The photography of Patrick Mettraux

Discover a photographer who celebrates the beauty of urban youth. Brought together for the first time, his pictures reflect the complex versatility of his sense of aesthetic. Bad boys, elegant models and urban lads come together to elaborate a rare visual experience.

Born in Switzerland, Patrick Mettraux studied photography in Montreal, Canada. Now based in Zurich, Switzerland, he works as a freelance photographer for various model agencies and magazines. His photos and collages have lightened the pages of numerous publications with an unique and sometimes odd sense of creativity.

These meaty men with a cocky hetero attitude playfully and provocatively show themselves to Mettraux’s knowing lens. Bad boys and elegant models in a one-night-stand make for a completely new visual experience. — Bent