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Friday, January 16, 2009

[Members - click here] First things first ~ GianOrso (profile) has updated his website so head on over and take a look at all of the new photos he's added to his galleries. And GianOrso states that "feedback, point of views, suggestions and criticism are all welcomed". And to see more of his work, check out his Flickr page. There you will find his 'Reworks, B-Sides, Untold Stories, Rarities & More'.

Over the years, I have been extremely fortunate to know GianOrso. He has sent me some of the best Bear photographs ever taken on this planet, and today he sent in more (50 more). Some of these photos have never been seen before anywhere else. He calls this series his 'Portraits of Modern Gentlemen' and these can all be found in his Gallery here on PlanetBears (the latest are in Gallery #8).

Click here for some previews.

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Thursday, December 25, 2008

GianOrso (website - profile) and ZippOrso want to wish you Merry Christmas from Italy.

Buon Natale!

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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Let us embark into the wonderful world of Eric Nielson's photography. Please seat yourself very comfortably, take in a long and meaningful deep breath... hold it for a second, and then release... repeat... breathe in... breathe out...

Ok, first let's head on over to Eric's official website. Here you will find some of his finest photos he's taken (all conveniently shown thru a slideshow), his contact info (he's in sunny San Francisco), and you'll also find a link to his blog Observd with the byline 'Life in the Castro thru the Lens of TroublePup' (that being his nickname). And finally you'll see a link entitled Bearracuda. Now Bearracuda is a party that takes place in San Francisco the 1st and 3rd Saturday every month at Deco, and Eric is their designated photographer (Bearracuda's website - articles - profile).

Eric is creative with his camera, he's innovating, and his photos are filled with life proving that you can have a blast with photography. Not only that, a lot of the guys he photographs are these incredibly handsome Bearish men smiling genuine smiles. His stuff is erotic, sexy and fun, all at the same time.

Ok... ok... some more of Eric's fine work. Head on over to his Flickr page and you'll discover even more of his excellent shtuff... he truly knows how to frame a guy. So I will leave you with that, and a few words that Eric wrote of himself from his profile on Flickr. He states that he's "just your average pagan, liberal, socialist, queer photographer living in San Francisco documenting everything that the Republicans are scared to death about".

... Wh...what...? You need even more of Eric Nielson's sthuff...? Fine. Check out this link to his page on SmugMug. Now some of the galleries are password protected so that might mean you'll have to email Eric and say something really nice for you to see his naughtier side.

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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Everytime I mention GianOrso in the news, a thousand different praise words come to mind, such as; prodigy, excellence, beauty, style, master, professional, Bear goodness (that's 2 words), artistic, incredible... the list of words I can use can go on and on. GianOrso is just one great photographer and the photos he's taken of Bears over the years is just outstanding.

I have been graced simply by knowing this man. He and I have been in communication since '01 when he informed me that he was hoping to get his North American debut... and since then he has been an inspiration to all those who've seen his Bearish photos, making fans from all over the world.

I used to have a bunch of photos he sent me on Bear-Pics, and lately I've been bringing those photos over to PlanetBears. Today I put in almost 400 pics that he has sent me over the years, some you will not see anywhere else (and I'm also hoping he'll send more in the future).

You can view those he sent me in the GianOrso Gallery which is in the PlanetBears Galleries, and make sure to visit his website as well as his Flickr page. And if you care to send him a message like 'I'm not worthy, let me lick your boots', then check out his profile.

ps - that thumbnail - those 2 pics are both GianOrso... before and after the gray hair (wink).

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Thursday, June 5, 2008

I've been going thru my old bear-pics folders and I keep finding so many gems... especially photos sent in by Italian photographer GianOrso (website - TubeBear profile - articles). Only a few weeks ago I posted photos he sent in from a Calendar he worked on (photos here), and this time I found some great 'toga' party photos. There's quite a few of them (88 in all), so check them out here.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

There is this very cool looking 2008 calendar involving Bears and very old paintings. Ok so it's already the middle of February but that should not stop you from picking up your own copy. It's a calendar done by photographer Antinoo (website) who works with the Mad Bears (musical front page) of Madrid, Spain.

You can pick up a copy here and you can see a few previews right here, and if you want to see calendars that Antinoo has done in the past, go here. He also has a WordPress page which you can visit. Lastly, if you want a read up about this calendar, go here - altho it's in Norwegian written up by the Norway Bears.