This couple in my gym.

© Richard Renaldi

© Sage Sohier

© Martin Schoeller

The fun part of being a creative artist is to have the ability to turn everything interesting to a prudential project, at least in the brain for a moment. For example, like today, I went to my yoga class as usual, a woman in front of me is a VERY muscular individual, which normally you don't see a such in yogi environment. I am sure she can lift me up and spin if we are partnering. I felt her energy radiation throughout the whole class. I could not help staring at her, her back muscle is distracting, although I admire her supersaturated movement .

After class I saw she met up with her boyfriend who, indeed a perfect match to her, a typical bodybuilder, tall, handsome, very tanned and overly tight shirt. I was curious about them as a couple, and I was thinking they can be such a great couple for a photograph, just now I am imagining a picture of them drinking protein shaker together. Oh, wait, I bet someone has done that already. So I went online and did the Google. I once did a stupid thing. I Googled the Google (no, my monitor did not explode !). So, Google came up the list with Google on the top, then you click it in, it goes back to the main Google page I was Googling Google. The Internet is a vicious cycle.

Anyway, the result - I am not the only photographer obsessed on bodybuilders. There are loads of them on the Internet, as many as the parking lots and the gas station. Many modern masters and contemporary photographers have explored this subject. But why? Personally, I think they look unlike us, they are intimidating, I mean healthier. They represent the power and the confidence, they have a kind of authority if you work hard enough you might also get it, but most likely not. Then, they always appears lusty, sexual and textural (admit it, you want to touch!). They look heroic, think about the Hulk, the Superman, the Sistine Chapel. And maybe, the very important, they gave a sort of imagination and fantasy!