The Artistry of Bruce of LA

For our quarterly Bruce of LA feature, we will be looking at some 

of Bruce Bellas' more artistic efforts, starting with Dick Dene and a rope.

 

Contrast

I really like the contrasting segment blocks in this shot of an unknown, to me anyway.

 

Frank Nisi

The shading in this photo of Frank Nisi is amazing.

 

Bobby Kennedy

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Unknown

A collector from Paris placed an original print of this 

unknown Bruce model in an online auction.

 

Bruce Schorb

This is Bruce Schorb, and the photo was used to promote a set of color slides.  I suppose that given the fact that nearly all of the physique magazines had very limited color, Bruce Bellas chose a good black and white photo for the ad.  And what a good one it was!

 

Mike Anderson

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Jerry Sullivan

I find this photo of Jerry Sullivan to be simple and sublime.

 

Larry Madden

Larry Madden, aka Larry Eix, looks rather pleased with himself, and why shouldn't he?

 

Martin Adams

Closing as we started, with a model pulling on a rope.

This time our man is Martin Adams.

 

Jackson Pollock

I think somebody had been to a Jackson Pollock exhibit.

 

Popular Nudist

Today I'm doing an unusual series.  I've done a lot of single model picture sets when it comes to physique photography, but today I'm presenting a young man who appeared multiple times in several nudist magazines of the mid-1960s.  We don't know his name, but as you will see, he happily appeared in photos naked in a variety of settings.  In our first shot he is wearing a necklace holding token indicative of the many activities he participated in.

 

Happy

Nice smile here.

 

Scumbeast Introduction

My introduction to this charming young man came from my late friend, Ken Suffolk, aka Mr. Scumbeast.  He sent this photo to me way back in 2012 with one of his catchy captions:

"It is, of course, most important to have the appropriate decorations."

 

And the winner is . . .

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Helping hands

Here he's getting a helping hand in the shower from two females.

He seemed to attract a lot of those.

 

Brochure

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Easy going

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Costume

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Helping out

This is one of several photos in which our young man is helping out with organizing events.

 

Volleyball

I cropped our final image from a bigger one showing our hero engaged in the ultimate nudist sport, volleyball.  Trust me, you probably wouldn't want to see the females on his team.

 

Miners Day

Our theme today is miners, and we start with some Mexicans on strike in 1985.

Nude protests would seem to have been a thing in Mexico for quite a while.

 

British Beef

For those of you who like your men bald and burly, here's some British beef.

 

Wardrobe Malfunction

This Sicilian sulfur miner's loincloth doesn't quite cover all the goods.

 

Documentary

This is a frame lifted from a 1980s documentary on the closing of an English mine.

 

Workers

There's something appealing about photos of proud working men together.

 

More Beef

These two beefy guys are working on the business end of an enormous boring machine.

 

Cleaning up

In the days before mine showers, English miners cleaned up at home using metal tubs and water 

heated by their wives on coal fired stoves.  There's something noble about this man doing that.

 

1983

This group from 1983 looks like they would be fun to work with.

 

For Albert

The closing photo in today's series is a repeat from seven years ago, 

and I dedicate it to Albert the Belgian, a friend who will 

always have a special place in his heart for miners.