https://billdobbins.me/2018/05/01/the-successful-muscle-magazine-a-how-to-guide/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/magazine-rack.jpgmagazine rackhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/haney-weider-olympians.jpghaney weider olympiansJoe Weider was the master at publicizing and promoting champions and turn them into celebrities. Nowadays, the goal should be the same - but in the digital age the means are different.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ronnie_kevin-olympia-2360.jpgRonnie_Kevin-Olympia-2360Most websites featuring mostly "catalog" photos from contests. Informative but boring. Publishers need to include dramatic confrontation and pose down photos both in print and online for maximum excitement.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ronnie_coleman-xmas_013.jpgRonnie_Coleman-xmas_013Magazines need to feature dramatic, eye-catching photos and attempt to make each issue a collector's item.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ronnie_coleman-xmas_055.jpgRonnie_Coleman-xmas_055Magazines need to feature quality, must-see photos and try to make each issue a collector's item.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/arnold_schwarzenegger_arnold_schwarzenegger_vanity_fair_magazine_united_states_june_1990_magazine_cover_photo_cszdulb1-sized.jpgarnold_schwarzenegger_arnold_schwarzenegger_vanity_fair_magazine_united_states_june_1990_magazine_cover_photo_CSZdulB1.sizedArnold has sold a lot of magazines. But there are individuals in the fitness/bodybuilding world with a million or more followers. Many with hundreds of thousands. Featuring them helps to promote magazine sales.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/franco-joe-arnold-mb.jpgFranco-Joe-Arnold-MBhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dwayne-johnson-cover-muscle-and-fitness-march-2010.jpgdwayne-johnson-cover-muscle-and-fitness-march-2010https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/aug12-cover.jpgaug12-coverhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/flex.jpgFLEX2021-08-08T19:05:06+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/20407-2/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/iceland-32.jpgICELAND 32Errica Kern and Melissa Coates were featured on TV, in magazines and newspapers during their visit to Iceland.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/melissa_coates-iceland2.jpgMelissa_Coates--Iceland2https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/melissa_coates-iceland1.jpgMelissa_Coates--Iceland1https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/iceland-ericca_melissa_landscape.jpgIceland-Ericca_Melissa_landscapeIceland is still the site of active volcanos, hence the prevelance of black sand beaches.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/iceland-34-2-1.jpgICELAND 34 (2)To travers the many Icelandic glaciers, guides use very high-tech trucks and always travel in pairs.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/iceland-28.jpgICELAND 28Waterfalls full of glacier water made for very cold conditiions, so the women needed to wear glacier suits to keep warm between photo set ups.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/iceland-12.jpgICELAND 12https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/iceland-2.jpgICELAND 2Kids enjoying themally-heated swimming pools loved seeing the "Steel Women" posing.2021-06-07T18:07:42+00:00weekly0.6https://billdobbins.me/about/2021-05-31T17:46:10+00:00weekly0.6https://billdobbins.me/2014/11/05/lightweight-bodybuilding-not-physique-2/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/physique-olympia-posing-2014-138.jpgPhysique Olympia posing 2014-138https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cathy_lefrancois-arn03-0164.jpgCathy_Lefrancois-Arn03-0164Cathy Lefrancois is a highly artistic poser - and a benefit when pro contests include a lightweight division.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/physique-olympia-2014-129.jpgPhysique Olympia 2014-129https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/valentina_chepiga-yaxeni_oriquen-02-0184.jpgValentina_Chepiga-Yaxeni_Oriquen-02-01842021-01-03T18:23:31+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2018/12/04/bill-dobbins-my-creative-life/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bw-street-promo.jpegBW Street PromoBill Dobbins photos are not just about shooting male and female bodybuilders or beautiful women. He began as photojournalist and has continued to do documentary and street photos.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bill-nicole-brenda-venice-9.jpgBill Nicole Brenda Venice-9https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bill-nicole-brenda-venice-8.jpgBill Nicole Brenda Venice-8https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bill-nicole-brenda-venice-7.jpgBill Nicole Brenda Venice-7https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bill-nicole-brenda-venice-6.jpgBill Nicole Brenda Venice-6https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bill-nicole-brenda-venice-5.jpgBill Nicole Brenda Venice-5https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bill-nicole-brenda-venice-4.jpgBill Nicole Brenda Venice-4https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bill-nicole-brenda-venice-3.jpgBill Nicole Brenda Venice-3https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bill-nicole-brenda-venice-2.jpgBill Nicole Brenda Venice-2https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bill-nicole-brenda-venice-11.jpgBill Nicole Brenda