Moondance Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 Douglas of Detroit http://thebookbeat.com/backroom/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/biodd150x185.jpg "Douglas of Detroit" (Douglas Juleff) was one of the masters of physique photography, a genre of picture-taking that coincided with the golden age of male fitness. In the '40s and '50s, Douglas worked in the photo department of Hudson's Department Store. On the side, he made some extra cash and earned a reputation by becoming immersed in the body-building craze, not as a contender, but as a photographer. At that time, lifters and athletes ruled publications like Strength and Health, Body Beautiful and Adonis. Both straight men and gay men — "pep boys," Douglas called them — ogled the glossy pages. Douglas helped launch the careers of such local athletes as Vic Seipke (Mr. Michigan of 1951) and Jim Park (Mr. America of 1952) by taking studio portraits for the magazines. But his personal work revealed more. He shot striking nude photos of Detroit's weightlifting hobbyists and professionals, many of whom he met at a local gym, and sold nude male images underground to the gay market. But in that era, nude images were considered obscene. It was illegal to send them through the mail. Early in his career, Douglas had taken a photo of a Detroit police officer with a nightstick and an erection (the irony). Several years later, in the late 1950s, it landed on the captain's desk. His house was raided by the police. All his prints and negatives were confiscated, and his father, whom Douglas lived with at the time, assisted by handing over whatever he could find. Douglas was traumatized; many of his models' lives were destroyed. Shamed, Douglas quit taking pictures altogether. The few prints and negatives he had left in his studio at Hudson's — where he occasionally shot, developed and printed portraits for clients after hours — are all that remain. In the 1990s, artist and collector Cary Loren helped call new attention to the work of "Douglas of Detroit," and in 1998, a year before Douglas died at age 82, the German publisher Jaansen put out a book of his work as part of a series American Photography of the Male Nude 1940-1970. Images by Douglas of Detroit ... http://68.media.tumblr.com/06c4332d67bf6b2de23832e389f54ffa/tumblr_n6bgu4i2zN1qgibuvo1_1280.jpg http://68.media.tumblr.com/df4c5796c596648c7e3c879d1b538150/tumblr_nepqh3VohT1qgibuvo1_1280.jpg http://68.media.tumblr.com/4f8ac36526b777685af909b669b8ab1c/tumblr_n73aurN19K1qgibuvo1_1280.jpg beachboy, tennisjock and bigvalboy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-n-tall Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 The sexy Vin Marco doing something he loves... + Oliver, bigvalboy, BabyBoomer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondance Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 Robert Giard Robert Giard (1939-2002) made his most indelible mark in the area of formal portraiture. In 1985, after seeing a performance of Larry Kramer¹s The Normal Heart, he set about documenting in straightforward, unadorned, yet sometimes witty and playful portraits, a wide survey of significant gay and lesbian literary lights.[3] His portraits included such iconic figures as Edward Albee, Allen Ginsberg, and Adrienne Rich, as well as emerging novelists making their first mark, including Sapphire, David Leavitt, Shay Youngblood, and Michael Cunningham. A selection of these portraits, culled from the five hundred examples he had by then already amassed, was published by MIT Press in 1997 as the anthology Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers. Images by Robert Giard ... http://www.bulgergallery.com/dynamic/images/display/Estate_of_Robert_Giard_Seated_Male_Nude_2186_41.jpg http://www.bulgergallery.com/dynamic/images/display/Estate_of_Robert_Giard_Male_Nude_Rearview_Wicker_Torso_19901990_2218_41.jpg http://www.bulgergallery.com/dynamic/images/detail/Estate_of_Robert_Giard_Male_Nude_Leaning_Against_Wooden_Pedestal_2205_41.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JGxN-OHmWp0/VZg3hoVbl9I/AAAAAAAAkJM/7r0ysuq-Okg/s640/Untitled_Male_nude_leaning_on_louvered_doors%252C_1979.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ArJkDnLFT6c/VZg3bMmpfnI/AAAAAAAAkIs/nxDjvc8iZUQ/s640/Nude_with_a_Mirror%252C_1979.jpg + honcho, bigvalboy, tennisjock and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondance Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 http://68.media.tumblr.com/4ed1742949f9a109b833c79646d86d06/tumblr_od9a49zUsB1u6hpq4o1_1280.jpg tennisjock, bigvalboy and beachboy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruthBTold Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 The sexy Vin Marco doing something he loves... Great self (?) - portrait. tennisjock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Just Sayin Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 @Moondance thank you for this thread; thoroughly enjoyable to see this. for those of you who do not know this, the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson houses the Ansel Adams archives, as well as those of other important photographers; here's a link to its website: http://www.creativephotography.org/about-us-0 it is definitely worth a visit if