Professional and Celebrity Bodybuilders

Athletes portrayed here were mostly photographed during guest posing appearances in British Columbia or the Pacific Northwest. I have used the term "celebrity bodybuilders" to qualify my inclusion of pics of the likes of Dennis Newman, Paul deMayo, and Phil Hernon that were taken before they earned pro status but when they were already established celebrities in bodybuilding circles. There will also eventually be pics here of celebrity non-pros and semi-pros such as Mike O'Hearn and other high-profile amateurs and non-IFBB professionals. All photos here are my own except where noted; pictures were picked for their "artiness" and do not (necessarily) display those represented at their physical best. Where someone featured here has their own webpage (or is on someone else's) links are provided for your convenience; pros who happen to visit this site who don't have their own homepage are welcome to contact me to contribute pictures of themselves in better shape than as depicted here. Sharon Bruneau | Dennis Newman | Phil Hernon | Paul deMayo | Paul Dillett | Shawn Ray | Chris Cormier | Victor Richars | Niki Yasinovski

Sharon Bruneau

The undisputed First Lady of Canadian bodybuilding, Sharon needs no introduction. There are five pictures here. The three on the left were taken in a performance of Sharon's famous "golden statue" routine at the 1993 Emerald Cup in Seattle; the other two were snapped during a highly-charged guest appearance at the 1992 BC's in Victoria and another at the 1993 Gator's Classic in Vancouver. Even when she's not in top shape, Sharon still knows how to put on an exciting show.

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Dennis Newman

Dennis also needs no introduction. All of the pictures here (save one) were taken during his guest appearance at the 1994 BC Championships, which was a few weeks prior to his win at the US Nationals in New Orleans that year. Unfortunately he was only approaching contest shape when he was in BC and is obviously not at his best in these pics, but he's such an imposing presence and artistic poser I just had to include these for public viewing. Like all of Dennis' fans, I was horrified to hear of his bout with leukemia and have been inspired by his recovery and his return to the public eye. Hopefully I'll get another chance to photograph this amazing champion (and super-nice guy) on-stage again at some not-too-distant point in the future. The familiar promo picture of Dennis on the far right is of course not mine but another unidentified photographer's work. I happened to have a scan of it from having designed the poster for his guest appearance here and have included it here because I haven't seen it anywhere else on the 'net.

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Phil Hernon

These awesome pics of Phil were taken during a guest posing appearance at the 1992 Northwest Naturals in Portland OR. By then already the NPC Mr. California, Phil was introduced by show promoter and buddy Brad Hollibaugh as being "always guaranteed to be completely ripped" when guest posing, and he wasn't exaggerating. Now that he's won the Nationals and has his pro card after years of undeserved obscurity, I hope to hear that this Fresno native (who's one of the nicest people I've met through the sport) is still dazzling unsuspecting guest-posing audiences with his titanic mass and fearsome rips. I am including Irvin J. Gelb's training photo of Phil because it's so damn good (copyright Irvin J. Gelb) and I believe Phil deserves more press and wider exposure than he's been getting.

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Paul deMayo

Another face that needs no introduction (and another super-nice guy and real gentleman), Paul wasn't anywhere near being in shape when these pics were taken at the 1992 Northwest Championships in Seattle (?) but came out in leathers and shades and blew everybody away anyway. He really liked these pictures when I gave him a set the next time he was in Seattle, so here they are for everyone to enjoy. These were darkroom drafts; better versions will replace these in the near future.

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Paul Dillett

Needless to say, the big spread-arm at the top of this page is of Paul Dillett. Paul was guest-poser at the 1993 Emerald Cup in Seattle, and looked pretty amazing and in-shape despite apparently being half-dead on his feet from a bad case of the 'flu at the time. For now the only other pic of Paul I've got scanned is the side-chest above, but there'll eventually be a few more here as well.

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Shawn Ray

Not in his best shape here but always worth looking at, Shawn Ray has a huge following here in BC and always draws a big crowd. I've got a couple of very arty shots (thanks to all that stage fog) that will be here soon, so watch this space!

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Victor Richars

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Niki Yasinovski

Niki is extremely well-known in the Pacific Northwest, where he swept away the heavyweight competition to win the Overall in at least half a dozen regional NW competitions (including at least four Emerald Cups). He was granted his pro card in 1994 by virtue of his previous title as the Russian national Overall champion (won when he was still a lightheavyweight) - and probably also in order to let other heavyweights have a chance at winning Northwest shows. Niki has since moved back to his home in western Siberia, but the impact his massive 5'5" frame made on the Pacific Northwest bodybuilding scene will last for a very long time.

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Chris Cormier

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