Per Bernal

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Per Bernal is a Swedish-born, LA-based photographer whose lens has transformed the dedication and discipline of physique and fitness into art. With a career spanning close to four decades, and over 1,000 magazine covers, Per Bernal has an unmatched influence on fitness and bodybuilding photography. Bernal’s imagery has graced the pages of some of the most prestigious and influential magazines in the health and fitness industry including “Shape,” “Men’s Fitness,” “Men’s Journal” “Muscle and Fitness and Menstrual Health.” His dynamic images have become iconic in the world of fitness and bodybuilding, capturing athleticism and artistry in his photographs. Bernal’s new era reconnects him to his origins of portrait photography, as he debuts his latest project in collaboration with Paris Chong, Director of Leica Gallery LA, “Faces of Leica.”