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I'm glad to see the bush coming back into vogue. More and more ladies

and model are sporting them. There's even a couple of galleries on DA

featuring only them (nude-but-not-denuded) and (hairybush)! As the old

adage goes, "what goes around comes around!"

Hi Michael,

Somewhere back in the days of film and before digital, I attended a workshop where there was a serious discussion regarding pubic hair on nudes.  One speaker showed photographs that were of a certain sub era of classical Greek statues and for a period of time they lacked pubic hair --- statues! Both male & female! He suggested that the alternation of shave and leave natural regularly cycles throughout history - we just don't have enough evidence to convince anyone.

I do remember the first nude I photographed.  She was blond in both areas.  Therefore when a modern blond model turns out to have dark pubic hair, I wonder.  A speaker at the workshop was from an art-photography gallery and he said photographic nudes then sold 10:1 in favor of no pubic hair. He said that painted nudes had similar sales results.  At least, then, pubic hair was a negative thing. 

It was no more than 5 months later when I was contacted by a European model who was traveling from Italy to various parts of the U.S. and she wanted to book a photo session while she was visiting my locality.  To my great surprise, when the model disrobed, her axial hair looked like a black mat of steel wool and then her pubic hair looked similar. The mats were each large enough to hide a softball.  To me, esthetically awful, especially with the thought of her in a short sleeved blouse or a bikini!

All of this has me wondering.  Does removal and display of pubic hair cycle?  Is there a cycle for axial hair?  Are the two cycles synchronized?  Since some models have begun to use electrolysis to remove pubic hair and they say after a certain number of applications, the lack of hair becomes permanent, how will they stay in harmony with changing fashion? Maybe there will be a market for labial wigs.  For others we can run classes in how to braid the pubic hair!

My regards,

Jerry Matchett

Hi Jerry!

Thanks for sharing that very interesting story!  And you're right... what will the ones who have had their hair permanently removed do to stay with the cyclic trends?!

I realize this is a controversial subject for many out there... both females and males.  For me personally, I have always felt that pubic hair, and at times even underarm hair, added to the credence and validity of the true artistic nude - especially with darker-haired models.  But, that's just me, and I realize the next photographer could easily see it differently.

It does seem to me however, that the trend is slowly heading back to the bush, but there will always be the holdouts - on both sides of the fence.

In any case, I thoroughly enjoyed your "blast from the past" experiences on the subject!  Thanks for sharing!

With best regards,

Michael

Not sure what to say but this one showed some creativity and it made me smile.