Jul 12, 2024
A fun photo session and a little character backstory inspired by a hidden piece of gay history: beefcake magazines. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, these simple photo-heavy men's "health" magazines showcased the figures and routines of muscle boys and body builders. But what the public didn't exactly catch was that the magazines were mostly made by and for gay and bisexual men in an age where queer content had to find ways around censorship and laws targeting LGBTQ+ people. Many of the images featured were as saucy as they could get away with! And while I'm no strongman, it was fun to try out the concept!
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#definitely going to be doing more of these#fun experimenting with editing techniques too which is still a work in progress of course#I swear I use these wings sm#mirror image#eros magazine#<- ānot actually real but if I do more mock issues theyāll be under this#lgbtq history#gay history#1950s#vintage aesthetic#vintage gay#vintage photography
