Niels Henry Imbert

Niels Henry Imbert (1907-1993) was a Danish photographer whose male nude work has been 

dated at around 1950.  (The models' hair styles seem to back that date up.)  I have not, however, 

been able to find any more detailed biographical information.  Neither have I been able to find 

much of his work, my entire collectio amounting to 12 images.  The magazine cover above 

leads us to think his nude work was directed at the European naturist journal trade.  

If anyone has more of his photos, please contact me.

 

Muscles

The musculature is nice in this one.

 

Geometry

I like the geometry in this pose.

 

First Find

This was the first Neils Henry Imbert photo I found,

and it led to the search for more.

 

Outdoors II

The second outdoor photo in today's set look woodsy.

 

Only derriere

This is the only derriere I could find by Niels Henry Imbert.

 

Outdoors III

This quizzical item leaves me wondering what the blond is going to do with that rock.

 

Hood ornament

Is it just me, or have I been posting a lot of hood ornament photos lately?

Oh well, maybe they just stick in my mind for some reason.

 

Outdoors IV

An older model in what appears to be moorland

appears in our fourth outdoor Imbert photo.

 

Shadows

At first glance, I thought this model was holding something, 

but it was just the interplay of light and shadows.

 

Outdoors V

Our fifth outdoor shot show a man with a solitary tree and a wooden fence.

 

Classic

Closing out the Niels Henry Imbert set with a classic bodybuilder pose.

 

Hippie Day

Today is hippie day, and we start with two guys cleaning up after a festival.

 

Festival

I think this fellow was dancing at a European festival.

 

Woodstock Shower

This is supposed to be a jury rigged shower at Woodstock 1969.

 

Red

I'm posting this guy because he's handsome and reminds me of someone dear to me.  I found 

him on a website about how cool current youths' fathers and grandfathers could be.

 

Superbeard

The beard and bush are noteworthy on this guy.

 

Furball

I found this delightful furball on a nudist website,

but he looks like a hippie to me.

 

Magic Bus

Here we have some hippies and their converted school bus,

handy for rolling from one rock festival to the next.

 

Woodpile

This hippie seems to be working on a woodpile.

 

Just standing there

These two seem to be just standing around naked.

 

Historic?

My source said that our final photo of a hippie on a beach was historic without giving any provenance whatsoever.  The hippie is quite well built and good looking, historic or otherwise.

 

Colt in Black and White

Today's photos are all by Colt and all in black and white.

We start with the first of three unknowns (to me) in the set.

 

Rick Wolfmier

In the first of three front and back Colt twofers,

we have Rick Wolfmier in an outdoor settilng.

 

John Archer

My source said this photo of John Archer is from the 1970s.

 

Unknown II

Two different vintage resale websites have this photo on offer,

but neither has a name for the familiar looking model.

 

Karl Mann

One of the things I like most about Colt photos is Jim French's

tendency to keep masculinity straight to the center of his work.

This picture of Karl Mann is a personal favorite.

 

Jerry Mansfield

Another front and back twofer features Jerry Mansfield.

 

Bob Birdsong

I like the angle of approach Jim French took with this photo of Bob Birdsong.

 

Greg Spaulding

Here we have Greg Spaulding, front and back.

 

Unknown III

This is the third unknown model in today's set,

described only as "early Colt"

 

Larry Lara

Closing out the set with a special photo of Larry Lara, the lover of another excellent photographer, Crawford Barton.  Larry and Crawford were important figures in the emerging San Francisco 

gay community of the late 1960s and 1970s.  Jim French did an amazing group of photos 

of Larry,and I plan to post an entire set of them.  Sadly, both Larry 

and Crawford died of AIDS in the early 1990s.