Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Bob Harvest

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Bob Harvest, aka Robert Hernandez, worked in France during the 1960s photographing bodybuilders and nudists.  (As you will see, there was so...
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Black and White

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This is the first of two mixed gender nudist photos in today's series provided by Larry K.   Bob Harvest also did some solo shots of wom...
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Claude

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I posted this photo of Claude Pedro Saba a year and a half ago as unknown, and Brian E. helpfully identified him.  Later, I learned the pic...

Michel

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Michel Belloucy did a lot of modeling work for Bob Harvest, and this  color shot provided by Bryan B. is a personal favorite.  Thanks, Bryan...

Pierre

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Pierre Bacquet appears here in a posing strap.  It was legal to photograph full frontal nudity  in France at the time this was made, but per...

Mixed singles

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Bob Harvest not only included women in some of his nudist work, but he also used men who didn't appear to be competitive bodybuilders as...
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Clement

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Closing the Bob Harvest series with some chiseled good looks from Clement Signoret.  
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Monday, May 16, 2022

Muybridge Sports

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Eadweard Muybridge's pioneering 1880s photo motion studies displayed a wide range of human activities.  Today we'll look at some of ...
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Batter up!

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This Muybridge baseball batter has a very well formed derriere.  
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Dumbbells

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I recently came across these additional photos of my favorite Muybridge model working  out with dumbbells.  He appeared in literally dozens ...
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Pole vault

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The technical clarity of this picture is pretty good for 1884 stop motion.  
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Tennis, anyone?

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Muybridge often photographed his subjects simultaneously from different angles. This shot shows the same tennis serve from two aspects.  
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Boxing

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These two boxers are going at it bare knuckled.   
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Leapin' Lizzards!

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This photo comes from a miscellaneous plate showing a variety  of gymnastic moves such as somersaults, backflips, and tumbling.  
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Saturday, May 14, 2022

Tan Lines

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Our theme for Saturday is tan lines, and we start with Steve Reno in profile as photographed by  Chuck Renslow of Kris Studio.  (He's th...
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Bob Mizer's Roof

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When I first saw this guy posed in that interesting corner  of the AMG roof, all I could say was, "Oh, my!"  
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AMG, indoors this time

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This AMG model posed in front of a projection of Bob Mizer's mother's cut glass  punchbowl set.  He's got a great tan and just a...
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Ditchdigger Derriere

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This what we used to call a ditchdigger tan.  
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Brick House

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OK, so the tan lines aren't too distinct on this one, but you  gotta love the way he's build and the way he fills that pouch.  
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Blonde in NYC

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This blonde appears to be sunbathing on a New York City rooftop. I hope he cleaned off that brick rail before he sat on it.  
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