Another pioneer of the male nude photography, the first on the West Coast, 
Dave Martin has left thousand of pictures, his work has dominated (with Bruce, Al Urban, Lon, Bob Mizer, WPG) 
1950's homoerotic culture. Dave, like many other colleagues, has always used the common alibis to avoid troubles with the censors: young students of the Stanford University doing sports, men emulating Greek art in classic postures or athletes immersed in the nature among rocks and trees, he was one of the very few photographers to shoot African American models even if there was no market for those photographs . His portraits frequently appeared on physique magazines such as Physique Pictorial, 
Grecian Guild Pictorial and 
Vim, the dramatic lighting, powerful poses and masculine directness have strongly influenced Robert Mapplethorpe (among many others). Dave Martin was born in 1922 in Philadelphia; in 1948 following his friend Alonzo Hanagan, later Lon of New York, Dave moved to San Francisco. He was the first to open a shop in 1951 on Sacramento Street; he has always worked in the San Francisco Bay area up to 1974, was briefly jailed for obscenity charges in the 50s. Janssen Press has published in 2001 the important book 
"Dave Martin. American photography of the male nude 1940-1970". (Thanks to BigKugels).
http://www.bigkugels.com/
Another pioneer of the male nude photography, the first on the West Coast, 
Dave Martin has left thousand of pictures, his work has dominated (with Bruce, Al Urban, Lon, Bob Mizer, WPG) 
1950's homoerotic culture. Dave, like many other colleagues, has always used the common alibis to avoid troubles with the censors: young students of the Stanford University doing sports, men emulating Greek art in classic postures or athletes immersed in the nature among rocks and trees, he was one of the very few photographers to shoot African American models even if there was no market for those photographs . His portraits frequently appeared on physique magazines such as Physique Pictorial, 
Grecian Guild Pictorial and 
Vim, the dramatic lighting, powerful poses and masculine directness have strongly influenced Robert Mapplethorpe (among many others). Dave Martin was born in 1922 in Philadelphia; in 1948 following his friend Alonzo Hanagan, later Lon of New York, Dave moved to San Francisco. He was the first to open a shop in 1951 on Sacramento Street; he has always worked in the San Francisco Bay area up to 1974, was briefly jailed for obscenity charges in the 50s. Janssen Press has published in 2001 the important book 
"Dave Martin. American photography of the male nude 1940-1970". (Thanks to BigKugels).
The blond posing with the baseball bat gets me instantly aroused. His spread thighs are amazing to see. Reminds me of a wrestling buddy I knew years ago - we had some great times together.
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