Venice-12020-10-09T19:30:05+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2020/05/25/alphie-newman-teenage-powerlifter-bodybuilder/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/alphie-newman-desert-04.jpgAlphie Newman Desert-04https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/alphie_newman-49.jpgAlphie_Newman-49https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/alphie_newman-boots.jpgAlphie_Newman-bootshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/alphie_newman-95-43-edit.jpgAlphie_Newman-95-43-Edithttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/alphie_newman01-2.jpgalphie_newman01-2https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/alphie_pink-edit.jpgAlphie_pink-Edithttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/valeo-alphie_jpg.jpgValeo-Alphie_JPGhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/alphie_studio-1993-09.jpgAlphie_studio-1993-09https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/alphie_stidop-1991-07.jpgAlphie_stidop-1991-07https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/alphie_gym-93-14.jpgAlphie_gym-93-142020-05-26T03:06:51+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2017/07/16/ms-olympia-lenda-murray-her-life-as-a-promoter/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lenda-jake-kristal-2621.jpgLenda jake kristal-262https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lenda_murray-norfolk17-stage-07102017-262.jpgLenda_Murray-Norfolk17-stage-07102017-262https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lenda_murray-norfolk17-stage-07102017-283.jpgLenda_Murray-Norfolk17-stage-07102017-283Nicki Chartrand, pro bodybuilding winner at the Lenda Murray Norfolk Pro/Am 2017.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/norfollk-figure-winners-more-309.jpgNorfollk Figure Winners More-309Pro figure winners from the Lenda Murray Norfolk Pro/Am. The public can't tell these women from bodybuilders, so they have to accept they are a part of the Sisterhood of Muscle.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lenda_murray-norfolk17-stage-07102017-274.jpgLenda_Murray-Norfolk17-stage-07102017-274The pro bodybuilding winners at the 2017 Lenda Murray Norfolk Pro/Am.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/norfolk-pro-posedown-496.jpgNorfolk pro posedown-496In an age of poor lifestyle choices and obesity, each of these women represents a quality of aesthetic development that should inspire other women to take control of their own bodies and health.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/urel-kristal-lenda-espn-340.jpgUrel Kristal Lenda ESPN-340Urel McGill, Kristal Wood and Lenda Murray talk to the competitors before the Lenda Murray Norfolk Pro/Am.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lenda_stage-02.jpgLenda_stage-02Lenda Murray has the experience to be a successful promoter in part because of having competed so often at a high level in pro bodybuilding.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/norfollk-figure-winners-308.jpgNorfollk Figure Winners-308Pro figure winners at the 2017 Lenda Murray Norfolk Pro/Am.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/norfolk-pro-posedown.jpgNorfolk pro posedown-The pro female bodybuilding pose down at the 2017 Lenda Murray Pro/Am.2020-05-19T23:20:26+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2018/12/14/womens-bodybuilding-how-it-all-got-started-by-steve-wennerstrom/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Abbye-Pudgy-Stockton-2.jpgAbbye-Pudgy-Stockton-2Abbye Pudgy Stockton, a strong woman who frequented Muscle Beach in the years before modern bodybuilding for women got started.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Rising_Phoenix-Group20180907_076.jpgRising_Phoenix-Group20180907_076Rising Phoenix 2018 pro bodybuilding competitors. Keeping their cool in the hot desert sun. Photo by Bill Dobbinshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Rising_Phoenix-Group20180907_055.jpgRising_Phoenix-Group20180907_055Group shot of Wings of Strength pro bodybuilding competitors at the RISING PHOENIX 2018. These women have come a long way since the beginning of the sport in 1980, but they represent the future. Photo by Bill Dobbinshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Alina-Popa-sword-Phoenix-1.jpgAlina Popa sword Phoenix-1Alina Popa, who had finished second in the Ms. Olympia, won the Wings of Strength RISING PHOENIX contest in 2018, making her the world professional bodybuilding champion. Photo by Bill Dobbinshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Rising_Phoenix-Finals-20180907_959.jpgRising_Phoenix-Finals-20180907_959Since female bodybuilding was dropped from the Ms Olympia and the Msl International, the slack has been taken up by an organization called Wings of Strength and is now promoting pro shows for females both in the US and in Europe. Photo by Bill Dobbinshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/bruneau.jpgbruneauSharon Bruneau, a former fashion model and Canadian Indian, was featured in many magazine articles and covers and developed a huge following. Photo by Bill Dobbinshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Iris-Kyle-Arnold07-3.jpgIris Kyle Arnold07--3Iris Kyle was the dominant IFBB female bodybuilder of the 2000s, until the federation decided no longer to include bodybuilding from women in the Olympia Weekend. Photo by Bill Dobbinshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Anja_Langer5.jpgAnja_Langer5One of the most beautiful female bodybuilders of all time emerged in the 1980s - Germany's Anja Langer. Photo by Bill Dobbinshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Lenda_Murray-Ms.Olympia-0325.jpgLenda_Murray-Ms.Olympia-0325After Cory Everson the nest