smith, Daniel Hill, Donovon Alexander, Wolfe Lee, Coran Newsome, Gabriel Searles, Abdul Malik Kuku, Matthew McGuire, Geoffrey Rhone Jr., Spencer D. Davis, Ashar Alleyne, Donté “Pookie” Jones, Blaize, Frankie Bob, Johan Cole, Robert “Yoko” Simmons, Moon Jay Simmons, Kingdom Lei Bankston, Elijah “$AVVY” Watts, Malik Fequiere, Franctology, Tory Brooks, Adedayo Agarau, and William O’Neal II. These are the men whose stories and presence anchor L’HOMME NOIR’s vision.

Behind the lens, L’HOMME NOIR is shaped by Photographers Brianna Calloway, Solomon “Ace” Newman, Jonathan Ivan, Maya Peroune, De’Andre Smith, Jae Mercado, Jacarrea Garraway, Jermaine Valentino, Nafisah Crumity, Sean Dougherty, Erumuse, and Nwaoji “Flock” Joseph. The visual language is elevated through Stylists Abdul “Sol” Sanusi, Andrew Nayenga, Ky Monroe, Najé Smith, Christian Jeanty, Yves Osei-Boateng, Woody Miller, Chloe Zhou, Zarbie Turner, Milk The Mermaid, Daniel Tagbo, Hippie Singleton, and Isaac Taylor Shane.

Makeup Artists Donovan Sans Cesse, Gauldan “GG” Giovani, Devin David, and Tommy Tafoya bring each look to life, while Lorent Muñoz shapes the story through hair styling. Videography is captured by Brandon J. Harris, Luna La Sirena, Storm Cuff, and Isaac Taylor Shane, offering moving images that add new layers to the stories within.

L’HOMME NOIR is made possible by dedicated assistants including Jillian Taylor, Vashnie Prasad, Skayla Muñoz, Rolando Peniche, Kiara Brown, Myles “Milo” Baron, Dalvin Brouet, Oliver Barile, Emani Ena Edwards, Dami Oyetunji, Crystal E. Banks, Corinne Bobrow-Williams, Jamil Cox, Jalene Wickman, Aunika Constantine, Markelle Dunn, Christian Pringle, and Ki. Contributors Kika Naranjo, Louis Le, Moni Moses, Adrian Ramirez, and William O’Neal II add layers of insight and depth.

Special thanks from L’HOMME NOIR extend to the photo studios that became spaces of creation and collaboration: Studio Kin, MIK SPACE, and Between Space Studio. 

This volume is more than a photo book—it is a living archive and an invitation to experience Black men’s expression in all its complexity and radiance.

Let L’HOMME NOIR take its place in your world—not just as a book, but as a living record of how Black men show up, create, and reimagine what’s possible. Add this volume to your collection and claim your part in a new era of expression, identity,  and presence.

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