apollo male models - 20 years in review

AMM Cover Model Joseph Putignano

“The 1984 Olympics were on television. I was 7 years old. I was watching gymnastics and couldn’t believe my eyes. That moment I had fallen in love. It was like watching moving art. I didn’t take lessons at first, and took the cushions off of our couch. I tried doing backflips over and over, I would not give up. My parents told me I was crazy, but I knew in my heart that I would prove them wrong and that I could do it. A month later, I learned it, and my parents took me to my first lesson. I was a fast learner, a week later they put me on the gymnastics team.” — Joe Putignano

Fashion Designer Earle Bannister

“I began sewing in April of 1989 while attending Morgan State University. My younger sister taught me how to use a sewing machine and the rest is history. I have made something almost every day since that day.

I get my inspiration from old black and white movies and old jazz music. I identify with the portrayed lifestyle of America in the 1930s and 40’s. It seems that back then quality was paramount. Things made back then are still around today. I really identify with that work ethic. It makes me be creative with my ideas but still remain classic.” — Earle Bannister

Artist Giovanni Barca