you are ever in this part of the country Moondance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondance Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 Ron Amato http://blog.fitnyc.edu/artanddesign/files/2012/08/family-c.jpg Amato (left) with his husband Seth and Oliver Ron Amato has been making photographs since his childhood in Brooklyn, NY. His early influences were fashion and portrait photographers Richard Avedon, Robert Mapplethorpe and Francesco Scavullo. Most of his adult work centers around the male figure. In 2004, Ron Amato began teaching and is currently Chairperson of the Photography department at the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC. He has exhibited extensively in the US and internationally. His recent work addresses issues of aging in the Gay community, diverse images of male beauty, idealized body manipulation, image and social media and embracing same sex attraction. Images by Ron Amato... http://68.media.tumblr.com/e14e3ec2db5243a21be8929334b9cbc5/tumblr_oamcm9v0LI1qfral5o6_1280.jpg http://www.homotrophy.com/images4/2015/img/ron-amato-01.jpg http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a40735d27ecf4ff95670a14fceefb77/tumblr_mywh0yForJ1qmrshlo1_1280.jpg + Just Sayin, beachboy, bigvalboy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondance Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 http://68.media.tumblr.com/9a6156bfb5880dbc59091187d85cf4c3/tumblr_mjb25760Ot1rp4m1xo1_500.jpg http://dbnaked.com/pictures/content/gay/sites/camboysecrets/35900_Cam_Boy_Secrets_-_Nude_Boys,_S/14.jpg http://nuttybutt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Bentley-Race-Sarpa-Van-Rider-and-Zac-Frevo-Big-Uncut-Cock-Guys-Fucking-Amateur-Gay-Porn-23.jpg http://data.whicdn.com/images/9465434/large.jpg + Just Sayin, bigvalboy, N13 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondance Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 Gordon Parks http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mJ3Mf2hEAqo/VDHhygbzjwI/AAAAAAAABx4/OdQClLOhBT8/s1600/gordon-parks-martin-luther-king-speech-anniversary-gordon-parks.jpg American photographer, musician, writer and film director Gordon Parks (1912-2006) was known for his focus on issues of civil rights, poverty and African-Americans, as well as for his glamour photography. Images by Gordon Parks ... Malcolm X, 1966 Muhammad Ali, 1966 http://www.lightboxcollaborative.com/wp-content/uploads/Whose-life.png Ferry Commuters, Staten Island, 1944 bigvalboy and + Just Sayin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondance Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 Brassai http://mrzeko.weebly.com/uploads/1/5/3/2/15322828/1115868_orig.jpg Gyula Halász (1899-1984), otherwise known as Brassai, was a Hungarian-born Parisian photographer. He often wandered the streets of Paris late into the night looking for something beautiful to capture. In 1933, he published his first book entitled Paris after Dark. The book was very successful and led to Henry Miller calling Brassai “Paris’s eye.” Images by Brassai... La bande du Grand Albert, vers 1931-32 http://images.thesartorialist.com/thumbnails/2012/01/brassai1.jpg Jean Genet Couples d’homosexuels déguisés et qui dansent – Paris, 7e arrdt http://static1.squarespace.com/static/51c4b97be4b0c5a944a40926/532f4139e4b07b2b8d0f3593/532f4141e4b05fcbbacdce8a/1395606851278/morris_column_32.png + Just Sayin, bigvalboy, TruthBTold and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondance Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 George Platt Lynes He supported himself with portrait photography for the socially prominent and fashion work for leading magazines, but George Platt Lynes (1907-1955) was also a pioneer in homoerotic photography. His pictures, revolutionary in their originality and sexually charged themes, had enormous influence on virtually all of the important photographers of the male nude that followed him. In the 1930s, he began taking nudes of friends, dancers and models--including a young Yul Brynner. This work continued for two decades, although the images remained private, unknown and unpublished for years. "The depth and commitment he had in photographing the male nude, from the start of his career to the end, was astonishing. There was absolutely no commercial impulse involved — he couldn't exhibit it, he couldn't publish it." - Allen Ellenzweig, art and photography critic who wrote the introduction to George Platt Lynes: The Male Nudes (Rizzoli, 2011) Images by George Platt Lynes... http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DfgRl9u-CjQ/T0VvPUhICSI/AAAAAAAATDE/OyY5PA_AJDM/s1600/ChesterNielsenlJamesogler-.jpg http://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ph/web-large/DP118871.jpghttp://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ph/web-large/DP112727.jpg http://theredlist.com/media/database/photography/history/anatomy/george-platt-lynes-/018-george-platt-lynes-theredlist.jpg Yul Brynner, 1942 bigvalboy, beachboy, N13 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondance Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 Minor White http://www.surpluscameragear.com/content/Minor-White-2012_0163_0010_P.png An American photographer, theoretician, critic and educator, Minor White (1908-1976) made thousands of black-and-white and color photographs of landscapes, people and abstract subject matter, created with both technical mastery and a strong visual sense of light and shadow. He was a co-founder and, for a time, editor/director of Aperture magazine. Aware of his latent homosexuality by the time he finished high school, White kept a personal journal in which he wrote poems, intimate thoughts about his life and his struggles with his sexuality, excerpts from letters that he wrote to others, occasional diary-like entries about his daily experiences, and, later on, extensive notes about his photography. In February 1946, White had the first of several meetings with photographer Alfred Stieglitz in New York. At one of their meetings, White expressed his doubt that he was ready to become a serious photographer. Stieglitz asked him, "Have you ever been in love?" White answered, "Yes," and Stieglitz replied, "Then you can photograph." Tom Murphy, San Francisco, 1947 Tom Murphy, San Francisco, 1947 Copper Creek, Oregon (Wallowa Mountains), 1941 Vicinity of Rochester, 1954 Tom Murphy, San Francisco, 1948, No. 30 from the series “The Temptation of St. Anthony Is Mirrors” bigvalboy and longtime lurker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Just Sayin Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 @Moondance thank you for presenting this thread to us; it's greatly appreciated! + honcho and Moondance 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondance Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 (edited) http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DQF8ePjAYJc/Tq_Nlv4QrrI/AAAAAAAACQY/4eF8bmC9-Ww/s1600/naked-male-cameraman-filming.jpg http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr1xgy3Qn91qgjmowo1_500.jpg Edited April 8, 2017 by Moondance beachboy and + honcho 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moondance Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 André Kertész http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dp5YGxG1cUU/TbHg-6R74PI/AAAAAAAAAv8/0WZxrsMXxTE/s640/Self-portrait-by-Andre-Kertesz.jpeg Born in Hungary, André Kertész (1894-1985) taught himself how to use a camera and had his first photos published while a member of the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I. As early as 1914, his distinctive style was already evident. Kertész emigrated to Paris in 1925 and to the United States a decade later. In Paris, he became acquainted with members of the Dada movement, one of whom dubbed him “Brother Seeing Eye,” an allusion to a medieval monastery where all the monks were blind except one. Kertész distinguished himself by the haunting composition of his photographs and by his early efforts in developing the photo essay. In his lifetime, however, his then-unorthodox camera angles kept his work from gaining wide recognition, and his use of symbolism became unfashionable. In the U.S, Kertész went to work for Condé Nast, but his photographic style did not mesh well with the straightforward fashion photography the American public (and magazines) expected. He continued to exhibit his individual work as best he could but his reputation slowly faded, and he became disillusioned. It was not until 1964, when John Szarkowski became the photography director at the Museum of Modern Art, that Kertész was given a solo show that re-launched his career and reputation. He caught the mood of the times and became an elder statesman of photography. By the mid-1970s, he was showing his work in galleries worldwide, and continued working very productively into old age. Images by André Kertész ... http://www.mrmagoosmilktruck.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Andre_Kertesz_04.jpg http://theredlist.com/media/database/photography/history/street/andre-kertesz/041-andre-kertesz-theredlist.jpg http://www.atgetphotography.com/Images/Photos/AndreKertesz/kertesz_25.jpg http://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/andre-kertesz-street-fine-art-05-1024x594.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5_3UC13dTfA/TbHfWXvtPqI/AAAAAAAAAvw/h6QwliRsA_o/s1600/2dl4qgw.jpeg http://www.streethunters.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/andrez-kertez-masks.jpg Self-portrait, New York, 1977 + Just Sayin and TruthBTold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondance Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 André Kertész http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dp5YGxG1cUU/TbHg-6R74PI/AAAAAAAAAv8/0WZxrsMXxTE/s640/Self-portrait-by-Andre-Kertesz.jpeg Born in Hungary, André Kertész (1894-1985) taught himself how to use a camera and had his first photos published while a member of the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I. As early as 1914, his distinctive style was already evident. Kertész emigrated to Paris in 1925 and to the United States a decade later. In Paris, he became acquainted with members of the Dada movement, one of whom dubbed him “Brother Seeing Eye,” an allusion to a medieval monastery where all the monks were blind except one. Kertész distinguished himself by the haunting composition of his photographs and by his early efforts in developing the photo essay. In his lifetime, however, his then-unorthodox camera angles kept