Another in a series. I have always been fascinated by the Baron Von Gloeden (If you are not familiar with him, Google "Von Gloeden").
He was photographing the male nude at a time and place where it was unacceptable; even illegal, but he persisted, cloaking his models in an air of "antiquity" in the vain hope that they would become respectable.
He remains something of a mystery, and his motives are still somewhat suspect. After all, he did sell his images, under the counter, to a "certain" clientele, posing his little Sicilian boys in decidedly homoerotic attitudes. He also chose his models for their obvious endowments.
Since I recently had the opportunity to see a collection of his original prints at the Kinsey Institute, I feel I have new insight into his work. In image after image, his personal enjoyment of what he was doing shines through; the passion is there for anyone to see.
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