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ABOVE: The great George Maharis, one of the few Old Hollywood stars whose vintage nudes were real. And he later took it off again for Playgirl.

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Certainly Blakey's most iconic image — of porn icon Casey Donovan (All images by Roy Blakey)

So sad to report that legendary gay physique photographer Roy Blakey (inset), who just turned 94 last month, died of dementia complications on August 23, 2024.

His beloved niece, filmmaker Keri Pickett, described his passing on Facebook as “peaceful and perfect.”

Pickett had worked on a doc, Uncle Roy, in order to document his memories as they faded. I spoke to him briefly two years ago as I prepared my long Mandate history for Esquire. He sounded happy, but he remembered very little of his work for the magazine and its offshoots, in spite of photographing many of its best covers and layouts in the early days.

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In truth, the magazine owed a huge debt to his aesthetic — it is impossible to overstate his influence on how men came to see other men in the 1970s.

He was a fantastic photographer, and he became a major devotee of ice skating, particularly of the legacy of the great skater Sonja Henjie (1912-1969), the latter of which is captured in Pickett’s Netflix doc The Fabulous Ice Age (2013).

I’m sending love to his many friends, fans and admirers, and especially to his niece, who took care of him as he declined.

One of my favorites by Roy, a gorgeous Mandate shoot of Tommy Ruscica

Keep reading to see some of his ice-skating passion (I have no doubt his collection will wind up in a museum):

@boyculturedotcom Madonna has only been in Italy for a couple days, and has already turned around this eye-popping shoot by Ricardo Gomes. She is celebrating turning 66 (!) a year after almost dying. #madonna #materialgirl #aging #glamour #bouculture #encyclopediamadonnica ♬ original sound - Matthew Rettenmund/BoyCulture

ABOVE: I'm not a big fan of Ricardo's, but he has some great shots in this batch. Madonna seems to spend every waking moment doing faboosh shoots for fun. Happy 66th!

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