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Back Row
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Happy Birthday today June 5th
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Favorite Pic of the Day for June 5th
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Bob Burkhardt: Infinite Wisdom
'Wisdom had never modeled before, but he moved like a natural.'
In the world of science, infinite means limitless or endless in space, impossible to measure or calculate, a great amount or degree. In mathematics, infinite means greater than any assignable quantity. In photography, especially within these images of Wisdom, it means in awe inspiring and limitless beauty.
When Atlanta based photographer Bob Burkhardtsent on his work with Wisdom, I was in awe at the breadth of his beauty. In addition to Wisdom beautiful eyes, and his engaging face and smile, one can't help but notice, and be captivated by, the Georgia model's magnificent body.
Thighs for day, incredible legs, and a glorious gluteus maximus that Bob, in all his wisdom, ensured remained in focus. I love the sexy contrast between Wisdom's sweet, angelic face and the strength and beauty of his powerful physique.
Wisdom's legs, thighs and delectable derriere may in part, be an act of nature, but God had a little help. Wisdom has spent countless hours working out, especially with step aerobics. which played a large part in their miraculous creation.
Bob describes Wisdom as a warm and very accommodating man and model. Although he had never modeled before, Bob says the shoot was wonderful and Wisdom moved like a natural. Wisdom appears to have an innate ability to move and pose his most striking assets in both a natural, and incredibly captivating manner. Photographer Bob Burkhardt knew how to perfectly capture them all.
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Randall Park in Always Be My Maybe
I think I've only seen one, maybe two episodes of Fresh Off The Boat, but that doesn't mean that I missed out on the appeal of actor Randall Park. The adorable and talented actor has been a fixture in film and on television since the early 2000's and has appeared on sit-coms, dramas, soap operas and big screen blockbusters.
I was surprised to see that Randall had a brief butt scene in the his new Netflix movie, Always Be My Maybe. Col-starring Ali Wong and Keanu Reeves, Park and Wong play childhood friends who end up falling in love when they become adults. Check out the caps below.
Blueberry (short, 2009)
Always Be My Maybe (2019)
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Broadway Bared
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Just Because: The London Eye
Just Because, especially loving London this week.
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Favorite Pic of the Day for June 7th
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Back Issues: Foxylady, 1975
March 1975
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The Ballet Lesson
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Carlo
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Carlo is a native of Oakville, Ontario and presently lives in New York City. He has recently been cast in a new Italian film, Michaelangelo and Me. Production begins this spring in Rome! Carlos is a graduate of the University of Miami where he was the star of the soccer team. he is torn between playing professional soccer and an acting career. We'll see which direction he chooses...
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El Caballero
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May 1975: Head Hunting
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Dirk: Foxy Man for May
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FoxyLady
March 1975 | May 1975
The Ballet Lesson
Carlo
Carlo is a native of Oakville, Ontario and presently lives in New York City. He has recently been cast in a new Italian film, Michaelangelo and Me. Production begins this spring in Rome! Carlos is a graduate of the University of Miami where he was the star of the soccer team. he is torn between playing professional soccer and an acting career. We'll see which direction he chooses...
El Caballero
May 1975: Head Hunting
Dirk: Foxy Man for May
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Instagrams that Inspire Chal Harn
The breathtaking Chal Harn is both a model as well as a designer, photographer and artist. In addition to taking some incredible self shots, I also especially love when Chal includes his pug Nasty.
Although not quite as photogenic as his Bangkok model daddy, pugs are magic in front of the camera.
I love Chal's look, and the incredible lines, curves and silhouettes he creates with his beautiful body. You can feel the artist's eye in his poses, knowing how best to place and light every part of his body to create the most beautiful captures.
Chal & Nasty
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In A Flash
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Shirtless Saturdays
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Favorite Pic of the Day for June 8th
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Cool, Calm & Relaxed: Jordan by Lights on Studio
'My session with Tom was cool, calm and relaxed. No pressure to do anything and a great collaborative effort to get the best shots.'
Often during shoots, especially when it's a nude shoot, a big part of an artist's job, is to create a comfortable, safe atmosphere. In order to get the best, most creative shots, photographer's want to ensure the model they're shooting is feeling relaxed. As you can tell, especially from the images above, Tampa based model Jordan was quite chilled during his session with Tom Nakielski. (Lights On Studio) Jordan's gorgeous smile and beautiful eyes display both a comfortably and sexy confidence in front of the camera.
Although Jordan was relaxed, and taking thing sin stride, it was Tom, with this particular shoot, who ended up getting a little tense.... Now Tom should have been calm as cucumber, he was on vacation, leaving Michigan's late blast of winter, for a working trip to Florida. He had the sun, he had the sand, he had an exceptionally hot model to shoot, but as they say, the best laid plans....
Things started out smoothly enough. Tom had booked a large suite at the Flamingo Resort. Tom had shot in more than a few cramped motel rooms, so this time, wanted to make sure there was enough space to comfortably do a session. There was a large bedroom and a living room, so Tom had plenty of light and places to shoot. There was also a pool, and some interesting outdoor area's Tom hoped to explore.
After contacting Jordan through Model Mayhem, Tom had laid out his ideas, and Jordan was on board with Tom's goal of creating some pin-up style images, as well as more erotic themes as well. Jordan was excited, he had only recently moved to the Tampa area, and it had been awhile since he was last in front of the camera. Jordan was experienced and comfortable in front of the camera, and as the shoot began, Tom shares that everything was flowing smoothing.
For a few minutes anyway.... Tom found self without any space left on his flash card. Tom was using a new camera, one that had much bigger file sizes than he was used to and had used all of his other flash cards in his previous session. Tom began to panic, he wasn't really familiar with the area, and didn't know if he'd be able to find a card near by. Jordan assured Tom he had no problem waiting so Tom grabbed his car keys and went on the hunt for more cards.
