Chubby Day

It's chubby day, and we start with a camper.

 

Bird

I thought for a moment that this was Pablo Picasso with the owl, 

but Google disagreed, and I think for once they were right.

 

Australian Role Players

Here we see some Australian naturists playing one of those murder mystery role playing games.  Apparently they thought they needed three crime scene photographers.

 

Ledo Road

LIFE photographer Bernard Hoffman must have really liked this fellow he shot washing his truck on the Ledo Road in World War II Burma.  I have at least eight photos from this session.

 

Barbecue

Our only color photo of the day shows a fellow at the barbecue.

 

Sportsman

We have to give this guy credit for making the effort, and who knows?

He may have been very good at whatever sport this is.

 

1958

This guy must have won a major nudist pageant.

He got a crown and a trophy.

 

Academy of Discipline

I think this was an advanced class at Helga Hottenstotter's Academy of Discipline in Stuttgart.

 

Boating

This is the best way to go boating.

 

Scumbeast Contribution

Ending the set with a contribution from Mr. Scumbeast

that he called "Thinking Inside the Box."

 

Skinny Dippers Day

Time for another nude swimming set, and our first photo has some guys in ankle deep water.  

I hope there was a deep end, or it would have been all skinny and no dipping.

 

On edge

Sitting on the edge dangling one's feet into the water can be relaxing.

 

Buddies

These two buddies don't seem to mind having their picture taken naked.

 

Discussion

The two men at left seem to be having a serious discussion.

 

Wet

This guy is wet, and I think he's about to jump back into the pool.

 

Climbing out

I'm pretty sure this shot of two guys climbing out of a pool was staged for the camera.

 

East Germans

East Germany was tolerant in at least one way, nude swimming.

This snapshot is from 1978, and it looks like they are having fun.

 

No clue

I have no idea what the objective was here, but I like the picture.

 

YMCA

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Quarry

Our last picture is supposed to be a young man headed for another jump into a quarry swimming hole.  There are a lot of photos of this type, including four from same session as this.

 

Champion in Black and White

Walter Kundzicz of Champion Studio was known for his early and frequent use of color, but today I will be posting ten of my favorite Champion black and whites.  We start with Ken French, his jockstrap, and the inevitable Champion props.  At least they fit the model's image.

 

Scott Manley

I somehow failed to post this picture of Scott Manley until now.

 

Greg Hudson

Here we have Greg Hudson against a simple background of drapery.

 

Joe Lamanna

This shot of Joe Lamanna was made in the lake at Sunshine Beach Club,

a Florida resort owned by Walter Kundzicz.

 

Howie and Friend

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Garth Singer

Garth Singer posed leaning against the bathroom sink.

 

Stan Hilkert

We get a Jack Nicholson style smile from Stan Hilkert in bed.

 

Howie Again

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Hans Ritter

This hairy fellow is Hans Ritter, and I can't figure out for the life of me

why Walter Kundzicz posed him in bed wearing a snorkeling mask.

 

Guy Harding Moore

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