Ms. Olympia champion was Lenda Murray, who stayed in the sport after retiring from competition and is still an important spokesperson and promoter. Photo by Bill Dobbinshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Muscle_Beach-06-071.jpgMuscle_Beach-06-071Bodybuilding for women was greatly helped by the support it got from Muscle & Fitness and Flex publisher Joe Weider, who was behind the women from the very beginning. Photo by Bill Dobbins2020-04-12T18:49:03+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2014/07/16/supermodels-of-the-21st-century/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/federica_belli-2011-07132011-189.jpgFederica_Belli-2011-07132011-189https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jen-trio1.jpgjen triohttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/90s-supermodels.jpg90s-supermodelshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jen-trio.jpgjen triohttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/monique_cruz-110809-060.jpgMonique_Cruz-110809-060https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jodi_tiahrt-studio-02202011-001.jpgJodi_Tiahrt-studio-02202011-001https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jen_rankin-01-28-2011_076.jpgJen_Rankin-01-28-2011_076https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jen_rankin-01-28-2011_055.jpgJen_Rankin-01-28-2011_055https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jen_rankin-01-28-2011_044.jpgJen_Rankin-01-28-2011_044https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jen_hartley-160.jpgJen_Hartley-1602020-04-12T17:54:06+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2014/05/04/something-new-under-the-sun/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/anja-langer-duo.jpgAnja Langer Duohttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/newbies1.jpgNewbieshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/newbies.jpgNewbieshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/rachel-pool-7.jpgRachel-pool-7https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_0427.jpgDSC_0427https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_0071.jpgDSC_0071https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_0119.jpgDSC_0119https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0058.jpgIMG_0058https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/lenda_murray-02.jpgLenda_Murray-02https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/lenda_murray-malibu_7231.jpgLenda_Murray-Malibu_72312020-04-11T19:32:14+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2016/09/28/female-muscle-where-feminism-has-failed-women/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/womens-rights.jpgwomens-rightshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/olympia-fbb-line-up-100.jpgolympia-fbb-line-up-100In spite of the rejection on the part of the IFBB, women bodybuilders and their fans continue to thrive and prosper.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/guidelines.jpgguidelinesThe guidelines issued to women bodybuilders by the NPC and IFBB in 2000 - specifically forbidding muscularity "to the extreme" in a clear example of gender discrimination.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/lisa_lyon_with_maple.jpglisa_lyon_with_mapleLisa Lyone was the first female bodybuilder to get national attention. She was on TV, featured in Playboy and collaborated on a book with photographer Robert Mapplethrope.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mari_asp-082208_0090.jpgmari_asp-082208_0090Pound for pound, Mari Asp is one of the strongest women in the world. She looks attractive but it is by her lifts she measures her own performance.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/womenweiht.jpgwomenweihtSome women strength and field athletes can be conventionally built, others quite massive and beefy. But as athletes their looks are not the main way success if measured.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/women_plower.jpgWomen farmers in DarfurMost women throughout history has been peasant farmers and could not have survived if they have been weak and lacked endurance.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/womens-lib.jpgwomens-libWomen's Lib has been a huge force for change in modern culture. Supposedly to benefit all women - has it really?2020-04-11T19:15:47+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2016/10/01/art-should-be-a-verb-not-a-noun/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/painter-jan-bakker-at-work.jpgpainter-jan-bakker-at-workhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/betty-grable-world-war-ii-pin-up-1943-everett.jpgbetty-grable-world-war-ii-pin-up-1943-everettIn 1944 a Betty Grable pin up was considered sexy. Today it looks quaint. In 1844 it would have been pornographic. Eye of the beholder.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/road-to-refuge-1040.jpgroad-to-refuge-1040With electronic photography, Photoshop and digital printing artist David Hockney says that now photography can take its place as an equal art to painting. The question is whether this is still photography - and whether the mind will respond as well to images it doesn't perceive as "real."https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/rhein-ii_.jpgrhein-ii_NO ACCOUNTING FOR TASTE - of the valuation of the art market. The photo Rhein II by Andreas Gursky was actioned for $4.3 million. Anyone with suggestions why this is great art is welcome to weight in with an opinion.