Ken Haak IV

Today I'm posting my fourth series of Ken Haak's work.

We start with a guy mostly out of his pants.

 

Summer Souvenirs

Mr. Haak's coffee table book Summer Souvenirs was where this first appeared.

 

Fashion

Ken Haak was well known as a fashion photographer, so it didn't surprise me to find this shot of three men in what must have been stylish pants back in the 1970s.  What puzzles me is that they are shirtless, and their heads are cropped out.  Maybe we're supposed to focus only on the trousers.

 

Clench

I've often wondered why so many models clench their glutes 

in photos like this . . . if that's what he's doing here.

 

Reminds me

This one reminds me of Mr. Haak's After Dark piece, 

but my source did not list it as such.

 

Interesting

I've seen a lot of men posed sitting on the ground,

but this is one of the more intriguing among them.

 

Shiny Summer Souvenir

This is another photo from Summer Sourvenirs.  When I first saw it I thought, "Wow, that guy 

has a shiny behind."  Then I noticed he was in a shower . . . next to a washing machine.

 

I'd really like to know if Ken Haak ever saw some of George Platt Lynes' work.

This and several other of his photos seem to show that influence.

 

John Ferris

Here we see John Ferris and his bicycle.

 

After Dark

Our last Ken Haak photo is from one of his photo spreads in After Dark.

 

Ken Haak Day III

Today we have the third series on the blog focused on the work of Ken Haak.

 

Nice backside

Despite the rather subdued lighting, we get a nice view of the model's backside.

 

Summer Souvenirs I

This is the first of two photos in today's series from the book Summer Souvenirs.

 

Peekaboo

The lighting here is variable across the model's body, and it works.

 

Muscles

Here we have one of Mr. Haak's more muscular offerings.

 

Bright one

Many of Ken Haak's photos have a dark cast to them,

but this is a nice contrast to that style.

 

Profile

This body profile is almost a silhouette.

 

Apartment

This looks like an apartment I once visited in New York.

 

A bit contorted

I find this photo to be quite artistic.

It's a bit contorted, but very nice.

 

Summer Souvenirs II

This is another item from Summer Souvenirs,

a Ken Haak coffee table book with zero frontals.