A thought… did bodybuilding as a concept exist before photography? I don’t think so!
Therefore an interesting realization; photography bodybuilding, image culture, image consciousness is rooted within photography?
Before photography?
If you read the Iliad, strength, courage, valor, indomitableness — were prized traits. Surprisingly in alate, even though we read about the superhero strength of Achilles, Hector, Odysseus, Ajax etc.… physical representations of themselves their body and physique are spare.