John Arnt of Seattle

These richly sepia-toned phot prints came from John Arnt's Gallery of Magnificence. Arnt he lived in Seattle and was early contemporary of Al Urban and Lon of New York. His lighting and models guys were sensuous as you can on photo with his most popular model John Curtis posing nude with a totem pole at left.

Bob Mizer & the Athletic Models Guild

They went to LA in hope of being Hollywood stars, but when they did not get it many came to Bob Mizer's garage for a few bucks and a photo shoot that put them in the catalogue of the Athletic Models Guild. Soon Mizer and his models beacame popular and he developer his own trademark style that incuded projected backgrounds and lavish props, and turned his home into a haven for the young men he loved to take photo of.