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Sunday, May 17, 2026
Vic Seipke
I recently came across this reclining shot of Vic Seipke and his pompadour.
Entièrement nu, audacieux pour l’époque, tant pour Juleff que pour Seipke. Juleff was fortunate to have such handsome men as willing modèles, given the homophobic atmosphère and attitudes of that time. One wonders how Juleff approached such men to pose full nude without being threatened with harm.
It's really quite simple. Mr. Juleff's talent was widely recognized by bodybuilders in Detroit and surrounding areas. He produced outstanding promotional photos for them that were legal and highly sought after for publication. Some, but by no means all, of the models agreed to pose nude. Whether that was out of gratitude or because they were paid, I don't know. Several of his models were harrassed after the infamous police raid, but that had not been the case previously. Fortunately, it only happened a few times elsewhere.
Mr Michigan 1951 Quite a site for the eyes. The AAU was run by the homophobic Bob Hoffman who lashed out and criticized the physique photographers and the physique magazines for attracting what he termed deviates. He did not lash out against the bodybuilders who had posed, as it was pointed out that many of the AAU bodybuilding champions had posed. And the bodybuilding arm of the AAU would have collapsed if Hoffman had made it an issue and censured the bodybuilders….:)
I've presented this little known truth several times, but it is always worth repeating. Many of the bodybuilder models knew quite well that a big part of their audience were "deviates." As Dan Lurie said about Earle Forbes, "Yes, we all knew Earle was gay and that he was selling the nude shots to gays on the side. We didn't care because he did great work and got us into the best magazines."
Stunning!
ReplyDeletehe truly is stunning, from. his pompadour to his penis. 🏆
ReplyDeleteEntièrement nu, audacieux pour l’époque, tant pour Juleff que pour Seipke.
ReplyDeleteJuleff was fortunate to have such handsome men as willing modèles, given the homophobic atmosphère and attitudes of that time.
One wonders how Juleff approached such men to pose full nude without being threatened with harm.
It's really quite simple. Mr. Juleff's talent was widely recognized by bodybuilders in Detroit and surrounding areas. He produced outstanding promotional photos for them that were legal and highly sought after for publication. Some, but by no means all, of the models agreed to pose nude. Whether that was out of gratitude or because they were paid, I don't know. Several of his models were harrassed after the infamous police raid, but that had not been the case previously. Fortunately, it only happened a few times elsewhere.
DeleteMr. Seipke simply does not take a bad shot. And his gear is as inspirational as his build.
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ReplyDeleteQuite a site for the eyes.
The AAU was run by the homophobic Bob Hoffman who lashed out and criticized the physique photographers and the physique magazines for attracting what he termed deviates.
He did not lash out against the bodybuilders who had posed, as it was pointed out that many of the AAU bodybuilding champions had posed. And the bodybuilding arm of the AAU would have collapsed if Hoffman had made it an issue and censured the bodybuilders….:)
I've presented this little known truth several times, but it is always worth repeating. Many of the bodybuilder models knew quite well that a big part of their audience were "deviates." As Dan Lurie said about Earle Forbes, "Yes, we all knew Earle was gay and that he was selling the nude shots to gays on the side. We didn't care because he did great work and got us into the best magazines."
DeleteMy favorite today!
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