Miles Chandler

Along with the fun of spending time with my friends (and nude photography can be a wonderful way to pass a few hours), I love recording the natural settings. The rocks, sea, and trees of Canada are profoundly important to me, as my earliest memories.  The discovery of a new location- a forgotten ruin or hidden waterfall- is a large part of what keeps me going.  The endless qualities of light and shadow are the seduction of this hobby, and I try to record them as they are.

These images are my aesthetic. They aren't a political statement except on the most basic social level- the challenge of our discomfort with nudity and endless encoding of the body that any nude photograph is.

The love of rich color is fundamental to me, so I usually chose to work with it, rather than black & white.  I want my pictures to be engaging, thoughtful and beautiful.  Occasionally I think I've manged it, for a moment.

Naturalism is a strange mandate for a photographer, but I do attempt to follow it as a philosophy whenever I can.  These pictures use no flashes- real light is good enough for me .
I used fully manual cameras until I went digital recently, but the principles are the same.  My models generally use no makeup or hair styling.  The results don't please everyone, but ultimately we make art for ourselves.  I feel very fortunate to have found so many people that appreciate my images.  I hope you enjoy them.

-Miles-