Category: photographers

Apparently I’ve posted one of these photos before – love on the piers – by Gay Television Pioneer Lou Maletta (and photographer!), from the February 1980 issue of Honcho magazine.

I love the MASCULIN INTERNATIONAL magazine series – with handsome models photographed by the likes of Malcolm Hoare (the photographer for this issue featured here), Roy Dean, Jon Target, (maybe or maybe not Jean-Daniel Cadinot??) and Roy Blakey (there may be more); the tone is more sexy than sex, and that’s OK! So, I had a digital version of Masculin International 6, but saw a copy online for sale/auction and wanted to be able to scan better quality versions. Also, side note – notice the 4 men featured on the back? No pic of super sexy model Joe Porcelli (called Paul here)!! What’s with that? Anyway, I probably scanned the entire magazine before I realized something was up. The quality seemed off, so I looked for my digital file that I’ve had, and … WHAT?? Same number of pages, but the contrast was murkier – perhaps something that a generic photoshop can adjust but…. my hard copy only had 4 color pages – Front & Back covers, and 2 – page centerfold of the cover model; the old digital version had 5 additional pages in color, plus maybe 2-3 partial color pages! What gives???

or, rather, WTF?

who knew? I love these featured bar features the magazines used to feature – here, a bar I’ve never heard of, The Stables – the top pic, you know who, by photographer Stanley Stellar, for Blueboy magazine. Can you spot the other future porn star below?

Kel(way) Pollack and Paul Strand IN TOUCH March 1974 – photo by Bud McGinnis

I really thought I’d hit 10K by now – been at 9999 for several days!

• IN HEAT 1 – PREMIER ISSUE (1977) – Jack Wrangler + story by Jack; George Payne article; Marc Stevens (+ article/interview); John Holmes (+ interview); photography by HY CHASE, Richard Sullivan

quick pause – this is a work in progress; been in drafts folder for years, and figured, flesh out what you can, add in the cover pics, and add stuff as you learn more (from you guys, if you have any of these issues) I think this is a great series, devoted almost entirely to photography, pulled from the pages of In Touch For Men, but also shots that didn’t make it into the monthly, and then some more from studios like COSCO (there’s a lot of COSCO – yippee!). 14 issues in total, through 1980. (and as soon as I hit “publish” I see a lot of cleanup/editing to do!)


• IN HEAT 2 – (1977) – BILL ELD – photos and interview; “London Guys” – Mike Arlen photos? film reviews – TAKE ONE, Sunstruck (Bruno); Gemini (brief) and some 8MM reviews

• IN HEAT 3 – (1978) – Mike Morris / Dave Daniels cover, + 5-pages; Ron Raz; “Casting Couch” (COSCO – Steve Warren AKA Johnny Harden – Legend of Big Meat) 4 pages; WATER SPORTS – from EPWC – El Paso Wrecking Corp – photos by Richard Lyle 2 pages, 3 pics Keith Anthoni, Ken Brown
  PICNIC – COSCO Studios – Mike Morris and Dave Daniels

• IN HEAT 4 – (1978) Keith Anthoni cover; TOOL SHED – photos by John Michael Cox – hairy ED; THE ART OF SEAN; Spaghetti – photos by Bob Gunthner – Keith Anthoni; artsy saran wrap photos by RICHARD BOETGER; HEAVY DATE – Cosco Studios – Dan Pace (AKA ROCKY GENERO) and Chuck Grady (5 pages)

• IN HEAT 5 – (1979) – from – Cosco Studios – WORK OUT – from EARTHMAN series – Mr. Teenage Barbell – George Conover and Josh at least 6 pages; art by ETIENNE; HOT SHOTS – photos by ZAK DRUMMER; THE HEAT OF THE DAY – from – Cosco Studios – Call Me Ruf and Ready (Earthman series) Butch McALister and curly brunette 9 pages;more from COSCO – TASTE of LEATHER – Hot Jocks in Uniform (minimal leather)

• IN HEAT 6 (1979) – Scott Taylor – solo pic p 2, more solo end of mag – 7 more pages; AFTERNOON DELIGHT – Cosco Studios – The Paul Seton Story – PAUL SETON and REX BRANDON 7 pages; BOYS OF VENICE – Kip Noll vs. Emanuel Bravos 7 pages; D.J.’s MEN – photos by D J GARRETT – several young guys – CHAD SCOTT; Danny Melina & Mike Newman (also in IN TOUCH 39); NAVY BLUE – Jack Wrangler and George Payne – from the film – 4pages

• IN HEAT 7 (1979) – Peterbilt hat – blond bushy sideburns; FRED HALSTED & MELCHOR, including centerfold; Tom of Finland – TARGET model drawings

• IN HEAT 8 (1980) – Westside Boys – Kip Noll and.. (Wm Higgins Prod); The Warehouse (COSCO); Buck Privates (COSCO); Lickin’ Sticks – Barry and ? (COSCO); Joe Tiffenbach photo of Scott Butcher; plus Cop Strip

• IN HEAT 9 -(1980) – SCOTT TAYLOR – cover – and The Boy of Venice photospread; “Mr. Starr’s Chicken”

• IN HEAT 10 – (1980) – cover: 2 Men and a Mattress (COSCO); Horny Gardeners (COSCO); Eric Clement & ? (photos Joe Tiffenbach); ART by Tom of Finland

• IN HEAT 11 – (1980) – Leo & Jamie; Wild Life (photos by Joe Tiffenbach) ; Van Man

• IN HEAT 12 – (1980) – Cover from THREE DAY PASS as well as photospread – J W KING, Gary Sikes; J.O. FANTASY – photos by COSCO

• IN HEAT 13 – (1980) photospreads from Brothers Should Do It – JW King & Jon King – Jamie Wingo & Brad Peters- Jon King and Jamie Wingo; plus Greenhorn – stills from the films

• IN HEAT 14 – (1980) J W KING – cover – “A Field Day with the Coach”; film clips from NEW YORK MEN, THE DIARY; cool off with JOE PADUCAH & MICKEY SQUIRES – nice butt shot on a raft in pool