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Saturday, May 25, 2024

A. Exner

This well oiled boxer was photographed by A. Exner.  Were the Germans the first to oil athletes 
to help define muscles in the images?  I think this predates by quite a bit the 
American trend to oil bodybuilders for physique photographs.

 

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  1. He IS shiny, isn't he? Does his bush look shaved?

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    1. I don't think he shaved down there, but all that grease may have slicked it down.

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  2. This guy is named Hans Suren, have a google

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    1. Thank you! Very interesting, and only now do I realize that I have other photos of him.

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    2. Ja, Hans Suren.
      Traurig zu sagen, dass er ein Nazi wurde.

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  3. Early days of photography required a lot of light because films were less sensitive. So perhaps this is due to having to stand perfectly naked under strong lights for a while which would make the model sweaty. (and they weren't LED lights, they were pretty hot lights back then). (just a theory).

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  4. Gorgeous pose. I rather like the full oil look here.

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