Of course the title is way more than a simple enumeration. The number five—cinq in the French language—is in many cultures a symbol for the human being, for love, but also for unity, harmony and balance. “This is what I feel when I am working”, explains Goudon. Of course “Five” also stands for the five senses.
And one can truly gain the impression that this is a book for all of our senses: You can almost smell the alluring odor of these infatuate men, feel their strong bodies, taste the salt on their skin and hear their sighs … it’s due to Goudon’s unique talent that every single picture is drenched with amazing intimacy.

His models—some of them wrote accompanying texts for the book—tell how
easy and enriching it is to work with Goudon. His idea is clearly visible and successfully implemented: to create his own interpretation of the men he photographs.

As an example, the actor Gilles Marini (“Sex and the City”, “Brothers & Sisters” and others)—who was discovered by Goudon at the age of 18—writes: “He has the ability to evoke in his models that je ne sais quoi that makes him the unique human being that he is ... what an artist!”