Sure, you may have seen these guys around Hampden—scooping ice cream at The Charmery, fixing cars at K&S Associates, or serving cocktails at Bluebird Cocktail Room—but you’ve (probably) never seen them like this before.

A little context: Four years ago, a group of Hampden’s male entrepreneurs bared it all for two pin-up-style calendars—one mild and one wild—that were sold at businesses on The Avenue. Shot by local photographer (and Baltimore contributor) Justin Tsucalas, the 2016 calendars were a smash-hit success that raised about $8,000 for the Hampden Family Center, which provides neighborhood residents with educational and professional resources. The idea spurred the popular Ladies of Hampden calendar, featuring community leaders such as Deb Falkenhan of Falkenhan’s Hardware and Nikki Verdecchia of NV Salon Collective. Now, the boys are back for round two.

With all-new outlandish photos—featuring a mix of 12 new and returning “models”—this graduation-themed calendar is currently on shelves for $20 at Atomic Books, Trohv, Falkenhan’s Hardware, and K&S Associates. We got a sneak preview of some of the calendar boys, and here, Tsucalas shares some of his favorite behind-the-scenes moments from this year’s photoshoots.

This was actually the first shot that we did this time around. That’s Dan Harvey from Cotton Duck Title Co. on the Avenue. His concept was to recreate that iconic shot from The Graduate. That’s in his insurance office, and that’s Lou Catelli’s leg. For the 2016 calendar, Harvey was lying completely naked on his desk with a duck covering his, um, private parts. This shot is similar-ish, but it was weird how close his office is to the actual picture from The Graduate. Everything about it—even the door frame looks like the one from the movie. That was one of my favorite shots this time around; it sets the tone for the calendar really well.

Jay Caragay owns Spro Coffee and he wanted to do a take on the [fictional] Juan Valdez coffee man. We took this photo in the little courtyard behind Spro on a very, very hot September day. He had the props and the idea set, and he was willing to, um, show as much as he could. But we walked around that courtyard for a while looking for the right angle and light, and then eventually settled on that shot, which I think was very successful. Most of the guys wanted to have some product or brand placement for their businesses [in their photo], and I was against making it too obvious, but the coffee mug was just enough.

That’s Charlie Gjerde, the owner of Wicked Sisters and Papi’s Tacos. That was taken at his house, and he collected all of those taco-related pool floats himself. Since he’s the face of one of the calendar’s summer months, he wanted to get in the pool with some festive floats. That was one of the more adventurous set-ups, for sure. I mean, he’s sitting in a pool in an avocado with an avocado pit on his lap.

That’s David Scherr from K&S Associates, and he was in charge of the whole thing. His nickname is “The Big Wheel,” and in the first calendar he stood on top of his building naked and held a tire in front of himself. He wanted to do something that reflected back to that shot. He set up the red car in his mechanic shop, which was nice because the color contrast is great. That was probably the only photo that I had to burn and edit out his butt—a little more revealing than the Hampden Family Center probably would have liked—so we found a way to add a little more shadow and cover it up.

That’s Stefano Tanda who works at Daniela Pasta & Pastries, and since it’s a Sardinian restaurant, his idea was to pose like a suckling pig. That’s one of their speciality dishes, so that’s where the apple comes in. We didn’t have much time for this shot because the shop was about to open up, so we quickly rearranged the tables, got him up there, and then, since apparently when you roast a suckling pig you bind its legs behind its back, I had to tie him up a bit at his feet. Then, we knocked out twenty frames in about three minutes.

The shot of all of the shirtless dudes lined up is the cover of the calendar. That was taken at the Skatepark of Baltimore, and on the day of the shoot some of the guys put out a cattle call asking for people to come to the skate park within 20 minutes to be in the shot. A lot of people actually showed up and were down to take their shirts off.

If you’re looking for the perfect stocking stuffer, look no further: The 2016 Boys of Hampden wall calendars—a kooky collab between Hampden business-owners and photographer Justin Tsucalas—have arrived! We love the project so much—proceeds from both versions of the calendar (regular and “Boys Gone Wild” edition) will go to the Hampden Family Center—we decided to have some fun of our own, imagining the (fake) answers these proprietors’ pinup alter egos would give to a Tiger Beat-style survey.

