These two were rumored to have had more than just a professional relationship. Frank Giardina has been described as Lon's "protege" and took up physique photography himself. I have a small collection of his work, and the Lon influence is noticeable. Of course at that time most of the East Coast photographers' work was similar in many ways.
These two were rumored to have had more than just a professional relationship. Frank Giardina has been described as Lon's "protege" and took up physique photography himself. I have a small collection of his work, and the Lon influence is noticeable. Of course at that time most of the East Coast photographers' work was similar in many ways.
ReplyDeleteBased on that hand on Lon's knee I suspected as much. I think "protege" as a euphemism for lover was often used back then.
DeleteThat swimsuit is...uh...well, it defies description.
ReplyDeleteThey were a popular style back then.
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