Fashion photographer Tarik Carroll aims to inspire body acceptance among all men When fashion photographer Tarik Carroll set out to create a photo series to promote body positivity in men, he wasn ...

He wanted to take a look at how Americans' standards for the ideal male body have changed over time as well, so he started collecting photos that depicted that body from the 1870s to today.

But the 40-year-old’s new “shredded and pumped” physique has divided social media, with men and women unable to agree on whether Murs looks better “before” his body transformation, or after.

Male beauty and body image receive far less attention in the media and academia than the female body. That’s despite buff, lean and muscular male bodies becoming an increasingly popular features ...

So he collected reference photos for what was considered among Americans to be the "perfect man" from each decade since the 1870s, then sculpted 3D models. In the late 19th century, for example ...