Tony Patrioli

Tony Patrioli (1941-2017) was an Italian photographer who took up male nude photography after being inspired by Von Gloeden.  In fact, I erroneously posted one of his photos as a Von Gloeden about six years ago.  Above is a picture that also seems of that ilk.  Mr. Patrioli is best known for his nude and seminude photos of young men, many of which we might call twinks.  Unlike Von Gloeden,

he does not appear to have used under age models.

 

Architectural

The architectural element is this one frames the model nicely.

 

In the bushes

 

Many of you would love to meet these two coming out of the bushes.

Composition

This is one of several photos in today's series that have

what I consider to be excellent composition.

 

Beach or stream?

I can't tell if this one was taken at a rocky beach or in a mountain stream.

 

More Von Gloeden

Here's another one that looks inspired by Von Gloeden.

 

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Bark texture

The branches and texture of the bark are nice in this one.

 

Egyptian Lamp

The Egyption themed lamp is an interesting composition element,

but that's probably not what most of you are looking at.

 

Tiziano Sossi

This handsome fellow is Tiziano Sossi, an Italian actor, film maker, and biographer of poets who posed for Tony Patrioli for these portraits around 1992.  I know it is past my 1985 cutoff for vintage, but I don't think anyone will complain.  Mr. Patrioli knew how to photograph more than twinks.