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/pictorialsm.jpgpictorialsmPictorialsm was a style in which photographers deliberately tried to make their images look "artsy," as much like paintings as possible. In the digital age there is somewhat of a return to be artsy rather than truly artistic.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/avedon_elephant.jpgavedon_elephantA lot of commercial work like this fashion photo by Richard Alvedon later turn out to be more sought after as art than pictures intended for fine art purposes.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/avedon-elephant-picture.pngavedon-elephant-picturehttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dorothea-lange_mother.jpgdorothea-lange_motherPhotographers like Dorothea Lange were hired by the Farm Security Administration during the depression to document conditions and show the rest of the world how bad conditions actually were.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ansel-adams5.jpgansel-adams5The photographs of Ansel Adams helped make people aware of the importance of the wilderness and need for modern society to protect the environment.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/hine-the-spinners.jpghine-the-spinnersLouis Hine used his camera as a tool for social change and reform. His photographs helped to change the child labor laws in the United States. 2020-04-11T19:12:39+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2014/04/19/the-female-physique-and-art/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/modern-amazons-cover002-copy.jpgmodern-amazons-cover002 copyMy second photo book: MODERN AMAZONS, Taschenhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/the-women_cover002-copy.jpgthe-women_cover002 copyMy first photo book: THE WOMEN: Photographs of the Top Female Bodybuilders - Artisan, 1995https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/beate01.jpgbeate01The public often defines female bodybuilders by the least aesthetic example. Instead, they should look at the beauty of Austrian Beate Draebing and readjust there expectations.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/michelle_tuggle03.jpgSand AngelSnow Angel in the Sand. Model: Michelle Tugglehttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/30.jpg30My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.” Model: Michelle Tugglehttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/alina_popa_rr-031110-076-1.jpgalina_popa_rr-031110-076Until women like Alina Popa came along, bodies like this were only to be seen in things like paintings of fantasy artist Frank Frazetta.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/apa-desert_tryptich-.jpgapa-desert_tryptich-A desert triptych, featuring fit and fabulous Kerstin Shulzehttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/karla-nelsen-joanne-lee-wrestlers-1.jpgkarla nelsen joanne lee wrestlers-1Karla Nelson and Joanne Lee in a post based on sculptures of Greco-Roman wrestlers.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/melissacoates-lion-1.jpgmelissa+coates-lionBodybuilder and professional wrestler Melissa Coateshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bill-dobbins-la_miami-art-by-ac-gallery.jpgbill dobbins + la_miami art by ac gallery2020-04-10T01:26:43+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2020/04/05/branding-for-female-muscle-competitors/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nataliya-kuznetsova-15074427258pcl4.jpgnataliya-kuznetsova-15074427258pcl4Nataliya Kuznetsova promotes herself as the most muscular woman in bodybuilding and has attracted fans from all over the world.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nataliya-legs.jpgnataliya legsNataliya Kuznetsova promotes herself as the most muscular woman in bodybuilding and has attracted fans from all over the world.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/isabelle_turell-firststudio-2.jpgIsabelle_Turell-firststudio-2Some photos attract more "likes" than others, such as this one of Isabelle Turrell.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/rising_phoenix-2019-finals2-09072019088-.jpgRising_Phoenix-2019-Finals2-09072019088-Helle Trevino, Wings of Strength RISING PHOENIX WORLD CHAMPION 2019. Major competition titles are valuable for branding and promotion.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/amber-delucca-kathy-johanssen-1.jpgAmber Delucca Kathy Johanssen-1Me with Amber Deluca and Kathy Johannson - It is GOOD to be the photographer!https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/michelle-lewin.jpgmichelle lewinFitness model and social influencer Michelle Lewin has more than 12 million followers on Instagram.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jake-wood-alina-popa-lenda-murray-fit-expo-1.jpgJake Wood Alina Popa Lenda Murray Fit expo-1https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/kardashian.jpgkardashianKim Kardashian is a major celebrity who became famous for being well known and amassed a fortune without any particular achievement to promote her success.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/rising-phoenix-2018-fbb-lineup-1.jpgRising Phoenix 2018 FBB Lineup-1The Jake Wood, Wings of Strength RISING PHOENIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. WOS is giving rise to new opportunities for pro female bodybuilding as well as figure and female physique.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cory-everson-hottest-fitness-women-female-fitness-competitors-female-fitness-competition.jpgCory Everson-hottest fitness women-female fitness competitors-female fitness competition2020-04-06T17:20:49+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2020/01/01/remembering-natalie-wood/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/32d9928962b7f50c8d9ec788f0be71c3.jpg32d9928962b7f50c8d9ec788f0be71c3At age 19, Natalie Wood married actor Robert Wagner. They divorced and later remarried.