Chris Nelson (photographer)
Chris Nelson | |
---|---|
Born | Edmund Christian Nelson 1960 |
Died | (aged 46) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Photographer |
Known for | Co-founder of Bear Magazine |
Edmund Christian Nelson (1960 – December 7, 2006)
By profession, Nelson was a
Together with his then partner, magazine publisher Richard Bulger, Nelson developed a characteristic "look", first in black-and-white portraits of men in San Francisco's biker and leather community, and then, as the bear community grew, in black-and-white erotic portraits of a great number of men who submitted themselves to the magazine as amateur models. He later independently galvanized the gay bear identity, which evolved over the years into a multitude of bear clubs and related social groups worldwide.
"Chris brought about a whole new gay subculture that allowed bigger, bearded, and hairy gay men to be celebrated. Before that, the emphasis was on the lean, leather jacket and t-shirt wearing 'Castro clones' that dominated the San Francisco scene. Now there was room for everyone, even the more forwardly masculine, non-svelte."[citation needed]
Nelson's photography was the sole subject of a 1991 book The Bear Cult: Photographs by Chris Nelson (Gay Men's Press, London,
At 46, he died of a heart attack in the San Francisco Bay Area on December 7, 2006.[1]
Nelson's book and photography are discussed by author
References
- ^ a b "Chris Nelson". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
- ^ "BEAR ROOTS VERITE A PIONEER'S ORAL HISTORY : RON SURESHA INTERVIEWS JACK FRITSCHER" (PDF). Jackfritscher.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "BEAR ROOTS ORAL HISTORY : A PIONEER MAPS THE GENOME OF BEAR" (PDF). Jackfritscher.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.