Rob & Brenda are ten years into a mixed marriage; he's a naturist and she isn't.  While Brenda is tolerant of Rob's nudism, has seen photos of the nude activities he attends without her and has even met his nude friends at their apartment, she still has no desire to go nude in public other than this discreet portrait.  She says that she's self-conscious of her body and being nude in public doesn't feel comfortable.

Rob and Brenda's grandchildren don't have much to say about nudism.  They don't seem to care whether they have on clothes or not.

Ramon is a photographer, dealing in the arts and using the nude as a form of expression.  Even though he's not a nudist and has some inhibitions, he felt the necessity to help out a fellow artist.  (Ramon is actually my friend.  We first met when he used me as a model and since then we have worked together and he has assisted me in my own photographic efforts.)

Caron is an artist's model and massage therapist and is quite comfortable posing nude or handling other nude bodies.  Actually, she's a nudist who hasn't joined a club.  She is often nude in the presence of Alex but he has always been too shy to pose nude with her.

Eugene is Caron's father, a retired Floridian.  He is not a nudist but had considered it when younger.  Caron invited him to pose and he agreed because he considers nudity no big deal.

Magaly is an acquaintance of Caron, who came on the day of the shoot.  She was very self-conscious about posing nude, but Caron convinced her that she could hide behind Brandon, who is obviously not shy.

Eugene is a massage therapist and exercise instructor whose mother told him the human body is unattractive and must be covered.  Today, accepting his body became part of his spiritual (or psychological) growth.  The ease with which he sat for these photos indicates his triumph.

Anne is a physical therapist who grew up in California and thought nothing of going nude on the beach, which was common there.  She joined organized nudism; it just seemed to be happening.  Without convenient nude beaches in South Florida (where she now lives) Anne got away from nude activities.  She still feels comfortable nude, around the right people.

Cathy is an accomplished professional artist who has used me as a model over the years but she resists being identified as any one of her activities.  Cathy is so at ease with nudity, both hers and mine that this shoot revealed she is another of those hidden naturists quietly living the lifestyle.  She says that being nude in the photo was not a problem but she sometimes has difficulty owning her own space when being viewed by others.  This photo session was just another challenge to that self-consciousness.

Mike is a massage therapist and though not a nudist, he feels that many Americans have hang-ups about the human form, saying they equate nudity with sex.  His purpose in posing is to say there is nothing pornographic about the naked body if expressed artistically.

A model by profession, posing nude is simply an extension of what he does.  Being totally nude gives Sean a freedom he does not always feel when posing with clothes.

Greg and JR were a couple that I met in Gainesville, Florida.  The couch foto was part of a larger shoot, and they were the last nude people on the couch series.  the couch stayed in Gainesville when we moved back to Miami Beach in 1996.