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1963-bw-portrait-close-up.jpg1963-bw-portrait-close-upNatalie Wood - absolutely gorgeous.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/annex-wood-natalie_17.jpgcirca 1961circa 1961https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1938-natalie-wood-1-portrait.png1938-natalie-wood-1-portraithttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/fb3b2f28abcc0f524f9fc688a599d20f.jpgfb3b2f28abcc0f524f9fc688a599d20fhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/natalie-wood-bob-carol-ted-alice.jpgNatalie-Wood-Bob-Carol-Ted-AlicePrior to the 1950s, the media liked to present stars as highly glamorized. After, it was more common to see photos of the that were more informal, such a barbecuing in the back yard.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/82a7d39b01de62dd0a01b983961527d6_full.jpg82a7d39b01de62dd0a01b983961527d6_fullNatalie Wood in Gypsy, portraying stripper Gypsy Rose Lee.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2-natalie-wood-1960s-everett-1.jpg2-natalie-wood-1960s-everett (1)https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/s-l1000-15.jpgs-l1000 (15)Natalie Wood with John Wayne in The Searchers, one of the all time great westerns.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/th-16.jpegth (16)2020-01-01T19:48:31+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2019/07/05/why-bd-is-so-popular/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/50-shades.jpeg50 shadesThe popularity of the book and movie FIFTY SHADES OF GREY demonstrates the interest in our culture in Bondage and Dominance.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/treasure-072.jpgTreasure-072https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/treasure-075.jpgTreasure-075https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/s-l1000-9.jpgs-l1000-9https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bd-tied.jpgbd tiedBeing restrained helps to increase the feelings of vulnerability on the part of the submissive partner.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bettiepagebondagequeen4print.jpgBettiePageBondageQueen4printIn the 1950s, fetish photos of model Bettie Page were very popular. https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sexy-dominatrix-flogger.jpgsexy-dominatrix-floggerFlogging and spanking are popular B&D practices because, in part, sexual arousal often results in our experiencing pain as pleasure.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/male-master.jpgmale masterB&D practices are common among gays, straights, and those with all sorts of gender identities. https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/woman-foot-on-man.jpgwoman foot on manB&D practices go way back in history, probably about as far back as possible.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mens-magazine-spanking.jpgMens-Magazine-Spanking2019-07-05T20:26:23+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2017/11/14/promoting-and-publicizing-aesthetic-female-muscle/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/jake-wood-alina-popa-lenda-murray-fit-expo-1.jpgJake Wood Alina Popa Lenda Murray Fit expo-1Jake Wood, creator of the Wings of Strength organization, is working with champions like Alina Popa and Lenda Murray to promote the sport of pro bodybuilding for women.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/jake-et-al.jpgjake et al2019-05-06T21:29:24+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2019/01/21/my-female-physique-photos-as-fine-art/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art-in-la-affair-by-ac-gallery-instagram_14.jpegArt in LA AfFair by AC Gallery instagram_14https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bill-at-ocg.jpgBill at OCGBill Dobbins and his installation at the Artists Corner Gallery in Hollywood. The gallery believes in this body of fine art work and intends to promote it nationally and internationally in the near future.2019-02-25T16:55:53+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2014/09/25/bodybuilding-for-women-and-gender-discrimination/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bill-and-lenda-145.jpgBill and Lenda-145https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/back-compare.jpgback comparehttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/juliette_lenda-olympia-0186.jpgJuliette_Lenda-Olympia-0186Julette Bergmann won the Lightweight Ms. Olympia and Lenda Murray the Heavyweight and overall. But off stage, each has a special and unique quality that is unequalled.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/isabelle_turell-0041.jpgIsabelle_Turell-0041https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0046.jpgDSC_0046https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/iris-alina-185.jpgIris-Alina-185https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/fbb-double-bi-lineup-155.jpgFBB double bi lineup-155https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/expo-models-0987.jpgexpo models-0987https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ass-lineup-083.jpgass lineup-083https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/zsuzsanna-toldi-o14-485.jpgzsuzsanna Toldi-O14-4852017-12-14T00:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2013/07/18/why-being-a-photographer-is-like-being-a-buggy-whip-manufacturer-in-1902/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bc_6949.jpg_BC_6949Photo by Bill Comstockhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/background-joshua-tree-021-2.jpgBackground-Joshua Tree-021-2Shooting on film, final manipulations were the job of the art director, not the photographer. Now we have a creative control not possible before.