Not the Same Old Song - Part 73

Every Breath You Take

Every Breath You Take was a 1983 hit by The Police, written and sung by Sting.  I have added visuals that match the lyrics that keep saying "I'll be watching you."

Vintage Military - Part 96

 World War I, Palestine

We think of World War I as being fought in Europe, but the conflict was wider than that.

Prior to World War I, Palestine was part of the Ottoman Empire, governed by Turkey, which was allied with Germany in the war.  Britain was concerned that the Ottomans might take over the Suez Canal, so Britain took control of Egypt and sent forces to fight the Ottomans, which eventually involved invading Palestine.

Britain commandeered troops from countries that were its colonies and dominions at the time.  Above, troops from India in Palestine at a "bath parade", which presumably was a gathering for them to bathe.

A camel being washed in the sea at El Arish by a naked Palestinian.

Another camel being washed at Rafa by an Imperial Camel Corps naked sergeant from New Zealand.  Wouldn't want to get his uniform wet!

Naked Australian soldiers and camels at the coast.

Here are Australian soldiers salvaging a limber (part of an artillery cart) that had washed into the Jordan River after they invaded Palestine.

We end with this photo of an Australian Light Horse soldier taking an outdoor shower at Ain Duk, Palestine, near Jericho.

In 1922, after World War I, the League of Nations awarded Britain a Mandate for Palestine, giving it control over the area, which included what is now Israel.  Israel became an independent country in 1948.

Olympic Photos by Paul Richer - Part 13

 Olympic Photos by Paul Richer, part 13

We continue our series of nude photographs by Paul Richer of athletes in the 1900 Paris Olympics.  Richer was on an official Olympic commission to study the athletes.  Richer was responsible for taking nude anthropomorphic photos of the athletes, and since it was an official commission, almost all the athletes who were asked to participate did so.

We start with Italian cyclist and runner Gian Ferdinando Tommaselli.  I got this photo of him from Vintage Muscle Man (thanks, Jerry).

Here are Paul Richer's photos of Tommaselli, front view ...

rear view ...

and side view.

Disclosure: I have removed yellowing from Richer's photos and brightened them.

This is Émile Torcheboeuf, a French athlete who won a bronze medal in the long jump.  He also competed in the shot put, seen above.

Here are Paul Richer's photos of Torcheboeuf, front view ...

rear view ...

and side view.

Jules Treyens was a French runner who took 1st place in the 110 meter hurdles.  However, he did not win gold, because in the 1900 Olympics the competitions were divided between professional and amateur athletes, and only the amateur competitions got medals.  Treyens was on the professional side.  I could not find any photos of Treyens, so this is a photo of amateur competitor Alvin Kraenzlein in the 110 meter hurdles.

Here are Paul Richer's photos of Treyens, front view ...

rear view ...

and side view.

This is Swedish runner Isaac Westergren.

Here are Paul Richer's photos of Westergren, front view ...

rear view ...

and side view.

Next time: more Paul Richer Olympic athlete photos.

Performers - Part 81

Dave Navarro

Dave Navarro, born in 1967, is a rock musician.  From 1986 to 1993 he was lead guitarist for Jane's Addiction and from 1993 to 1998 he was with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.  Since then he has done solo work.  He is known for his tattoos.  Above, an early photo in the shower where he is relatively tattoo-free.

In 2010 he posed for this PETA ad advocating "Ink, not mink."

Another PETA ad, this one from 2013, opposing animal testing.

I don't know the occasion for this photo of him naked in a coffin.

He has posed for some pretty explicit photos, like the one above.

And this is said to be his cumshot.  It's too blurry to verify whether the tattoo matches his belly tattoo saying "Trust No One."

But in any case, here are the paper towels to clean up!

Photographers - Part 81

Arthur Schulz

Today we look at photos by German sculptor and photographer Arthur Schulz (1873-1943), above.

Schulz published a book Italienische Acte (Italian Acts), 1905.  The book contained 50 pages of high quality plates, mostly containing one nude photo per page.  The nudes are both male and female, but of course we're concentrating on the males.  The rest of this post shows photos from the book.

Page 1.  The models are not identified by name.

Page 2.  Two men in a wrestling pose.

Page 16 contained two photos: this photo of two men with a sword ...

and this photo of one of the men.

Page 21.  A man with a pole.

Page 26.  Man with a harp.

Page 29.  The same man we saw on page 1.

Page 32.  Two men with a small tree.  The image of the original page was very deteriorated.  I got this cleaned-up photo from Vintage Muscle Men.  Thanks, Jerry!

Page 35.  Man and youth with panpipes.

Page 40.  An outdoor pose.

We end with page 50, the last page, a youth atop a garden column.

Calendars - Part 82

SWC Calendar Boys

Today's photos were taken for a 2017 nude calendar put out by SWC, a British company that manufactures products used in home construction, including tools, doors and windows.  Most nude calendars are put out by athletic groups or school teams, so it's unusual to have one from a corporation.

Above, the calendar photo for January has some of the company's products in the background.

February.  Like most of these calendars, they hid frontal views.  I like what the guy on the right is using to conceal his private parts: a picture of a rooster, i.e. a cock.

March.  The second guy from the left is using a tape measure.  You get one guess as to what he's measuring.

April.  Unlike most of these nude calendars, the subjects were not hunky athletes or models.  The calendar models were company employees.

May.  So what if they don't look like professional models?  I think the fact that employees were willing to pose nude for a charity calendar is endearing.

June.  Have a look at our brochures.

July.  One of their finished products, a window.

August.  A company star?

September.  Guys and their equipment.

October, with Halloween props.

November.  Like many British nude calendars, the profits from the calendar went to charity.  In this case, it was two charities: MIND, a mental health charity, and Prostate Cancer UK.

We end with December, showing a group of "SWC calendar boys."