Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Castanets again
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Here's one of those bodybuilders who looks like he's playing castanets. I would say that Edmond Desbonnet pioneered that pose, but I think I have some going all the way back to the 1870s.
Ernest Cadine
Prof. Desbonnet took several photos of French champion weightlifter Ernest Cadine, two of which are frontal nudes. I've already posted one and will get the other into the next Desbonnet set.
I think they were trying to impress us with all those heavy weights.
The Gang's All Here
Group photos at Prof. Desbonnet's various gyms were made often and always interesting.
Look at the close-ups below and try to tell me with a straight face that the guys in the first
one at right aren't gay. The two men in suits look like they're thinking,
"They'll have their hands in each other's pants any minute now."
And then there's these two with serious goo-goos going on.
Boys will be boys.
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Big Mustache
This handsome fellow with a big mustache doesn't look too athletic,
but perhaps this was a "before" photograph.
With John Grimek
Witnesses reported that American bodybuilding great John Grimek was blushing when this photo
was taken with Edmond Desbonnet. The reason? The Frenchman kissed him goodbye.
The photo below is from Prof. Desbonnet's collection, and some say he actually took it.
While it doesn't look like any of his work, I'm not qualified to say whether it is or not.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Picket Fence
That ramshackle picket fence appears in a number of nudist photo,
and the young man might as well . . . if I could get a good look at him.
Painting
I can't imagine why this guy might be touch-up painting
a reed screen, but that appears to be what he is doing.
Pool Cleaner
One of the things I admire about these 1960s nudist photos is the way everyone pitched in to help
with the cleaning and upkeep of the facilities. This fellow got the job of pool cleaner.
Boots
While the boots on a nudist might not make a lot of sense at first glance,
this photo was taken in snake country where they are quite practical.
Photographer
Photography at nudist functions was sensibly regulated,
and this guy is getting some done.
Watering
I think those are fake flowers he's watering, so I don't get the point.
He does, however, look good doing it.
Monday, February 16, 2026
Physique Mysteries Solved
You viewers often hear me lament my lack of success when searching for the names
of models and/or photographers when I come across unidentified photos. Today I am
presenting some of my successful efforts, and as an added bonus, I actually found
better copies of some of them. We start the show with Ed Stevens by Pat Milo.
Bob Jensen
Of course Mama Mizer's crystal was a giveaway that this was by AMG,
but I had to do a few searches to learn that the model is Bob Jensen.
Ernie Lopez
This turned out to be Ernie Lopez in a photo by the somewhat
obscure Caruso which appeared in Your Physique magazine.
John Tristram
I couldn't identify John Tristram from the profile, but Google did. While researching this,
I learned that there are autographed prints of the photo fetching large sums online.
The photographer was George Price, someone I need to look into.
Bill Hillgardner
Lou Melancon took this impressive photo of Bill Hillgardner, someone I might
have recognized if there were more photos of him in circulation.
James Grimes
The background once again gave me some help in figuring out that this one was AMG.
It took a bit of work, however, to figure out that the model was James Grimes.
Roland Jaux
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Although I couldn't find the photographer's name, I was pleased to ID
this handsome fellow as Mr. France 1968, Roland Jaux.
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