Bob Mizer Foundation

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Ideals of male beauty have changed over centuries

Though male physique photography pioneer Bob Mizer set out to define masculinity in post-war America, his idea of the perfect male body was a somewhat different one from that of previous centuries. There were similarities, of course, but Mizer’s...

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WANTED: the bad boys of AMG: Kelly Moore

This week: Kelly Moore “...when Kelly was living in a sumptuous home in the Hollywood Hills, he became angry at the owner, tore up his room and...

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Nova was at forefront of hardcore scene for a decade

If you still enjoy hardcore gay porn (and we’re betting you do), you have Nova Studios to thank in part.

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AMG Fun Facts: Lightning Paschal

This week: Lightning Paschal

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Mansions served as scene of Mizer photo shoots

The models in Bob Mizer’s later photos frolicked, wrestled, and sneered amid backdrops and set designs that were a world away from the scenery that...

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WANTED: the bad boys of AMG : Hans Bendler

This week: Hans Bendler

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AMG Fun Facts: Shan Daymor

This week: Shan Daymor

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Images feature nude soldiers at play during WWII

While Bob Mizer was scouting California’s Muscle Beach, in search for the pinnacle of grinning, flexing pictures of masculinity, there were other men...

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WANTED: the bad boys of AMG: Ernie Banks

This week: Ernie Banks

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Reclusive artist created images of beauty, humor

If it weren’t for Bob Mizer, Harry Bush’s immense talent – and the bitterness and anger boiling underneath the hand that created stunning images of...

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AMG Fun Facts: John Manning

This week: John Manning

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A champion of the erotic: The history of Champion Studio, part II

Author’s note: This is part two of a two-part series on the history of Champion Studio and its founder, Walter Kundzicz.

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WANTED: the bad boys of AMG: David O'Boyle

This week: David O'Boyle -

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A champion of the erotic: The history of Champion Studio, Part I

Author’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on the history of Champion Studio

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AMG FUN FACTS: Paul Blake

This week: The model who was contemplating a silicon injection for his member.

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Focus on: Photographer Warren Giddarie

Like the other male physique photographers who came before him, Warren Giddarie appreciates a perfect body and handsome face.

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