Fresh Faced, Heavily Inked, and Anything but Camera-Shy
Rising fresh-faced model Samuel Dohmen is shot by Richard Kranzin! And if there were ever a subject who could make an impression before saying a word, it’s the tattooed German model. There is the face, of course, but also the ink, the attitude, and a look that refuses to blend in.
Dohmen is familiar to viewers of Germany’s Next Topmodel and to audiences who found him through social media. Here, the attraction is refreshingly simple: a model with a distinct visual identity and a photographer who knows that a portrait should reveal more than good angles.
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The pairing has a published history: Dohmen appears in L’Homme Nu No. 16 from The Perfect Man, which credits the photography to Kranzin and describes him as a German muse whose tattoos are part of his visual signature. The magazine feature was already circulating in 2025, so this is a chance to revisit the work, not a newly announced 2026 shoot.
Kranzin, a Berlin-based photographer and filmmaker, came to photography after working as a model himself. His portraiture frequently explores masculinity, vulnerability and the more personal side of being seen. That background makes for an interesting match with Dohmen, whose public image has always been difficult to mistake for anyone else’s.
Samuel Dohmen by Richard Kranzin — The Portrait Gallery
Kranzin moves between stark black-and-white studies and color portraits against a deep-blue backdrop. The shifting tones give Dohmen’s tattoos room to become part of the composition, not merely decoration. Explore the remaining photographs below; each image opens individually for a closer look.
Images: Richard Kranzin.
For a closer look at the collaboration, the original L’Homme Nu issue offers context for the publication, while Kranzin’s own site opens up more of the photographer’s work.
A little ink, a little attitude, and one more reminder that the best Fresh Faced Model discoveries have personality to spare.
Sources: Morphosis; The Perfect Man / L’Homme Nu No. 16; Richard Kranzin.
