Nets take many of the same ideas and remove the pretense of concealment. They can be wrapped, draped, stretched or held like fabric, but their open structure turns the body beneath into part of the pattern. Like fishnet stockings, the covering somehow makes what it covers more sexy.
1. Johnny Menendez holding a net.
2. Charles Zumwalt holding a net in one hand.
3. Gene Cook holding a net with flexed muscles wearing a posing strap.
4. Ray Royal holding a net at a strong diagonal.
5. Gar Nanson wrapping a fishnet around his waist.
There’s also a ready-made masculine narrative here. Fishing nets evoke sailors, fishermen and the sea—all familiar territory in mid-century physique photography. But in the studio, removed from any practical purpose, the net becomes something else: texture, shadow, negative space and just enough suggestion of clothing to emphasize that the model isn’t wearing any.
6. Bud Taylor holding a fishnet at a diagonal in front of a black background. I like how the net catches the light here.
7. Larry Bordeaux wrapping a fishnet around his waist. The caption read, "Two years in the Marines and a tour of duty in Viet Nam hadn't toned down the heavy Southern accent of Larry at all. North Carolina was too deeply imbedded to ever get lost. The only fishing that Larry had ever done was with his pole but he handled the net I gave him with the feel of a real professional model." (potentially by Barry Gable aka Babco, but I cannot confirm.)
8. Joe Dallesandro holding a net.
9. Ed Fury wrapping a net across his waist on a beach.
10. Rick Wayne holding a dark fishnet in front of him.
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