This Is Interesting!
By: Tommy “Tj” Sotomayor

I am fan of athletic bodies on women and I think I would surely subscribe to this magazine… what do you think

“I’ve photographed a thousand different athletes in my life. Of course, every one of them had clothes on.” – Walter Iooss, photographed Isaiah Thomas

Year-round for the past 10 years, photo editors in Bristol have dedicated themselves to creating something unique and powerful, to showcase the bodies and personalities of the best athletes in the world.

In 2017, 16 athletes were photographed. It took 352 crew members on set to pull it off. The photo shoots spanned the entire country and required months of preparation.

From lighting to set design, locations to logistics, there are so many variables in making The Body Issue. Here are the things you didn’t know about the photos we look forward to every year and the ones we certainly will never forget.

“The first minutes of a body shoot are a little bit tense, and you have to start slow and get them on your side.”JOE PUGLIESE PHOTOGRAPHED THE U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL ICE HOCKEY TEAM IN CHAPEL, FLORIDA

The hats that seem impossibly positioned are actually on strings held by off-camera crew members.RAMONA ROSALES PHOTOGRAPHED HOCKEY PLAYERS JOE THORNTON AND BRENT BURNS

Groomers brushed over 70 feet of synthetic hair in six different colors to produce 3.5-4-foot beards.SUSSY CAMPOS WAS THE GROOMER FOR THORNTON AND BURNS

Out of 16 athletes in the 2017 Body Issue, 14 had at least one tattoo.PETER YANG PHOTOGRAPHED CLIMBER KRISTIE ENNIS IN JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA