Ken Haak IV

Today I'm posting my fourth series of Ken Haak's work.

We start with a guy mostly out of his pants.

 

Summer Souvenirs

Mr. Haak's coffee table book Summer Souvenirs was where this first appeared.

 

Fashion

Ken Haak was well known as a fashion photographer, so it didn't surprise me to find this shot of three men in what must have been stylish pants back in the 1970s.  What puzzles me is that they are shirtless, and their heads are cropped out.  Maybe we're supposed to focus only on the trousers.

 

Clench

I've often wondered why so many models clench their glutes 

in photos like this . . . if that's what he's doing here.

 

Reminds me

This one reminds me of Mr. Haak's After Dark piece, 

but my source did not list it as such.

 

Interesting

I've seen a lot of men posed sitting on the ground,

but this is one of the more intriguing among them.

 

Shiny Summer Souvenir

This is another photo from Summer Sourvenirs.  When I first saw it I thought, "Wow, that guy 

has a shiny behind."  Then I noticed he was in a shower . . . next to a washing machine.

 

I'd really like to know if Ken Haak ever saw some of George Platt Lynes' work.

This and several other of his photos seem to show that influence.

 

John Ferris

Here we see John Ferris and his bicycle.

 

After Dark

Our last Ken Haak photo is from one of his photo spreads in After Dark.

 

Bryan B's Pat Milo Photos, Again

My rotation for a Bryan B donation series and a Pat Milo series happily coincided, so we will be looking at some known Milo models that Bryan generously sent me.  This is Nick Nichols from 1962.

Thanks, Bryan!

 

Dale Halleck

Pat Milo photographed Dale Halleck outdoors for this image dated 1963.

I'm assuming that it wasn't published until a few years later.

 

John Barton

This picture of John Barton is in what many consider Pat Milo's typical style.

 

Bob Bennett

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Steve Stevenson

Here we have the rather unimaginatively named Steve Stevenson.

I will say that the pose really does him justice.

 

Ray Scheid and Friend

That's Ray Scheid at left here, and his friend is unknown.

 

Doug Zarbach

I posted my own copy of this photo of Doug Zarbach (sometimes given as Zorbach) about five years ago, but since I know that quite a few of you like this sort of pose, I decided to post Bryan's version.

 

Tony Callia

Mr. Milo posed the very lean Tony Callia with what looks like a fencing foil.

 

Paul Cannon

Paul Cannon looks a bit intense in this one.

 

Don Miller

Our final Pat Milo photo is Don Miller dated 1964.

Thanks again to Bryan B for today's pictures.

 

Levis Day

Marvin from Des Moines wrote in and asked for a men in Levis series, and I am happy to oblige.

We start with a young man with what Google says is a 1967 Pontiac Tempest.

Is that a jockstrap peeking over the top of his jeans?

 

Hotrod

This proud hotrod owner should please

those of you who like lean guys.

 

San Francisco 1970s

These two guys did a photo shoot in San Francisco in the late 1970s.

 

Movie Star?

If this guy wasn't a movie star, he should have been one.

The wide leather watch band dates this to about 1970/

 

Early Days

A California museum curator has authenticated these mid-19th 

Century miners as wearing one of the earlier versions of Levis.

 

Rower

Here we see an appealing middle aged man in Levis rowing a boat.

 

 

Lumber Yard

These two lumber yard workers look good together.

Either would do, but the blond is amazing.

 

Familiar

I kept thinking this guy looked familiar, and sure enough, 

Google says its AMG model Dave Lancaster.

 

Grooming

This young man is grooming himself, and we can see the shiny rivets on his Levis.

 

Knows how to pose

Completing the Levi's series with a fellow who knows how to pose.

Thanks to Marvin from Des Moines for suggesting today's theme.