'While driving around town I couldn't find the cash I had brought with me. I called Jordan to see if I left it in the room, and of course, Jordan saw that I left it on the table top. I began to worry, I had just met Jordan and really did not know much about him. I feared that when I got back to the suite he would be gone and so would my money.'
'An hour later, I returned with some new cards and any worries I had let take over, were immediately put to rest. Jordan was just relaxing (in the nude) watching TV. I had been so concerned that after waiting for an hour for me that he would lose interest or trust in me. He assured me that all was good and we continued on with the session where we left off as if nothing happened.'
'It was comforting to know that he was trustworthy and to top it off he performed beautifully throughout the session. Jordan was great at coming up with poses in whatever situation I put him and easily made the minor adjustments to a pose as I requested. I will definitely want to work with him again the next time I get to Tampa.'
Even with the minor hitch, as you can see the images turned out magnificently! I first noticed one of Tom's shots in the MM pic of the day contest and was hoping to be able to share his work with Jordan. In addition to his great face and smile, Jordan has an amazing physique, on which Jordan skillfully knows how to pose, creating such stunning lines and curves.
It was the 27 year old's interest in health, fitness and bodybuilding that first introduced him to modeling when he was in his early twenties. Jordan has always been into sports, and is currently pursuing his passion for fitness as a student studying physical therapy. That doesn't mean it's all work for the Nashville born model. Jordan's loving his new life in Tampa and although he studies hard through the week, makes sure to enjoy the city's nightlife on the weekend.
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Colossus
'In the old times, whenever Braavos stood in danger, the titan would step with fire in his eyes. He'd wade into the sea and smash the enemies.'
Ternesio Terys to Arya Stark
Although Game of Thrones is over, I still had a few unanswered questions I wanted to explore. I know I can't be the only one who took notice of the HUGE statue Arya Stark sailed under as she entered the city of Braavos in season 4. In addition of course to wondering what Arya saw when she looked up, I was curious of the statue actually ever existed.
Turns out, The Titan of Braavos was based on The Colossus of Rhodes, a statue of the Greek sun-god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, in 280 BC. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it was constructed to celebrate Rhodes' victory over the ruler of Cyprus. Colossus, like The Titan, was both a protector of the city, and a symbol of victory in war.
Sadly, there are no traces or remains left of the original Colossus as it was destroyed in a massive earthquake in 226 BC. It was said to have been over thirty meters tall, (about a hundred plus feet) about three quarters of the height of the Empire State Building. .
There were rumors over the past few years that there are plans to rebuild. Some historical drawings have Colossus naked, some have him dressed for war, most depict him in only a loin cloth. No matter what they choose to put him in, hope they place him at the opening of the harbour, as their's something ironically poetic at staring up between the legs, at the crotch of a city's hero, as you enter in
Titan of Braavos, Game of Thrones
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Back Issues:
Foxylady
March 1975 | May 1975
Earlier this spring, I featured the first two issues of the 1975 Playgirl spin-off magazine Foxylady. Today, I present highlights from two additional issues of the magazines one year of publication. Check out the highlights on PAGE 2 HERE:
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Sharp Turn
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Favorite Pic of the Day for June 9th
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Jim Horn & Bill Grant in White Captive
When Bob Mizer's Athletic Model Guild first moved from photographs to films, most of the models were still wearing posing pouches. One of the AGM's first films to show full frontal nudity was 1967's White Captive. In the short, Jim Horn appeared along side bodybuilder Bill Grant who was both Mr. World and 1974's Mr. America.
AGM didn't feature many men of color, and when they did they were often photographed or filmed depicting various racial stereotypes. White Captive is no exception with Grant playing a tribal king who has a captured Horn brought in for inspection. Although the film is racially rooted, it also in a way reverses them. Horn is the captive and Grant is a gentle king who is most interested in just enjoying Horn's company.
After having Horn's loin cloth removed, he oil's up the king and they sort of innocently begin posing together. Grant was, and still is, a legendary bodybuilder, who came up the ranks around the same time as Arnold Schwarzenegger, so keeping the focus on fitness, erotic fitness of course, I'm sure was key. Grant describes himself as a scrawny kid who started working out in his early teens to put some meat on his bones. He made some significant gains and began competing professionally before he turned 20.
I've included a brief couple of minutes of the film below, but you can check out the entire film on My Muscle Video HERE:
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Ben's Bed
'Nude Modeling has given me confidence in my body. I'm not in perfect shape, just an avereage looking guy, but comfortable with posing nude. It's mostly something I do just for fun. Plus... I really enjoy being naked, and sharing the view with others.'
You can sense both Ben's enjoyment, and his sensual confidence in this series of self shots. I love the poses Ben creates and the lines and curves of his body. There's also a starkness, and maybe tinge of isolation. It's felt both through Ben's eyes, as well as the contrast of Ben's skin against the wrinkled ivory toned sheets.
'With the overhead shots on the bed, I was trying to come up with something different for my indoor photos. I'll do shots inside sometimes when it's too cold to get outside, but it's harder to get good natural lighting inside, or come up with a good variety of settings indoors, or views that don't have too much visual clutter in the background. I ended up rigging up a way to hang my camera up near the ceiling with a combination of the ceiling fan, a board and some rubber bands.'
'It was a little complicated getting it set up and getting some test shots, but once I did, I was able to lay back and try out a whole series of different poses using the remote. I shot in the morning in a corner room that had good light coming in the windows, so I didn't use any other artificial lighting. Definitely ended up with some of my favorite indoor images. Let me know if you like to know anything else.'
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