This Photographer Shoots Nude Portraits, Only This Time He Is The One Naked

Trevor Christensen is a portrait photographer based in Los Angeles who recently launched his latest portrait series titled Nude Portraits. And if you think the series is going to feature many naked people, we've got news for you - there will only one. And he won't be in front of the camera. In his latest series, the photographer decided to take peoples' portraits while being naked: "My thinking was that I’m a person who is comfortable taking photos, helping a subject feel comfortable having their photo be taken. What if I became a photographer who was uncomfortable taking photos, who was photographing a subject who was similarly uncomfortable?" said Trevor in an interview with Bored Panda. For the photographer, The Nude Portrait series was a new and frightening experience at first: "Even with people I knew, it was stressful and strange to carry on a conversation and direct a portrait shoot while I was nude. I did about 50 shoots for the series and never really enjoyed them," said Trevor. Although he got used to the process with time: "I also noticed subjects didn’t seem to react as strongly to my nudity either. What I realized is that when you’re taking a persons photo, they’re looking to you to know how to feel. So as you become more confident and collected, they’ll be the same way. They’re feeding off your energy." Many people loved the project and said it opens up the topics of how people perceive nudity and vulnerability. Check out the unique series in the gallery below! More Info: Website | Instagram | Vimeo | h/t

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Hillary, 24, friend, student Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Olivia, 28, acquaintance, opera masters student; Makenzie, 28, acquaintance, opera masters student Chole; 11 months old, acquaintance, cat Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Jordan, 24, friend, quality assurance Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Members of the band Fictionist Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Susie, 22, photographed in her bedroom at her Koreatown, LA apartment Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Austin, 27, girlfriend at the time, middle school teacher, photographed at her home in Provo, Utah Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Madelyne, 25, elementary school friend, executive assistant Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Kari, 26, works in IT, former stripper. Photographed at her apartment that she and her boyfriend share in Salt Lake City Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Victoria and her younger sister Hannah, shot in Provo, Utah Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Rae, 42, web developer, photographed in her bedroom in Santa Monica, California Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Anchor Chris Miller didn't realize what he was getting into when he called to interview me for 'Nude Portraits'. Here's my favorite from our impromptu session, shot at their main studio in Salt Lake City Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Jay, 27, drummer, photographed at his home Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Jason, 24, friend, roofer Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Kendall, 44, contacted me through my website, subject of a documentary that explores what it means to be LGBT and Mormon, Photographed at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Sitwat, 30, wedding photographer in Karachi, Pakistan. Shot in California Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Madelyne, 25, elementary school friend, executive assistant Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Karla, photographed in New Mexico. Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Brianna, 26, aspiring model, contacted me through my website, photographed at her parent’s home in Salt Lake City, Utah. Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Grace, 21, #byu student, photographed in October at her apartment Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Karen, 20, cam model. Photographed at her home in Salt Lake City Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Torrie, 30, producer/director Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Bruce, 26, graduate student, friend since 2nd grade. Shot at my home in Orem, Utah. Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Hannah, 21, waitress, photographed for #NudePortraits in Provo, Utah. Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Jamie, florist, photographed in Salt Lake City Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Kendall, 44, documentary producer. Photographed at his house in Salt Lake Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Ed at his home in LA. Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Christian, 43, works in communications, photographed at his apartment in Salt Lake City, Utah. 2015 Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Lizzy, 31, software specialist, photographed for #NudePortraits late at night at her home in Springville, Utah. Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Chris and Natalie, 28 and 27, photographed at Natalie’s studio in Los Angeles, California Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Karin, 20, acquaintance, porn & cam model Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Ashley-Jayne, 22, student and receptionist Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Court Mann Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Silvia, 19, sophomore at Portland State Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Alex, 25, designer at Adobe, shot at the mansion where her boyfriend lives in Provo, Utah. Image source: Trevor Christensen

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Chris & Natalie, 28 and 27, photographed at Natalie's studio in Los Angeles, California. Image source: Trevor Christensen