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I have always said, my favorite body part to photograph is the… Face. I love faces, they are fascinating to me and say a lot. This is IFBB Pro Larissa Reis a few weeks before she did the Olympia in Las Vegas. A great body to make the Olympia stage and to grace many a magazine, but I am just drawn to faces…

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Yes, I do so think black and white photos in bodybuilding can be very unique. Here is one from a series I shot with bodybuilder, Sean Jones…

And you can see some more from that photo shoot in the gym and also some photos in a more unusual setting right here in a slideshow.

I hope you enjoy them, let me know, please!

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A comment by SuperVic in my prior BodyBlog post by SuperVic2007 made me think of this. He said “As an aside - Love the B&W” about one of my Mr. Olympia photos.

Well it reminded me that I love black and white photos too, I like seeing the great black and white photos of the past and I like shooting black and white photos. And when I get the chance I shoot black and white film photos very often. Also I do know that many of you at this point in time have no idea whatsoever what I am talking about when I say film

But anyway, not long ago I photographed a series in the gym on black and white film with BodySpace member “numberonegt” Anu McKnight. You can see these unique photos from that shoot HERE in a slideshow. And here is one to take a look at…

Anu has also done really well on stage at Muscle Beach, looks great and a very creative poser!

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I previously posted a link here in my BodyBlog to my 2009 Mr. Olympia photos. It was interesting to see in the last few weeks which were the 3 most viewed photos, so here they are…

Jay Cutler, the 2009 Mr. Olympia…

And Dennis Wolf, who placed 13th…

From the past shows I have seen, Dennis Wolf also has been a crowd favorite, so maybe he is the guy to watch. What do you think?

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When you do a weightlifting photo shoot with me, we really do go into a gym and workout. I had bodybuilders Brian Yersky and Dan Decker in the gym a few weeks ago for a shoot that encompassed a lot of body parts. The guys did workout for sure. You can see the entire shoot here in a slideshow from the gallery of the photos. And here is one, doing some leg press, not too heavy, 4 plates on each side…

By the way, training with a partner is one of the best things you can do to make big gains and stay safe. It is the way I personally built up to do my heavy lifting along the way. But you do have to find a workout partner who is equally as motivated or you will end up using each other for excuses.

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In the few weeks before the 2009 Olympia, I did photo shoots with a few of the competitors including the very popular Alicia Renee Harris. This is one of those photos, a little different from the standard figure photo, but I like it a lot. I hope you do too!

And here is a full gallery slideshow of her photo shoot!

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I will be the first to tell you that I find photographing shows from front row center a little boring to do, and I think, a little boring to look at. So when I can, I try to get around and give you a different look.

So here is slideshow of my photos from the 2009 Olympia 202 class pre judging from around the stage. And here is one from those photos, Mark Dugdale digging deep…

I hope you enjoy them and here is the slideshow link again…. Photo Slideshow

Let me know what you think!

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She is our Iron Man Magazine BodySpace Physique of the Month and right on the front page of BodyBuilding.com!

Here is another from our photo shoot when 31233 (aka Tiffany Forni) came out to do her first professional photo shoot with me…

One of the most “Inspirational Women” on all of BodySpace, Tiffany’s story is a true triumph of what you can really do when you apply workout and diet and all of that great information you can get for free right here on BodyBuilding.com and BodySpace!

So be sure to go get a copy of Iron Man Magazine this month and check it out. It is the November issue on the newsstands now!

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Again this year, there is a separate competition for bodybuilders at 202 pounds or less. Here are my select photos from the finals at the Olympia of the 202 competitors in a slideshow…

David Henry, one of the strongest men in bodybuilding, in the 202…

And if you missed the 2009 Mr. Olympia Finals slideshow, scroll down to my prior BodyBlog post or click HERE!

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When I can I try to shoot photos with a different prespective than what you usually see in the magazines and online. So I have created a slideshow of 159 selected images from my photoshoot this year of the 2009 Mr. Olympia Finals. Here are a couple of samples…

Last years winner, Dexter Jackson…

And the “X-Man”, Toney Freeman…

I think you will enjoy the show from the very first photo to the very last! Here is the “Slideshow”. Let me know what you think!

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