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/alora_smith-venice_sunset-81-of-902015-edit.jpgAlora_Smith-Venice_Sunset-(81-of-90)2015-EditShot with only an on camera flash and cranking the shadow slider in Lightroom all the way to the right. This photo could not have been shot this way on film.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/memday-2017-street_01152016-051.jpgMemDay-2017-Street_01152016-051Shooting RAW; you can decide whether the shot is in color or BW, change your mind later or create a variety of different versions.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dobbins_photo-pubshot.jpgDobbins_Photo-PubShot2017-07-13T02:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2016/12/22/wings-of-strength-hope-and-promise/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/margey-martin.pngmargey-martinMarley Martin is a multiple winner of Wings of Strength contests.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/kristaljake.jpegkristaljakeKristal and Jake Wood, founders of Wings of Strengthhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lenda-murray-bill-dobbins-043.jpglenda-murray-bill-dobbins-043Lenda Murray, Wings of Strength spokesperson, with photographer/writer Bill Dobbinshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/paparazzi.jpegpaparazzihttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/wingshandsraised.jpegwingshandsraisedhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/monique-jones-wins-wings-of.jpgmonique-jones-wins-wings-ofLenda Murray awards championship trophy to Monique Jones.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/wings_of_strength-muscle_mansion-02272016-016.jpgwings_of_strength-muscle_mansion-02272016-016A Wings of Strength promotional event at Muscle Beach, Venice.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/wings_of_strength-muscle_mansion-02272016-095.jpgwings_of_strength-muscle_mansion-02272016-095Wings of Strength pro bodybuilders having fun at Muscle Beach, CA.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/wings_of_strength-muscle_mansion-02272016-097.jpgwings_of_strength-muscle_mansion-02272016-097https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ifbb-wings-of-strength-chicago-pro-b.jpgifbb-wings-of-strength-chicago-pro-b2017-05-16T14:46:18+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2016/09/19/why-do-we-love-bw-images/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/irving-penn-photography-05.jpgirving-penn-photography-05There is color in fashion but some of the most effective fashion photos, such as this image by Irving Penn, continue to be done in BW.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ozymandias.jpgozymandiasMy photo "Ozymandias" is a good example of emphasizing abstract qualities such as form, shape and total range by eliminating color info.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/man-ray.jpgman-rayPhotographer Man Ray made BW even more abstract by using techniques such as solarization.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/solarisation.jpgsolarisationhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/solarisation-1931.jpgsolarisation-1931https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ansel-adams-clearing-winter-storm.jpgansel-adams-clearing-winter-stormThere is no doubt that this Ansel Adams photo would not be as dramatically effective if sot in color.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/handcolored.jpghandcoloredBack in the day to create color prints they had to be hand colored.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ngph18.jpgngph18Kodachrome film did not contain any color. The color was added later in processing, much like human color perception.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/camera_obscura_box.jpgcamera_obscura_boxThe camera obscura has been known since about 400 BC.2017-04-03T13:59:41+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2016/08/12/why-aesthetic-female-muscle-is-important/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kerstin-bill-dobbins-dv-6323.jpgKerstin Bill Dobbins DV-6323https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bill-dobbins-kerstin-dv-6195.jpgBill Dobbins Kerstin DV-6195There are great desert, mountain and beach locations available in Southern California.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lenda_murray-02.jpgLenda_Murray-02Lenda Murray, 8-time Ms. Olympia - a contest that the IFBB no longer allows.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sha-ri-pendelton-bench.jpgSha-ri Pendelton-benchNowadays women athletes in most sports improve their bodies with weight training.2020-05-24T13:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2016/09/16/digital-photography-the-importance-of-post-processing/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/control-room-in-home-recording-studio.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/versace-lady-gaga-ad-fall-2013.jpgversace-lady-gaga-ad-fall-2013High end photography like this shot of Lady GaGa for Versace demands the highest skill levels and pays the big bucks.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/workstation-setups-bshk-45.jpgworkstation-setups-bshk-45Electronic photography: digital camera, computers, monitors, pos production software.