The 1950s was the golden era of 3-D movies with such classics as It Came from Outer Space, Creature From The Back Lagoon and Hitchcock’s Dial M For Murder. Just like the movie business, pin-up photography was a competitive game. Seeing the success of such movies, photographers such as Stanley Long and Horace Roye Continue Reading
Photographers
Embark on a journey through the lives and lenses of the photographers who defined the glamour photography landscape of the 1950s and 1960s, such as Eva Grant, George Harrison Marks, John Everard, Horace Roye, Stephen Glass and his brother Zoltan.
Viva Espana! by Stephen Glass
Olé! Another early nude portrait of Pamela Green by Stephen Glass. This time with a Spanish flavour. There is something about the overall exotic appeal of Mediterranean women — maybe more so now since Brexit.
Stephen Glass Interview
STEPHEN GLASS, like his younger brother Zoltán, was born and educated in Hungary. After three years of intensive study in commercial art schools in Budapest, he earned his living as a designer, cartoonist, and painter. At the end of the first World War, he left Hungary for Germany, where he Continue Reading
Nude by Douglas Webb
Douglas Webb, is well known for his stills photography within the film and TV business. His career, however, was far more varied than most people released. He would occasionally turn his hand towards product photography and even wedding photography. I have half a dozen nudes by him, among which I Continue Reading
Twin Peaks – Ronald Waite
As a professional model, Pamela Green was photographed by several photographers, especially during the early part of her career. This photo of a dark-haired Pam was taken in the early fifties by a Ronald Waite. Unfortunately, I don’t know much about Ronald, other than his association with the address 116 Continue Reading
June Palmer by Russell Gay
June Palmer (1940-2004) should not need much of an introduction to readers of this blog. Excluding Pamela Green, she was most well known and popular of Harrison Marks‘ models. She started modelling professionally in the late-1950s and in the 1960s she setup Strobe Studios in Clapham, South London, with her husband, Arthur Howell. Continue Reading
Lee Sothern by Stephen Glass
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been spending a bit of spare time working on the next book for Wolfbait. It’s going to Beauty Off-Duty, featuring relaxed, everyday moments caught on camera. Luckily for us, these amiable moments feature charming young ladies in the buff. One model that keeps cropping Continue Reading
Horace Roye — Bibliography
Because you demanded it here is a list of books produced by Horace Roye (1906-2002). If I missed anything or if you see any errors, please let me know. For an illustrated bibliography of nude photography books published in England from 1896 to 1960 check out the latest release from Continue Reading
Horace Roye — A Short Biography
Horace Roye (born Horace Roye-Narbeth, 4 March 1906 – 11 June 2002) was considered one of the top British photographers of the 1930 and ’40s. His father was a socialist, but his mother had her own income and insisted on sending him to a private school, which may explain his Continue Reading
Bertram Park and Yvonne Gregory
Bertram Park (1883-1972) was a renowned portrait photographer whose work can be found in the National Portrait Gallery. In 1916, he married the photographer Yvonne Gregory. Along with fellow photographer Marcus Adams, they established themselves as the Three Photographers. Their studio at 43 Dover Street in Mayfair was initially funded Continue Reading