It's Jack Mitchell day, and I don't have a name for our first model.
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Tony Stevens
Tony Stevens appears in a multiple exposure image.
Jack Mitchell did several of these in 1973-74.
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Brahm
I posted another two photo post of Brahm, sometimes spelled Braham,
hoping someone knew his full name. No luck, so I'm trying again.
Flora
Mr. Mitchell did at least half a dozen photos using this model with a leaf and flower motif.
I've never seen them all together, but I have to wonder if they weren't meant to be seen as a set.
Outlier
No this isn't a reprise of my recent John Barrington series. A reputable online auction
house found this in a private estate collection labeled as by Jack Mitchell.
If it's his, it's a rare outlier to his usual precise editing process.
1965
I think this is the oldest item in my Jack Mitchell collection.
The untitled work is dated 1965.
Cal Culver
Ending the Jack Mitchell series with Cal Culver, aka Casey Donovan. I have to admit
to being bored with this model. Not only does he appear in Mr. Mitchell's portfolio about
two dozen times, but he had a separate career as a porn star in film and magazines.
Having said that, there's a reason he was so popular in so many venues.
Friday, March 6, 2026
Golden Gate Bridge Day, Part 1 - Dave Martin's Nudes
We'll be looking at quite a few photos made at the Golden Gate Bridge today, and it will
be a marathon three parter. Part one starts us with the work of Dave Martin, the classic
era physique photographer most associated with the iconic location.
Paul Dixon I
Although he is often erroneously described as a college swimmer, Paul Dixon was a sheet metal
worker who enjoyed diving, water polo, and competitive swimming. There's another photo
with an expanded note from Dave Martin that goes into more detail than this one.
Roy Lang I
This handsome fellow is Roy Lang, a former minor league baseball player
who was about 38 years of age when this photo was taken.
Paul Dixon II
Dave Martin cleverly posed Paul Dixon here on a broken
concrete wall that looks like the bow of a ship.
Roy Lang II
The boulders, the man, the sand, and the bridge combine
for near perfection in our second Roy Lang photo.
And then there's that knowing smile.
Dick Woodward
I can't imagine Dave Martin taking a model as good as Dick Martin to the Golden Gate Bridge
and only taking one photo with the structure in it. That seems to be the case,
however, as I have looked and looked for more with no success.
Paul Dixon III
Paul Dixon looks every bit as well built as the bridge
in his third appearance in this set.
Roy Lang III
We get just a snippet view of the bridge in the third Roy Lang
photo of the set and the last image of Part One.
Golden Gate Day, Part 2 - Three G-Rated Pictures
Part 2 is short, but I had to include my three favorite G-rated Golden Gate photos. We start with this handsome fellow whose photographer is unknown, at least everywhere I've been able to look.
If I had to guess, I'd say Dave Martin despite the fact the he did relatively few non-nudes.
Golden Gate Day, Part 3 - More Nudes
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Part three of today's series is another round of nudes, including three of Bob Delmonteque.
There are mixed opinions as to whether those three are by Dave Martin or by Mr. Delmonteque
himself, as he was a competent photographer who could have easily used a timer. On the
other hand, the locale and style make us instantly think of Mr. Martin.
Denny Denfield I
I can't believe that Denny Denfield, being based in San Francisco, only took two photos
at the Golden Gate Bridge. That is all, however, that I have been able
to find over the years. This one is of Ed Siemens.
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Denny Denfield II
When I first ran this Denny Denfield photo almost seven years ago,
no one knew the model's name. Anybody know now?
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Thursday, March 5, 2026
Celebrity Day, Part 1 - Nudes
Today we have a two part celebrity set, with part one being nudes. We begin
with a shot of Burt Lancaster that I somehow managed not to post until now.
Arnim Meier
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Arnim Meier is shown above in a scene from 1978's Germany in Autumn. Better known for his other films which were directed by his love Rainer Werner Fassbinder, he killed himself
in Fassbinder's apartmen after the couple broke up in 1978. What a waste!
Richard Harris
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Richard Harris starred in This Sporting Life in 1963. He is somewhere in the above scrum in an oversized bathtub, but I don't know which one he was. We see him with another actor below.
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Celebrity Day, Part 2 - Hairy Boxers
Part two of our celebrity series features hirsute boxers, starting with Jim Jeffries. He famously was called "The Great White Hope" when he fought (and lost to) Jack Johnson in 1910.
Below we see him as World Champion, 1899-1905.
Bobo Olson
Honolulu born Carl "Bobo" Olson was sometimes called the Hawaiian Swede due
to his mixed ethnic background. Better known for his stamina than his skill,
he had a fairly successful career as a middleweight.
Paul Sykes
Sometimes celebrities are infamous rather than famous. This is Paul Sykes, an English boxer
whose success at boxing and weightlifting was overshadowed by his criminal history. Never
able to handle alcohol or stay away from it, he engaged in a string of violent crimes that
kept him imprisoned for 21 years. While in prison, he routinely assaulted guards and other
personnel. He fathered six children, two of whom are currently serving life sentences
for murder, just about the only violent crime Paul Sykes was never convicted of.
He was a regular attendee at the Baptist Church in Wakefield, but it didn't seem
to help much. He died of pneumonia aggravated by cirrhosis of the liver at age 60.
Charles Bronson called him the toughest guy in Britain.
Scott LeDoux
Closing part two with a 1983 shot of Scott LeDoux being weighed in for a match with Frank Bruno which turned out to be the last of his career. Gotta love the colored BVDs.
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