eBay Find

I think that's Steve Wengryn on the left.  

Costume Drama

From the left: Steve Wengryn, Don Fuller and, in the off chance you don't recognize that cute butt, Joe Leitel.  

Ohh...That Steve!

I found this somewhere on the internet labeled only as Steve.  It took me a step or two to realize it's Mr. Wengryn.  Unknown photographer.  

Big Dude will be ecstatic over the double shadow.  

Happy New Year

Steve Wengryn and I wish you all the best for the new year. 

Nice Photo

Steve Wengryn (left) and Eddie Williams by Western Photography Guild.  Both guys got around.  

Relaxed

Steve Wengryn by unknown.  

Update: I originally posted a photo of a model who looked like Steve, but wasn't.  This photo replaced it.  

Great Legs

A really nice photo of a nude Steve Wengryn.  Steve got around to many photographers' studios. 

Fine Form

Steve Wengryn by unknown.  Thanks to Cambria!

Another Guy Who Got Around

Steve Wengryn by unknown. 

I had this labeled as unknown, but I'm pretty sure it's him. 

Help Wanted

Bob Storr in the 1958 Apollo film Wanted Model.  

Bob plays a photographer who welcomes Steve Wengryn to his studio for a photo session.  Bob is wearing the trashiest pair of homemade jorts ever put on film. Steve has already stripped down to his briefs due to the heat.  Bob proceeds to have Steve model several different outfits for the camera.  If you want plot, stream I, Claudius. 

Steve and Jim also did film work at AMG. 

Wet Washcloth Contest

Steve Wengryn by unknown.  Steve posed for so many photographers it's often difficult to make a guess. 

Great Thighs

Steve Wengryn looks great in this photo.  Guido says this is from Al Urban. 

Physique Pictorial Vol. 7 No. 2 (Part 1 of 3)

Today I'm posting most of the pages of AMG's Physique Pictorial Volume 7 Number 2 published in the summer of 1957.  This was Bob Mizer's publication used to promote photographs of his new models or returning fan favorites. By the 1960s it became a major source used to advertise new 8mm and 16mm films available by mail.  

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It seems appropriate to find Joe Leitel on the cover of this issue. This was Joe's first year at AMG and he became a frequent visitor to that studio.  Mizer would release two, three and sometimes four issues of PP per year.  At least one of Joe's photos would appear in nearly every issue well into the 1960s. That might be a record. 

Rodeo contestant Tex Fraysher makes a return visit to AMG. 

Ronald Amick from AMG. 

Steven "Steve" Wengryn from Passaic, New Jersey appeared in PP the year before this issue. Apparently Steve's photos in PP and other bodybuilding magazines caused quite a stir with the ladies and -- although left unsaid -- I'm sure with a few gents.  Mizer told us many young lasses contacted the mayor of Passaic to get Steve's home address, creating an avalanche of fan mail at his door. 

Chris Francone in a photo by David DeCessare of NYC. 

Andre Pilon took 2nd place in the Junior Mr. Montreal contest after training for only six months.  Photo by Mark One of Quebec.  Mizer frequently promoted other photographers and artists in his magazine. 

Glen Robinson by AMG. He would become better known as Glenn Corbett for his roles in the TV series Route 66 and Dallas as well as several big screen films. 

Jim Grant returned by popular demand. 

Top of the Hill

From the left: Steve Wengryn, Joe Leitel and Don Fuller pose for the AMG lens somewhere in the Mojave Desert.  This is the first post I've made of Steve.  He did a good amount of work for several photographers and his pictures are not that rare.  I'll see if I can do a tribute to him in the near future.