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Sunday, April 26, 2026
A Patch of Thatch
If you follow the male form and models on social media, I'm pretty sure you've seen this hottie before. You've seen shots of his tush, a even more of his bush. Check out more on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
Nice to See You Again Grady Eldridge
'I’m inspired by… beauty in all its forms. It could be a flower. A vast scenic view. A sentimental note. A good rom-com. The triumph of human spirit. When you poop and only have to wipe once or twice max. Those can be beautiful things, baby. You just gotta open up your mind'
I haven't started the new season of Hacks yet. Given it's the last, I know I will, but I'm in no hurry. I loved the shows first two seasons, but sort of got tired of the Deborah/Eva relationship when they left Vegas for the talk show in LA. I continued to watch though for actors Mark Indelicato and Rose Abdoo, who both are brilliant with the one-liners.
I did however, take a sneak peak at last weeks show, of course because of a nude scene. The glorious Grady Eldridge plays Eli, Ava's boyfriend who's also a sex worker and would-be magician. I'd seen Eldridge before, on an episode of Doctor Odyssey, and really found him appealing. His charm, and his smile were just as willing in the small clip from Hacks below.
Eldridge has such a unique and sexy look and I love the energy he brings on screen. The only downside is that he did say in a 2018 interview that one of his motivators was Joe Rogan. That was eight years ago, so hoping maybe that's changed...
Joachim Foerster in Mein Bester Freund
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Robert John Guttke: Constructional Couplings
'He was cheating on her, as he had done during their engagement... with both sexes. He only let guys DO him, and he was fine with that as long as he did not have to DO anything...'
Yes, it is April, but April Fools has long come and gone. The appearance of the exquisite female form launching this post was deliberate. When artist Robert John Guttke passed away in 2023, I was left with a huge collection of images he had shared with me over the years. I was also left with a dilemma. How much do I share. I didn't want to take advantage or Robert's generosity, but I also didn't want to let so much of Robert's work go unseen.
Fortunately Robert made it easy, sort of.... He let me know clearly with each image, what images he was ok, and not ok, with my sharing. Easy, in that I know what's cool to share. Time consuming, as I have to go back through hundreds of e-mails and messages to double check with each image I share. Still, as many images and themes Robert shared, I think I'll try to limit posting his work to once, maybe twice a year.
The reason for Robert's hesitation with some images was about the models. He had releases from them all. The reason some images must remain unpublished, was Robert's perfectionism. He agonized over every frame of every image he posted. I've never really experienced an artist so particular about their work. The result however, is that each and every image presented, is a masterful piece of art.
One of Robert's criteria for his photos was balance. Robert sent on samples of images to show me how he diagrams each of his photos from symmetrical balance. They looked a little like math equations, with graph lines running through each visual. Robert wanted to identify the visual 'weight' of each images, arranging and editing each photo for stability. He always had a focal point, and graphed from their to ensure symmetry and balance.
Of course this process began before the model, or models reached the studio. Robert's prep work, especially for his 'waterworks' series was intense. From rigging hoses up the side of his building to create the droplet effect, to having a kiddy pool set for the models to pose in. Robert rented his apartment, and given he was not on ground level, had ensure all the water cascading down his naked models skin, didn't end up leaking through the floor, the apartment below.
For Robert, this balance and symmetry was especially crucial when Robert shot couples. Although best known for his visuals of the male form, Robert saw all bodies as art, and about a third of the images Robert shared were of female models alone, or of couples. Robert loved working with couples, not only for the architectural elements he created with two bodies, but because of the stories....Although Robert became close with some of the male models he worked with, these were relationships which formed over time. When it came to first shoots, it was the women, who were more likely to share stories with the artist on the other side of the lens.
One shared stories about working an extra on a big budget Hollywood film. She also shared stories of f'ing half of the extra's in the elf costumes. Another modeled for extra money, but worked full time as a nanny for a well known politician. Where her nudes came out, (this was 2 decades ago) she was quickly fired. The politician fought for her to keep her job, but his wife was having none of it. If only a nanny with nudes were the biggest scandal he would face....
'I photographed two female models who went out with the same male model I worked with... The older girl contacted me a few months later about the pictures that we took. She found out. he was cheating and wanted the images destroyed. I refused. A week later, I came home to find she had broken into my apartment to find them. She ended up staying with me for a few weeks as she had moved out of the apartment she had shared with him and had no place to go.'
Robert also credits working with female models as one of the reasons he was able to find so many of his hottest, and best male models. Many of the female models he worked with dragged in their boyfriends, for couple shoots, and for Robert to shoot solo. Ne female models were also sometimes a bit of a 'lure', especially for reluctant straight male models.
Robert began shooting before everyone was on-line, and preferring using a 'personal approach' to find models. This often meant visits to the park, where many men went running or played sports, or dropping by a gym. Robert remembers many guys, especially body builders, being interested, but hesitant to head over to a gay strangers apartment to strip down and be photographed. Some of these guys changed their mind when Robert asked if they'd be more comfortable posing along with a hot naked female model.
All of Robert's images are artistic, but they're also incredibly erotic. As you can see, Robert never hesitated to ask the models to 'touch' each other, often asking male models to grasp his partners breasts, and asking female models to grasp her partner's penis. Given many of the male models were straight, erections were common. Although Robert wasn't a huge fan of erections in solo shoots, he felt they worked well with couples, maybe in a way helping a little bit with balance.
For those wondering, although most of the couple shoots Robert sent on were male/female couples, he did shoot male couples as well. You can check out some of those on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
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