Give a Guy a Camera, and He'll Take a Picture of Another Guy

Since the early days of photography, guys have been taking pictures of naked other guys. As early as 1872 Eadweard Muybridge began scientific studies that revealed the first male nude photographs unrelated to the typical artistic appreciation of the female nude.

Little attention was paid nude male photography until Philadelphia painter Thomas Eakins started taking pictures of male nudes for guidance in his painting. He lost his teaching position when he insisted that art students draw male models without their posing straps. The scandal brought a lot of attention to male nude photography, and then everyone got into the action...thank heavens!





For more information on the past 100 years of male nude photography, check out David Leddick's "The Male Nude: Traces its Evolution in the Photography of the 20th Century."