Dianora Niccolini

Diadora Niccolini was born in Italy in 1936, but eventually moved to the USA.  

She caused quite a stir in 1975 when she did the first known major gallery show 

comprised entirely of male nudes.  Today we will take a look at ten of her works.

 

Trunk

We get a nice view of the model's trunk, plus a something more.

 

Back

Somehow, this simple images exudes masculinity.

 

Dancer

This is my favorite from today's series.

 

Drop

If you look closely, I think you'll see a drop of water 

(or is it sweat?) on Ms. Niccolini's model's nose.

 

Cropped

The cropping here reminds me a bit of George Platt Lynes,

but he never had a model quite like this.

 

Adrian

This one is called simply Adrian.

 

Untitled

 I couldn't find a title anywhere for this exceptional Dianora Niccolini photo.

Ronaldo

This interesting work is called Ronaldo's Skeleton.

I'd love to know how Ms. Niccolini found this guy.

 

Hoops

Ms. Niccolini called this one "Hoops," causing me to think it might have been part of a bigger series.

 

Solarization

Dianora Niccolini did a number of male nudes using the solarization technique

which produced tone reversal by extreme overexposure of the film.

 

FKK Men and Boats Day

Just about anything you can think of doing, FKK folk do naked.  Today we will look at some FKK men in and around boats.  We start with a handsome fellow from 1973.

 

1958

The boat here is a very small sailboat, and the year was 1958.

 

1970

It was 1970 when this FKK man pushed his shallow draft boat through some water lilies.

 

1960s

Our single color shot of the day shows a man and his outboard in the 1960s.

 

1972

These two from 1972 appear to be snorkeling.

 

1912

In modern German "Sonnenkraft" translates as "solar power,"

but in 1912 when this was made it meant "sun strength."

Photo by Georg Gruebl.

 

1970

This sailor is from 1970.  Love the sideburns.

 

1961

We get a double derriere shot of boaters on a rocky beach.

 

1950s

This grainy photo from a 1950s FKK magazine shows a man climbing 

up the side of a German lake cruise full of naked people.

 

1968

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Colt Men via jstrand

Earlier this year I received an amazing digital collection from viewer jstrand, and I previously 

posted some Wyngate and Bevins magazines from it.  There is a lot more on that thumb 

drive thatn just W&B, however, so today we will look at some material from Colt, 

starting with a model known as Rex.

Thanks a million to jstrand!

 

Greg Kolb

My favorite from this set is Greg Kolb on a remote beach.

 

Cory Elliott

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Wes Christianson

We get a serious looking (and hairy) Wes Christianson here.

 

Jean-Claude and Turk

These two are Jean-Claude, aka Ric Dreslin, and a model listed only as Turk.

 

Gavin Reed

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George Payne

While we might have wanted to see more of the model, 

posing George Payne behind an ballustrade does have impact.

 

Jon Nicholson

1980 was the year for this Colt photo of Jon Nicholson.

 

Ernie Langeberg

A comfy sofa made a nice spot to photograph Ernie Langeberg.

 

Danny Collier

Ending the Colt series with Danny Collier and his impish grin.

Thanks again to jstand for sharing today's photos!