J. Wayne Higgs
J. Wayne Higgs (1939-2023) was a photographer and graphic artist in the Washington, DC area. Born John Wayne Higgs, he dropped "John" and went by Wayne Higgs.
He is remarkable for the number of nude self-portrait photos that he made during a long life. His book "naked i" contains a selection of them. Literally hundreds of them can be seen on his Flickr page. All of today's photos except the last one are his self-portraits.
Above, Nude male, self-portrait, taken in 1965 in Washington DC.
Self-portrait, 1966 shows that he was well-hung.
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And Self-portrait, 1967 shows even more.
Squatting self-portrait, 1967, shows a good-looking young man.
Here he is in 1974. He was taking nude photos of a female subject, and she wanted to take one of him.
Toot, a self-portrait was taken in 1976 in Washington DC.
The Interview ... a self-portrait melodrama dates from 1978.
Is it cocked? was used in a set of notecards with male nude photos that he published in 1980-1981 to be sold in gay boutique shops nationwide. It was not explicitly identified as a self-portrait, but I'm almost certain that it is.
Self-portrait in the yard, 1987.
Art reference self-portrait, 1988.
Art reference self-portrait, 1988.
After a gap of some years, we see Those Who Wait, a self-portrait with some obvious photo-manipulation, taken in 2009 on Assateague Island, Maryland.
This 2010 self-portrait was untitled. In 2010 he was 70 years old, but still very unashamed.
74th birthday suit self-portrait was taken on Nov. 14, 2013.
This is Fourth of July selfie, taken in 2020.
Our last photo of him is 82nd birthday self-portrait, taken on Nov. 14, 2021.
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We end with this photo, not a self-portrait. It's Higgs' photo of another man's cock. As a professional photographer, he photographed all sorts of things, but his Flickr site is full of nude photo sessions, some of women, but mostly of men. Was he straight? His obituary said that he got married when he was 21 years old, and he and his wife had six children.
However, consider this. When he posted the photo above on his Flickr page, someone commented "mmm".
J. Wayne Higgs replied, "That's what I always say every time he slides that big bare uncut head into my tight little hole."
9 comments:
Terrific!
black and white photos are pure art (#2, #4, #6, #8 exp.)
The last paragraph made me chuckle.
some of the images are mirror reversed, one arm has a big tatoo near the wrist and sometimes appears on the right arm and sometimes on the left.
I am sure someone will comment "which tatoo?"
@Anon - Good point about the tattoo. The 82nd birthday self-portrait is clearly a selfie taken in a mirror, so I think the tattoo was actually on his left wrist.
So, the Squatting self-portrait, 1967 negative was reversed
@Anon - Yes, it looks like the squatting 1967 self-portrait was reversed.
Some great photos and love what you wrote. Incredible career. He loved nudes and captured them so well.
Wonderful series and great photographer. Definitely unashamed. He obviously loved nudity and was happy to share it.
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