Remembering Pompeo Posar

December, 2004

Pompeo Posar was the dean of Playboy Photographers, with 65 published Playmate Centerfolds and 40 Playboy covers to his credit. He traveled the world for the magazine, shooting celebrities, fashion, food, cars and, most of all, beautiful women. Thousands of beautiful women. He loved them, and they loved him. His greatest talent wasn't his technical expertise with cameras and lights. It was his charm.Posar was born in the Adriatic port city of Trieste, on the border of Yugoslavia and Italy. In ea...

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