Chuck Howard and Ted Starkowski
Chuck Howard and his boyfriend Ted Starkowsky photographed together at Fire Island Pines, New York by George Platt Lynes in…
Category: 1950s
Posing Strap physique photography of the 1950s
Jim Stryker Color Posing Strap
Jim Stryker poses in color for Champion, Bob Anthony and others in the late 1950s.
Jim Dardanis by WPG
Jim Dardanis photographed by Western Photography Guild in the late 50s.
Joe Godino Ads
Joe Godino featured in ads for Jack Sydney and Lon of NY so early in the 50s there’s no such thing as a zip code yet.
Richard Conrey nude
Richard Conrey photographed nude by Al Heineke in the early 50s.
Phil Lambert by WPG
Phil Lambert photographed by Don Whitman for Western Photography Guild.
Jim Stryker B&W Posing Strap
Jim Stryker poses in black and white for various east cost photographers like Champion and Take One Studios in the 50s
US vs UK Censorship: Physique Artistry
When this was published in 1957, the Comstock Act in the United States had forbidden the mailing of exposed male genitalia since the end of the 19th century. England had no such restriction, so here are some side-by-side examples of the inked nudes seen in the US version compared to the uncensored UK version.
Bob Bishop before and after
George Platt Lynes photographed Bob Bishop quite young in 1940 before WWII Then again in 1953 after he’d become a bodybuilder and porn star.