his work from gaining wide recognition, and his use of symbolism became unfashionable. In the U.S, Kertész went to work for Condé Nast, but his photographic style did not mesh well with the straightforward fashion photography the American public (and magazines) expected. He continued to exhibit his individual work as best he could but his reputation slowly faded, and he became disillusioned. It was not until 1964, when John Szarkowski became the photography director at the Museum of Modern Art, that Kertész was given a solo show that re-launched his career and reputation. He caught the mood of the times and became an elder statesman of photography. By the mid-1970s, he was showing his work in galleries worldwide, and continued working very productively into old age. Images by André Kertész ... http://www.mrmagoosmilktruck.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Andre_Kertesz_04.jpg http://theredlist.com/media/database/photography/history/street/andre-kertesz/041-andre-kertesz-theredlist.jpg http://www.atgetphotography.com/Images/Photos/AndreKertesz/kertesz_25.jpg http://monovisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/andre-kertesz-street-fine-art-05-1024x594.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5_3UC13dTfA/TbHfWXvtPqI/AAAAAAAAAvw/h6QwliRsA_o/s1600/2dl4qgw.jpeg http://www.streethunters.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/andrez-kertez-masks.jpg Self-portrait, New York, 1977 TruthBTold and + Just Sayin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruthBTold Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I really like his work. Thanks because I had not heard of him before. This is kind of odd tho: In Paris, he became acquainted with members of the Dada movement, one of whom dubbed him “Brother Seeing Eye,” an allusion to a medieval monastery where all the monks were blind except one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondance Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zwbaEQ49rMY/T5D55KLtBEI/AAAAAAAAtKo/XZOcf7-kE-8/s1600/D.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vEczWeth5hE/UDPzjEg6CKI/AAAAAAAAT_I/ixzJGS3OvbQ/s1600/aCamera.jpg http://25.media.tumblr.com/a5da82a509aabff345267317de73b036/tumblr_meor9xih1N1qlqhq2o8_500.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P3E6Vo8Nqxc/T5D5U6wT7NI/AAAAAAAAtIM/Rc9B2hUJqlE/s1600/Ua.jpg bigvalboy, Chuckball, + Just Sayin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondance Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Mariano Vivanco http://www.marianovivanco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/MV-Portrait-1.jpg Born in Lima, Peru in 1975, Mariano Vivanco traveled the world with his family from an early age. He got his start in the fashion industry by shooting portraits of models and has become a leading editorial photographer. He currently lives in London. http://www.bangandstrike.com/bangtalk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Mariano-Vivanco1.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UoCzuNsXkDI/T5LYPCcUsVI/AAAAAAAAKHI/0nAgbPJl8oA/s640/uomini-by-mariano-vivanco-118.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4_KMCIy_9ps/T5LYMoLgI5I/AAAAAAAAKG4/ug9bu7lVugg/s640/uomini-by-mariano-vivanco-114.jpg http://www.bangandstrike.com/bangtalk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Mariano-Vivanco2.jpg http://ftape.com/media/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mariano_vivanco_portraits_nudes_flowers-19.jpg http://ftape.com/media/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Unknown.jpg http://ftape.com/media/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mariano_vivanco_portraits_nudes_flowers-14.jpg http://ftape.com/media/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mariano_vivanco_portraits_nudes_flowers-29.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-exCrSkWGF7k/UO3HF_6PTYI/AAAAAAAAREg/UBzynlAzvtQ/s1600/Marino+Vivanco+Nudes+%25283%2529.jpg tennisjock, TruthBTold, beachboy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moondance Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Jeanloup Sieff http://www.voicesofeastanglia.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Jeanloup-Sieff-self-468x700.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V05QJd7KLDA/Tior_oZqMiI/AAAAAAAAHzU/cuWV0Q_3LLw/s1600/11-1.jpeg Born in Paris to parents of Polish origin, Jeanloup Sieff (1933 -2000) was a French fashion photographer. His interest in photography began when he received a Photax plastic camera for his fourteenth birthday. Images by Jeanloup Sieff ... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KGFlCbGpIKc/TNlbdas7b3I/AAAAAAAAAcI/H_kMHeLf1iA/s1600/jeanloup_sieff3.jpg http://www.photogriffon.com/les-maitres-de-la-photographie/Jeanloup-SIEFF/38-louis-armstrong-1955-jeanloup-sieff.jpg Louis Armstrong, 1955 http://68.media.tumblr.com/638e69c9229b05ed55006f876030453c/tumblr_mioq01iz1W1rs1gaeo1_540.jpg Yves Saint Laurent, 1962 http://c300221.r21.cf1.rackcdn.com/jeanloup-sieff-1355061532_b.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5podXUiqoFE/Tior-X712SI/AAAAAAAAHzI/KSz0PjrrCfI/s1600/4064large.jpeg bigvalboy, TruthBTold and beachboy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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