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/tether_tools_tethered_photography_ipad_wallee_connect_5-300x225.jpgtether_tools_tethered_photography_ipad_wallee_connect_5-300x225Electronic photography - Digital camera, https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ansel-adams-at-work.jpgansel-adams-at-workIf Ansel Adams were working today, he'd shoot digital and be a Photoshop master.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/convert4.jpgconvert4https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/viewcamera.jpgviewcamerahttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/120-roll-film-2-435886.jpg120-roll-film-2-435886https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/brownie-camera.jpgbrownie-cameraThe Brownie, introduced in 1900: You push the button, we do the rest. Photography at it's most mechanical.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/leica.jpgleica2017-02-23T04:09:53+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2016/09/18/cameras-dont-shoot-photos/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sokolskybubble2.jpgsokolskybubble2The idea comes first: Photographer Mel Sokolsky's "Bubble" photos are among the most iconic in the history of fashion photography.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bill_dobbins-helmut_brebda.jpgbill_dobbins-helmut_brebdaHelmut Newton became successful when photographers had to be technically able and experienced and there was far less competition.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/vintage-photos-of-photographers-at-work-32.jpgvintage-photos-of-photographers-at-work-32Cameras and technology are constantly changing. The need for a talented and experienced photographer remains constant.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/viewcamera1.jpgviewcamerahttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/renaissance-the-school-of-athens-classic-art-paitings-raphael-painter-rafael-philosophers-hd-wallpapers.jpgrenaissance-the-school-of-athens-classic-art-paitings-raphael-painter-rafael-philosophers-hd-wallpapersThe ability of painters like Raphael to depict the world is simply astonishing.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/monkeycamera.jpgmonkeycameraEven monkeys can shoot photos. And based on some published pictures, some do.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ansel-adams_2.jpgansel-adams_2Ansel Adams was a master of manipulating chemicals, exposure and development to produce images he "pre-visualized."https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/leonardo.jpgleonardoLeonardo da Vinci had such a great eye he could stop the motion of flying birds or waves.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fruit.jpgfruitColor perception makes fruit visible in the jungle.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/eye.jpegeyeThe eye takes in light but the brain creates the experience of vision.2017-02-23T03:51:48+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2016/09/03/my-photos-real-revolution-takes-time/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/wave_photogallery.jpgwave_photogalleryPromo for my exhibition at the Wave Photogalleryy, Brescia Italyhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bw-fine-art-poster-2.jpgBW Fine Art Poster-2A collection of my BW fine art exhibition photos.2016-09-03T18:09:40+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2016/08/20/shooting-photos-in-los-angeles/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bill-dobbins-and-model-large-1-of-1.jpgBill Dobbins and model large (1 of 1)Bill Dobbins is an experienced photographer located in the Westwood area of Los Angeles.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/audra_pollard-323.jpgaudra_pollard-323Many feel threatened if they find photos of muscular women sexually attractive.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/majorova_venice-088.jpgMajorova_Venice-088Venice Beach is one of many lifestyle locations available in Los Angeles - Timea Majorovahttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/christine_johansen-09122010-155.jpgChristine_Johansen-09122010-155Shooting in the studio involves total control over lighting, make up, props and styling.2016-08-20T16:27:18+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2016/08/18/girlie-photos-and-failing-fitness-magazines/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/anitque.jpgAnitqueThe only limit to the development of competitive female bodybuilders, except for weight divisions, should be an aesthetic one - the aesthetics being that of bodybuilding, not some other measure of beauty.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ms-olympia-lightweights-0024.jpgMs-Olympia-lightweights-0024https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/avis_ware-desert-094.jpgAvis_Ware-Desert-094Ansel Adams shot desert landscapes - but never featuring models like this. Avis Ware.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/all-smiles-backstage-058.jpgall-smiles-backstage-058https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fbb_prejudge-169.jpgFBB_prejudge-169https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/backstage-02-0062.jpgbackstage-02-0062https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lenda-murray-promo-final.jpgLenda Murray Promo Final2016-08-18T22:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2014/11/15/the-sisterhood-of-muscle/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/modern-amazons-cover002-copy.jpgModern-Amazons-cover002 copyhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/penny_tonya.jpgPenny_Tonyahttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0014.jpgDSC_0014https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/joanne_lee-pushup.jpgJoanne_Lee-pushupThe elite female bodybuilding physique is living sculpture.