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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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