Alexander J. “Zan” Stark (1889-1967) was a Michigan-born photographer who moved to San Francisco, California around 1914, where he established a photography and lantern slide business under the name Xan Stark, Alta Studios. He is known for his landscape and nature photographs, for twenty years he traveled through California to create these photos. In 1914 Zan and his brother Edwin Stark started a small theater … Continue reading Alexander Stark
Thanks to one of the followers I was pointed out that some photos of chained girls I had published could be the work from Henri Oltramare. The photos I had found had no signature (only three stars), but then I was shown that there are two photos from the same models and scene, that have Oltramare’s signature on them. These photos also connect to another … Continue reading Henri Oltramare
These photos are from an unknown model, photographer remains a mystery as well. Continue reading Submission
Lea Niako (1908-1945), real name Maria Kruse. Was a German actress and ballerina.She met the Polish spy Jerzy Sosnowski with who she had an affair. They were both arrested for espionage on February 24, 1935 by the Gestapo. She died murdered in Berlin in 1945).There is nothing known about her career (if any) after the War. She was known for her work on La carta (1931), Zwischen Hamburg … Continue reading Lea Niako
Meret Oppenheim by Man ray Meret Oppenheim (1913-1985) was a German-born Swiss artist and photographer known as a key figure in the Surrealist movement. Some of the nude photos of Meret (taken by Man Ray) contributed to her fame as artist. Continue reading Meret Oppenheim (1913-1985)
Photographed by Julian Mandel Continue reading in Fur – By Julian Mandel
