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In the same way that Bob Mizer was known for his use of props and costumes in his still images and films, so too are French duo Pierre Commoy and Gilles Blanchard revered for their use of color, religious and mythical iconography, and staples of...
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If the first issue of the upcoming Physique Pictorial relaunch is your introduction to Bob Mizer’s pocket-sized ode to beefcake, don’t worry – it’s...
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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...
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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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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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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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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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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Author’s note: This is part two of a two-part series on the history of Champion Studio and its founder, Walter Kundzicz.