Mr. December (“Boys Gone Wild” edition)

Personality Type: The Leader
Likes: lawn chairs, socks with sandals, vinyl LPs
Dislikes: mornings, federal income tax, non-polarized sunglasses
Favorite Film: Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Style Icon: The Dude
Ideal Date: sake-tasting in Tokyo

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Cover Model (“Boys Gone Wild” edition)

Personality Type: The Funny One
Likes: cats, snakeskin cowboy boots, afternoon cartoons
Dislikes: long lines, last call, safety goggles
Favorite Film: Smokey and the Bandit
Style Icon: 1970s Elton John
Ideal Date: Keno and Heineken

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Mr. August (“Boys Gone Wild” edition)

Personality Type: The Sensitive One
Likes: his pet cockapoo, Daisy; pink Starbursts; you, girl
Dislikes: movies in which dogs die, insincerity, rudeness
Favorite Book: The Fault in Our Stars
Hobbies: Pinterest, decoupage, reading
Ideal Date: ice cream and a stroll to the dog park

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Mr. September (regular edition)

Personality Type: The Bad Boy
Favorite Song: Van Halen’s “Hot for Teacher”
Style Icon: Kenny Powers from Eastbound & Down
Hobbies: mixed martial arts (spectator), dirt biking, Rock Band (expert)
Dream Girl: Baywatch-era Pamela Anderson
Ideal Date: fixing carburetors in the alley

Wow two days is not a lot of time to orchestrate 28 photo shoots.
Lou had just incredibly planned the whole thing out. We did 12 shoots in four hours that first day. We did 16 the next. I work pretty fast usually, but nothing ever like this. It was 15 minutes per guy, boom, onto the next. We were able to do some in the studio, but Lou also picked a few locations, like under Sixteen Tons, where I was surprised to learn there’s a moped repair shop. Some were in the back alley behind Howl pet store. We did some in people’s offices, also K&S Auto Repair on Falls Road. There was sort of a vehicle theme that emerged.

What were some of the most memorable shoots?
The very first shot of the whole project was on the roof of Twenty20 Cycling with owner Johnny May. As soon as I got there, I’m immediately climbing a ladder onto a roof, where Johnny is wearing a robe and they’re hoisting a bike on top. But that was such an amazing shot and great way to start it off. I thought, ‘If anything else comes close to this shot, we’re good.’ That was sort of the lightbulb picture.

Did different subjects have different levels of comfort?
Totally. Mr. Ming, the owner of Asian Taste, just cracked me up because he was so immediately on board with it. This picture was the last one of the day and there was no time to really get him warmed up. But he didn’t need it, it just clicked really fast. Other people were a bit more reserved, which I totally understand. Everyone has different levels of comfortability. It became more what are you willing to do and what are you willing not to do. Chef Bernard’s picture is ridiculous. He’s wearing a pink skirt on his mini-bike on top of the bar. He went all out. For the most part, I’d say people were willing to take it to the PG-13 level.

Speaking of PG-13, there are two versions of the calendars—one standard and one “boys gone wild.”
Well Lou initially threw the idea out to a few people, thinking maybe 10 or so would be interested. But, as word spread, we were able to confirm 28 people. Obviously that is too many for one calendar year, so we needed to make two. The general rule became: If you don’t have a shirt on, you’re in the “boys gold wild” version.

I know you said Burt was a big inspiration for the photos. Anything else you were channeling?
I sort of wanted the photos to look paparazzi-esque. We were moving so fast, it was kind of like, ‘Put the lights here. Okay, that looks good.’ But you get all these really cool highlights on the sides of people’s faces in a couple of shots. It helped that we had two beautiful, sunny days . . . I’m usually a pretty quiet shooter, like I’m kind of just there observing, not really dictating. But I was so on board directing these shots, telling them, ‘Open your shirt, move your leg.’ I’ve found that even in my assignments since the calendar, I’m a bit more pushy, a bit more directorial. It’s funny how it’s changed my style a bit.

Are you happy with how it turned out?
Oh yeah. It was just such a clever idea and it turned out really well. I think anyone that lives in Baltimore can appreciate it. I’ve heard they have even sold a couple internationally already. It’s funny how it’s sort of snowballing. Now I know if I ever want to get anything done, I’m going to get Lou involved because he makes it happen. It’s definitely a credit to him and everyone in the photographs, who were willing to put themselves out there.

The calendars are available at various businesses on The Avenue and online. There is a release party on November 12 at Atomic Books, which will feature some talks and behind-the-scenes footage. Rumor has it that a female version is in the works for 2017.