Ron Vogel
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- October 7, 1931
- Died
- January 1, 2019 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Ron Vogel was a legendary photographer, perhaps best known for having photographed 10 Playboy Playmates in the years between 1958 and 1968. Ron and his wife, Audry Pomerantz were nudists, and Audry was one of his early models. Vogel learned photography in the Army’s Special Services and after his service, he began taking nude photographs for men's magazines, with Audry coordinating models and maintaining the library. Vogel was a regular contributor to early men's magazines such as Rouge, Adam, Modern Man, and of course Playboy when it came along. Later, he would provide work for other magazines including Caper, Sir!, Beau, Mayfair, Beaver, Escapade, Carnival, Club, Cavalcade, Fling, Gallery, High Society, Score, Hustler, Rogue, Scamp, Sir Knight, and others. Vogel's other contributions included photos for photography magazines, showcasing his artistic nudes, and he also did photography for record covers starting in the late 1950s. In the 60s and 70s, he dabbled in other commercial photography and advertising, and did occasional celebrity photo sessions. In the 1970s, he began being hired as the still photographer for porn films (photos for covers and promotional articles), and this led to him branching out into other areas - cinematography, set design, art design, lighting design, and more - even appearing in bit parts in front of the camera on occasion. His daughter Alexis Vogel joined him in the business as a makeup artist - a trade she'd learned in his photography studio - and provided hair and makeup for dozens of adult movies and photo sessions in the 1970s and 80s, transitioning to working on mainstream Hollywood projects in the 80s. Vogel retired from the adult movie business in 2003, and largely from photography by 2006. In the 2010s, Vogel had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, to which he succumbed sometime in 2019.
Known For
Filmography
Super Groupie
Movie · Still Photographer
Barely 18 5
Movie · Still Photographer
A Wolf's Tail
Movie · Still Photographer
Hollywood Nights
Movie · Still Photographer
Daydreams Nightdreams
Movie · Still Photographer
Swinging in the Rain
Movie · Still Photographer
Jenna's Built for Speed
Movie · Still Photographer
Torn
Movie · Still Photographer
Sex Secrets of a Mistress
Movie · Still Photographer
Do The Macarena
Movie · Still Photographer
Play Thing
Movie · Still Photographer
Luna Chick
Movie · Still Photographer
Boiling Point
Movie · Still Photographer
On Her Back
Movie · Still Photographer
Forever Young
Movie · Still Photographer
Hollywood Ho' House
Movie · Still Photographer
Layover
Movie · Still Photographer
Hardcore
Movie · Still Photographer
Cheating
Movie · Still Photographer
American Blonde
Movie · Still Photographer
Close to the Edge
Movie · Still Photographer
Seduced
Movie · Still Photographer
Where the Boys Aren't 4
Movie · Still Photographer
Centerfold
Movie · Still Photographer
The Hunger
Movie · Still Photographer
Anal Adventures 4: Doin' It Up!
Movie · Still Photographer
Anal Adventures 3: Can Her!
Movie · Still Photographer
Anal Adventures 2: Bodacious Buns
Movie · Still Photographer
Anal Adventures 1: Anal Executive
Movie · Still Photographer
The Girls of Summer
Movie · Still Photographer
The Secret Garden
Movie · Still Photographer
The Secret Garden Part II
Movie · Still Photographer
Street Angels
Movie · Key Grip
Desert Fox
Movie · Still Photographer
Burn
Movie · Still Photographer
Just for the Hell of It
Movie · Still Photographer
Passages 2
Movie · Still Photographer
Love Letters
Movie · Still Photographer
Heavenly Hyapatia
Movie · Still Photographer
Vegas 4: Joker's Wild
Movie · Still Photographer
Swap
Movie · Still Photographer
Legend
Movie · Still Photographer
In the Jeans
Movie · Still Photographer
Lust in the Woods
Movie · Still Photographer
I Do 2
Movie · Still Photographer
The Landlady
Movie · Still Photographer
Confessions of a Chauffeur
Movie · Camera Department Production Assistant
Miss Directed
Movie · Still Photographer
Body Music
Movie · Still Photographer
The Invisible Girl
Movie · Still Photographer
Risqué Business
Movie · Still Photographer
Moonglow
Movie · Still Photographer
The Case of the Sensuous Sinners
Movie · Still Photographer
Desperately Seeking Suzie
Movie · Still Photographer
Angel's Back!
Movie · Still Photographer
Kascha and Friends
Movie · Still Photographer
Jane Bond Meets Thunderthighs
Movie · Still Photographer
Nasty Newshounds
Movie · Still Photographer
Rio Heat!
Movie · Still Photographer
Jane Bond Meets Octopussy
Movie · Still Photographer
Innocent Taboo
Movie · Still Photographer
Angel's Revenge
Movie · Still Photographer
Black Lava
Movie · Still Photographer
Crystal Balls
Movie · Still Photographer
Savage Fury
Movie · Still Photographer
Thrill St. Blues
Movie · Still Photographer
Flesh and Ecstasy
Movie · Still Photographer
Snatchbuckler
Movie · Still Photographer
Holly Does Hollywood
Movie · Still Photographer
Christy Canyon Acts Like a Virgin
Movie · Still Photographer
Girls on Fire
Movie · Still Photographer
For Your Thighs Only
Movie · Still Photographer
Classical Romance
Movie · Still Photographer
Physical Attraction
Movie · Still Photographer
What Gets Me Hot!
Movie · Still Photographer
Night of Loving Dangerously
Movie · Still Photographer
Lust in the Fast Lane
Movie · Still Photographer
Dirty Shary
Movie · Still Photographer
I Never Say No!
Movie · Still Photographer
Summer Camp Girls
Movie · Still Photographer