Random Beef Again

Time for another round of uncategorized men.  (Yes, I'm feeling too lazy to put together a theme today.)  We start with a fellow in cowboy boots in front of some garish curtains.

Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy would not be amused.

 

Kneeling in the dunes

This guy kneeling in the dunes makes me thing of a group of photos Mr. Scumbeast gave me

which he called "Waiting for Mr. Right."  It is not, however, one of those.

 

Twofer One

This is the first of two dual view sets in today's series.  I found them on a German website labeled "unbekannt" or unknown, but I have a feeling they are by a recognized photographer.

 

Backside

I thought this might be a polaroid, but the more I look at it, the less I think so.

 

Triptych?

I can't tell if this was designed as a triptych or cut and pasted as such by someone down the line later.  In either case, it harkens to Koch and Reith's Der Akt, only with modern architectural elements.

1941

I found this one among a group of color photos for which only a year, 1941, was provided.

Most of the men look like dancers, fwiw, and the color is all very saturated.

 

Enigmatic

The shadow across the model's chest and shoulder make this one enigmatic.

 

Twofer Two

Our second dual view set features a man against a bland curtain.

 

Barn Door

Here we get a starkly lighted subject at a barn door.

 

Fetish website

I found this last fellow on a facial hair fetish website.

 

Snow for the First Day of Winter

For the first day of winter, I'm posting 10 photos of men in the snow.

We start with a guy who is about to go skiing in the buff.

 

Limbering up

This guy looks like he's doing some stretches to limber up.

 

 

Skiers.

I think these skiers are mid-20th Century Germans.

 

Crystal Ridge 1930

This is a snapshot from a camping trip a group of men

 made to a place called Crystal Ridge in 1930.

 

Longjohn lineup

These soldiers are lined up in their longjohns outside a mountain barracks.

 

Bear

Not all bears hibernate.  This one is making

 snow angels and kicking up his leg.

 

Nudist

Blog viewer Trevor sent me this photo of a nudist making a woman out of snow.

Thanks, Trevor!

 

Footprints

On this blog we've seen lots of naked men leaving footprints in the sand,

but this guy is leaving them in the snow

 

LA Trollops

I think this is a pack of LA trollops who got rounded up 

and taken into the mountains for a winter photo shoot.

 

Swedish

Our last photo is one that I posted over five years ago without knowing its background.

The photographer was Swede Samule Lindskog, and the year was 1913.

 

Arthur Tress Day

Arthur Tress' work and personal image turn up all over the place in 1970s and 80s gay themed photography, so it's way past time for another day dedicated to him on the blog.

We start with Man in Black Tape, N.Y. 

 

1970s, no title

We have no title for this 1970s Arthur Tress work.

 

Hooked on Love

Mr. Tress called this one Hooked on Love.  I don't have a date for it, 

but the grafitti on the walls makes me think it's post-1985.

I'm posting it anyway because I really like it.

 

Mountain Fantasy

After Dark magazine apparently declined to publish 

Mountain Fantasy when Arthur Tress sent it to them.

 

Man on Steps

Here's an example of Arthur Tress' penchant for ruins and abandoned buildings.

This one is Man on Steps from 1980.

 

Blue Collar Fantasy

I really like the industrial gear in Blue Collar Fantasy from 1979.

 

The Music Lesson

This is The Music Lesson from 1974.

 

First NYC Gay Pride

And of course Arthur Tress was there with his camera

at the very first New York City Gay Pride celebration.

 

1970

This untitled piece is from 1970.

 

Road Kill

I thought a fitting end to the Arthur Tress series might be Road Kill.