Physique Week, Day 3 - Hairy Models

In the early days of physique photography, hairy models were very rare because the great majority of thos who posed were competitive bodybuilders who removed their body hair to better accentuate muscles.  Today's hairy men are mostly from the 1960s and mostly not bodybuilders.  I have, however, tried to pick some well built men.  This AMG picture of Alan Arnold is the first of four you will see in today's set by Bob Mizer.  Apparently he did not shy away from photographing hairy models.  But then again, he took such a sheer volume of pictures (over a million at last count), that it would be hard not to include more than just a few.

 

Bert Callinder

Pat Milo took these two photos of Bert Callinder that display happy trails and very hairy legs. 

I find him very nicel built, and if anyone has a derriere shot of this guy, please let me know.

 

Tito Cento

Tito Cento was a bona fide champion bodybuilder, 

having won the Junior Mr. Italia competition in 1960.

The photo is by Jean Ferrero.

 

Joe Cipote

This photo of Joe Cipote by AMG has a "Man of Steel" Superman pose.

 

Ken Cunningham

More than one viewer has sent me photos of Ken Cunningham,

but I managed to find this AMG shower shot on my own.

 

Len Goodman

Bob Mizer took this AMG photo of Len Goodman in a well used 

rooftop corner of his Los Angeles compound.

 

Cliff Harris

Cliff Harris modeled for Dave Martin when he was a student athlete at Stanford University

 in the mid-1960s.  He played varsity football and baseball.  The fishnet prop puzzles me.

 

Jim Higgins

Although perhaps not the best example, Pat Milo's lighting skills

 are evident in this picture of Jim Higgins.

 

Greg Palmer

This is Greg Palmer by Bob Mizer/AMG.

 

Ken Winstead

The great Don Whitman of Western Photography Guild took this stunning 

photo of Ken Winstead in one of those classic Western settings

 

Physique Week, Day 2 - Men of Color, Part 1 - Latinos

The classis physique photo was not the best time to be nonwhite in the USA, 

but there were photographers who were ahead of their time.  Also, things 

blessedly began to change in the mid-1960s.  Today we will have a two 

part series on Men of Color, with part one featuring Latino models. 

 We start the show with Juan Montana by Pat Milo.

 

Don Reyes

Some of Delia Mizer's glassware was used in this AMG photo of Don Reyes.

 

Bill Cerdas

Bill Cerdas posed several times for Lon of New York.

 

Andrew Salvador

This is Andrew Salvador by Spartan Studio.

 

George Romero

Russ Warner took this photo of George Romero.

 

Part 2 - Black Men

For part two of Men of Color Day, we have some fine African-American models.

Lon of New York took this photo of George Paine.

 

Herny Jones

The picnic table might give some of you ideas when you see this Bruce of LA photo of Henry Jones.

 

Fred Demus

The posing strap only detracts a little from the fine looking Fred Demus by Bruce.

 

Ronnie Moore

This is Ronnie Moore by Don Whitman of Western Photography Guild.

 

Jerry Tucker

The last African-American model in the series is Jerry Tucker photographed by Dave Martin.  Tomorrow it's hairy physique models.

 

About Physique Week

Physique Week

A few years ago, I cut back on the amount of physique photography I was posting.  This was mainly because I was sometimes using material from the avalanche of frontal nudes that hit after liberalization in the late 1960s as filler when I couldn't come up with something more interesting to post.  (Some people don't even consider those images as physique photography, even though a lot of them were done by famous physique photographers.)  Recently there has been a general decrease in blog posts of classic era physique images.  James IV at Men From Back then hasn't posted regularly in months.  Bob's Naked Guys does not post daily, and when he does, it is often non-physique.  Cambria and other viewers have actually sent me messages lamenting this.

I have recently increased postings of material from what I consider the classic era, 1935-1965, and moving forward, I will try to get them on at least twice a week.  Today I am kicking off a full week of physique photography with a focus on the models and types as opposed to particular photographers.  Whenever possible, I will be posting photos that I have not used before.  So please sit back and enjoy Physique Week.

Physique Week Day 1 - Favorite Models I

This is Physique Week, and day one features photos of ten of my favorite models that I haven't posted in the past.  We start with Tom De Carlo in a photo for which I have no photographer listed.

 

Don Deckman

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Dick Dene

Dick Dene was one of the more convincing models to portray cowboys,

as can easily be seen in this photo by Bruce of LA.

 

Bill Derrick

Dave Martin took this photo of Bill Derrick, an amazing model who never did a frontal nude.

 

Don Fuller

I couldn't overlook Don Fuller when I started this project, so I included this charming unattributed photo.

 

Ed Fury

I don't know who took this autographed photo of Ed Fury.

 

Keith Stephan

Although sometimes listed as unattributed, the corrugated metal backdrop in this picture of Keith Stephan links it to Bruce of LA.  This session with Mr. Stephan must have been amazing because I have at least a dozen photos from it, and that doesn't include any culls, assuming there were any.

 

Jack Thomas and Jack Lalanne

This photo of Jack Thomas (left) and Jack Lalanne is part of a legendary photo shoot, the product of which Russ Warner refused to hand over or destroy when Jack Lalanne's TV career took off.

It is the onlh shot from that session that I have not previously posted.

 

Norman Tousley

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John Winship

Our last favorite model is John Winship, and I chose this AMG posing strap photo 

because I've long since posted all the full frontals I have of him.