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bill_dobbins-group-taschen-0006.jpgBill_Dobbins-group-Taschen-0006https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dianna_dennis-horz_blacksheet.jpgDianna_Dennis-horz_blacksheethttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/prejudge-14-20140919-485.jpgPrejudge-14-20140919-485https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/prejudge-14-20140820-133.jpgPrejudge-14-20140820-133https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/muscle_beach-laborday-2014-09012014-087.jpgMuscle_Beach-LaborDay-2014-09012014-087https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_3974.jpgDSC_39742016-08-07T17:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2015/09/19/what-is-needed-to-fix-bodybuilding/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/europa_men-finals-081107_016.jpgEuropa 07 - Men's FinalsComparison photos of the Pro Men's Finals at the Europa 2007https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/darrem_charles.jpgDarrem_CharlesDarrem Charles is one of the most aesthetic of modern posers.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/zane_dobbins_ferrigno.jpgZane_Dobbins_Ferrigno-https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/olym07-mpj-092807_375.jpgOlym07-MPJ-092807_375Outside of competition, each of these great pro bodybuilders ranks in the top fraction of a percent of all men in all of history. There are no losers in this photo.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/corney-arnold-franco.jpgcorney-arnold-francoBoth Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbu admit they learned a lot about posing from Ed Corney.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ed-corney-famous-bodybuilder.jpgEd-Corney-Famous-BodybuilderEd Corney set the standards in bodybuilding for aesthetic posing.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/haney_zane_makkawy.jpgHaney_Zane_MakkawyUntil 1980, Lee Haney would not have been in the same class as Frank Zane and Mohamed Makkawy.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/steve-reeves.jpgsteve-reevesThere has never been another bodybuilder to challenge Steve Reeves in terms of overall physical development and fantastic aesthetic beauty.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pb73944wtmk.jpg_PB73944wtmkPhil Heath and Kai Greene are truly excellent bodybuilders. But there are other fantastic competitors who are much smaller and shouldn't be judged in the same weight division..https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/olympia-03-0100.jpgOlympia 03-0100Having a lightweight division in the Ms. Olympia gave smaller but highly aesthetic competitors a chance to win a title.2015-09-21T16:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2013/09/23/magazines-miss-out-on-fit-and-fabulous-women/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dina_al-sabah_4689.jpgDina_Al-Sabah_4689https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/glamorous-women-promo.jpgGlamorous Women Promohttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/loretta-lynn_2232.jpgLoretta-Lynn_2232https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/alinep_popa-050909-130.jpgAlineP_Popa-050909-130https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sharon_bruneau-083.jpgSharon_Bruneau-083https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sharon_bruneau-scan015.jpgSharon_Bruneau-scan015https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/two-fitness.jpgtwo fitnesshttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/masters_women-2012_12062012-182.jpgMasters_Women-2012_12062012-182https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/usa_06-004.jpgUSA_06-004After bodybuilding came fitness, figure, physique and fit bikini.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/timea_majorova-025.jpgTimea_Majorova-0252015-02-22T18:44:16+00:00monthlyhttps://billdobbins.me/2014/12/29/the-growing-pains-of-female-bodybuilding/https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/arnold-pose-down-030207.jpgArnold Pose Down-030207There is drama in a bodybuilding posedown missing from endless quarter turns.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ms-olympia-1980-3-2.jpgMs-Olympia-1980-3 (2)Publisher Joe Weider and Ms. Olympia Rachel McLishhttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/finals-324.jpgFinals-324https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/debi_laszewski-082507_128.jpgDebi Laszewski StudioThe glutes and hamstrings are a very impressive area on an in-shape female bodybuilder. Like Debi Laszewski.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/lisa-lyon-002.jpglisa-lyon-002Lisa Lyon was featured in Playboy and photographed for a book by Robert Mapplethorpe.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/women_sprinters.jpgwomen_sprintersWomen athletes now routinely become stronger and more muscular in the weight room.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/brigita_bresovac-011008_0080-fm1.jpgBrigita Bresovac - Studiohttps://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/brigita_bresovac-011008_0080-fm.jpgBrigita Bresovac - StudioBrigita Brezovac - Publishing interesting photos is very important for promotion.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/should-be-more-164.jpgshould be more-164These Ms. Olympia competitors are great - but there should be more of them.https://billdobbins.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/why-not-lightweight-125.jpgwhy not lightweight-125Physique - ill defined rules. 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