John Barrington Day

Get ready for blotches, spots, streaks, and stray pieces of equipment in the pictures 

because it's John Paington Barrington day.  Actually several of todays photos are 

above average for this photographer, including our opener of Manu Leonardis.

 

Giancarlo

Here we have an overexposed photo of Giancarlo Zampetti.

 

Peter

I've seen this model's name listed as both Peter Rann and Peter Ramm.  Despite the distraction 

of the fixture at lower left, the lighting in this one is quite effective.

 

Ricky

Is it just me, or is Ricky Alboni sneering at us?

 

John

While not perfect, the quality of this photo of John Hamill is above average for Barrington.

 

Yves

Even the spots, streaks, and unfortunate cropping can't keep

 us from appreciated the handsome Yves Lecoadou.

 

James

This is James Marcel, a model who also posed for Arax.

 

Steve

Many observers are uncertain as to whether John Barrington intended from the start to include 

all the lighting and other gear, or if he was just too lazy to crop it out.  From what I've seen 

of his work, it could easily go either way.  The model here is Steve Wengryn.

 

Vic

Barington posed Vic Haywood in a very statuesque manner.

 

Tibor

Finishing the Barrington set with a smiling Tobor Noszkay.

 

George Platt Lynes, Part 1 - Assorted

Posting a two part George Platt Lynes series today, and part one is the usual mix,

starting with this cropped torso, something that is almost a GPL trademark.

I've seen the model identified as both Gordon Hanson (or Hansen) 

and David Rich.  Anyone know which he is?

 

Peekaboo

This peekaboo shot looks like it might have been from a contact sheet,

but I've never seen a finished version, so perhaps not.

 

Candelabra

I really like this photo of an unknown model who appears to be posed between two candelabras.

He's not at all my usual type, but the artistic merit of the picture takes me past that.

 

Buddy McCarthy

This is Buddy McCarthy, undoubtedly the hairest model Mr. Lynes ever photographed.

Of couse the bed springs obscure the fur, but go here to see more:

http://www.vintagemusclemen.com/search?q=buddy+Mccarthy

 

Unknown

I'm hoping someone can identify this handsome model.  Google was no help at all.

 

George Platt Lynes, Part 2 - From the Documentary

When I last did a George Platt Lynes series, viewer and frequent commentator Pat suggested 

that we all watch the documentary Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes at: 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phMZqPYHL48

If you haven't seen it yet, you should.  Part two of today's series features some images I lifted 

from the film and identified where I could.  We start with a young man against a wall.  

Thanks, Pat!

 

Mystery

Here's one of those GPL photos with an air of mystery and some great lighting.

He was quite good when it came to both of those factors.

 

Gary Garrett

Gary Garrett was a New York fashion model credited with setting the post World War II standard 

for that business.  He also posed nude and semi-nude (as above) for George Platt Lynes.

 

Close engagement

George Platt Lynes seems to be closely engaged with the model here.

 

Animal Friends

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PETA would be all over any photographer who tried this today, but Mr. Lynes didn't have to worry.  

I can make out a raccoon, a skunk, and a likely possum.  Is that a hare at lower right?

Thanks again to Pat for leading me to the photos in part two.

 

Men in Boats Day

Today we look at men in boats.  Our first photo shows a man

poling a flat bottom boat through a marshy area.

 

Flattop

The flattop haircut makes me think 1950s,

but the boat looks newer than that.

 

Playgirl I

In the first of two Playgirl photos in today's series we see

 Gene Burton, Playgirl's Discovery for August of 1974,

 

Looking

These three seem to have spotted something in the water.

 

This is supposed to be a 1980s Australian nudist, but I got it off a dodgy website, 

so who knows?  In any case, I know at least one viewer who will like him

 

Hairy sailor

I had to include this fellow for the fur fanciers out there.

 

Fun crew

That looks like a fun crew.  Where do I sign up?

 

Playgirl II

Our second Playgirl photo of the day features John Corvello from February, 1975.

 

Hired Help

I have a feeling these three were hired for the day to do this.  My source says 

they were nudists, but if so, they were the Wyngate & Bevins type.

 

Nudist

I'm not positive, but I think our last photo of the set is from a nudist magazine.