His first monograph, Young New York, uses black-and-white portraits to highlight a diverse range of up and coming talent.

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ethanjamesgreen/?hl=en" target="_blank">Ethan James Green</a> is using his camera as a tool to break down beauty norms.&nbsp;He photographs marginalized communities in order to bring attention to individuals who are underrepresented in the fashion industry. In April, the photographer and model&nbsp;will release his first monograph titled Young New York. The book is a compilation of black-and-white portraits of his close friends and will be published through Aperture, a nonprofit organization that connects the public with inspiring works.

A native of Michigan, Green&nbsp;moved to New York in 1990 to pursue a modeling career. Through his tenure as a model, he has worked with&nbsp;several publications and has shot with labels such as Prada, Miu Miu, and Alexander McQueen. The multihyphenate&#39;s&nbsp;long-term affiliation with the fashion industry inspired him to use his talents to showcase a new group that is redefining beauty norms.

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ETHAN JAMES GREEN, AMANDA AND MATTIE, 2016; FROM YOUNG NEW YORK (APERTURE 2019) © ETHAN JAMES GREEN

&ldquo;In Ethan&rsquo;s world, the kids who inspire him ought to be [and are] the subjects of his work. Ethan is an artist among so-called image makers,&rdquo; said transgender&nbsp;model and actress&nbsp;Hari Nef, who was first photographed by Green in 2014 but has since become a close friend.&nbsp;

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ETHAN JAMES GREEN, DARA, 2017; YOUNG NEW YORK (APERTURE 2019) © ETHAN JAMES GREEN

It took around three years to finish taking photos, which were&nbsp;mostly taken in the Lower East Side&rsquo;s Corlears Hook Park. But Green was doing more than just taking pictures during that time. He took advice from his late mentor, prominent New York photographer David Armstrong,&nbsp;to forge an authentic,&nbsp;raw connection with the subjects he was photographing.

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ETHAN JAMES GREEN, TORRAINE, 2015; FROM YOUNG NEW YORK (APERTURE 2019) © ETHAN JAMES GREEN

Green&#39;s new collection features close-up images of his&nbsp;subjects&nbsp;posed in unusual and striking positions. He highlights New York&rsquo;s millennial scene, a diverse group of queer youth, nightlife celebrities, and gender-nonbinary individuals who are challenging societal norms in beautiful and provocative ways.&nbsp;

The square-shaped&nbsp;book&nbsp;has a dark green cover featuring&nbsp;a striking&nbsp;2015 photograph of his friend Marcs, and the project includes&nbsp;a foreword co-written by Nef and Michael Shulman.&nbsp;Green&rsquo;s masterpiece will be available for individual purchase soon.

How Model and Photographer Ethan James Green Challenges Industry Norms

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