Showing posts with label Herbert Tobias. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Herbert Tobias. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Herbert Tobias, Part 1 - Attic Series

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Today I am posting a two part series featuring the work of German photographer Herbert Tobias.  Part one is photos that are supposed to be p...
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Attic II

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I've see that expression on men in cruise bars before, and finding it an attic seems strange.  

Attic III

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I like the use of the bare light bulb in this one.  

Attic IV

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I'm not certain that this image was meant to be included in the attic  series as it doesn't really look like it was taken there. It ...

Attic V

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I can't tell if our model in the final attic photo is reaching  for the light or hanging from a rafter.  
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Herbert Tobias, Part 2 - Assorted

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Part two of our Herbert Tobias series is comprised of assorted works, and we begin with Hamburg, 1972.
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Joseph with Cannabis

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This is Joseph with Cannabis from 1975.  
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Siegfried 1981

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The hazy look in Siegfried 1981 is said to have been intentional on Herr Tobias' part.  
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Marlene Chansons

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Herbert Tobias called this 1975 image Marlene Chansons mit Kerlen, which translates  from German slang as Marlene Dietrich Songs with Guys. ...
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Lazy Afternoon

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Closing the set with Lazy Afternoon from 1980.  
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Sunday, July 28, 2024

Herbert Tobias

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Today we take another look at the work of German photographer Herbert Tobias. We start with an untitled work from 1975.  
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1979

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All the information I have on this beautifully lighted photo is a date, 1979.  
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The Next Morning

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The Next Morning was taken in Hamburg in 1977.  
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1960

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The English version of Tobias' title for this 1960 photo is, "Oh, You Wonderfully Beautiful German Forest."  
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1975

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This one from 1975 is called Chaps, and it looks like it  may have been made at the Piers in New York.  
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Unknown

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I find this unknown and undated Tobial portrait to be exceptional.  
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1960?

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A usually reliable source says this one was made in 1960, but the hairstyle and mustache make me think late 60s.  

Paris 1952

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My notes say that this was made in Paris in 1952.  
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Siegfried

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This is Siegfried, Hamburg from 1981.  

1978

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Our last Herbert Tobias image of the day is an unknown model holding an apple from 1978.  
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