European Photographer Day

Today we look at eleven European photographers' work,

starting with this unknown by Frenchman Bob Harvest.

 

Peter Ramm

Although far from perfcct, this John Paignton Barrington photo

or Peter Ramm is a bit better than his usual work.

 

Jimmy Damane

Luc Geslin of France took these photos of Jimmy Damane.

 

Furlog of Denmark

An unknown model posed for this impressive photo by Furlog of Denmark.

 

Ted Walker

Englishman Peter Dobing took this photo of Ted Walker.

It appeared in the art section of Tomorrow's Man.

 

Per Taboldy

This is Per Taboldy by Foto Grafo of Sweden.

 

Fernando Varella

I think Arthur Craig, the photographer who took this photo of Fernando Varella,

is a British physique photographer.  I'm by no means certain of that, however.

If anyone has any info on this subject, please comment.

 

Bud Lanter

I recently acquired this "new" photo of Bud Lanter by Jean Ferrero.

 

Serge Hubret

This is Serge Hubret by Stan of Sweden, a photographer who specialized in bodybuilders, 

unfortunately nearly all wearing pants.  Still, some of his photos are quite sexy, 

and you may see a G-rated series of them here in the not too distant future.

 

Jean Merlier

Here we see an artfully lighted Jean Merlier by Arax Studio of Paris.

 

Ted Gutteridge

Our last picture of the day is Ted Gutteridge by Royale Studio of London.

 

Dianora Niccolini Day II

Our series today features my second set of the work of Dianora Niccolini,

starting with a man reclining on a beach.

 

What effect?

I don't know if this is a partial solarization technique or just some

 really great lighting, but it produced a fantastic image.

 

Squat

Squatting on tiptoe said to be harder than on flat feet,

but I tried it and didn't notice much difference.

 

Rear view

Ms. Niccolini is known for her use of well built African-American models.

 

1981

There is some masterful close-in composition in this one, imho.

 

Tree hanger

It had to either be fun or fraught when they staged this one.

 

Hands on Knees

This model had an impressive portfolio with Ms. Niccolini.

 

Crouching man

Ms. Niccolini called this one simply Crouching Man.

 

1983

This fireman from 1983 has worn out the crotch of his pants.

 

Again

Our final Dianora Niccolini model has already appeared at least once today.

 

Colt Studio Day

It's Colt Studio Day, and we start with a rear view of Paul Barresi.

 

Mike West

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Gavin Reed

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Christopher

A 1972 Colt brochure identified this model only as Christopher.

 

Carl Hardwick

I'm pretty sure that Carl Hardwick is a made up name,

but it doesn't take a thing away from this fine model.

 

Pete Kuzak

Pete Kuzak looks like he has designs on the viewers of this photo.

 

Neal Kennit

I like the slanted flex in this shot of Neal Kennit.

 

Ken Orsino

This photo of Ken Orsino makes me think a bit of Al Parker.

 

Tod Parker

Google says this guy is Tod Parker.

 

Byron Hawkwood

Our final Colt model is the well known Byron Hawkwood.