Why all the nudity? Well, first of all, I'm a naturist, and I'm naked ninety percent of the time. I'm also a photographer, and what I love the most is photographing light and shadow on the curves of the human body, in black and white.
I'm not a good model, but I'm usually the only model I have. I am a good photographer (I should be, after more than fifty years of doing it seriously), so by persistence I'm usually able to achieve an acceptable result, no matter the model.
My photography (usually black-and-white nudes) is very important to me. So is my poetry. It isn't too surprising, then, that my photography, as illustrations, has become an integral part of my poetry. Sometimes the photography inspires the poetry, while at other times it is the other way around. In either case, it's an intimate and symbiotic relationship.
It is my hope that you, my readers (and viewers), enjoy and appreciate these illustrations, and that they add to the writing that they accompany. I welcome your feedback, either directly as comments on the blog entries, or by email: exolinguist at gmail dot com.
As always, thanks for your continued interest in and enthusiasm for my work.
Text and image Copyright © 2020 by Donald C. Traxler aka Donald Jacobson Traxler.
