A LITTLE HISTORY...

My name is Terence (Terry) Wyse and was born and raised in Ohio.
My wife and I moved to the Carolinas about 30 years ago with one kid in tow (now there’s three) and today reside in Lancaster, South Carolina.

”Discovered” photography in my early teens and have been doing it ever since….as I write this, I’m in my 60s. Alongside and related to photography, I fell in love with the Graphic Arts and Printing Industry when I was 16 and have worked in this field continuously since then.

SO WHY NUDES YOU ASK?

First off, art and photography have a long history of painting, sculpting and photographing the human form. It only became frowned upon in relatively recent times (less than 500 years ago), largely because of the influence of Protestantism....but even the church embraced the nude human form early on.

I find the human form fascinating and somewhat mystical. There's just something magical about it's curves and shapes, both male and female. In my own growth as an art nude photographer, I initially pursued the sorts of body types I was attracted to....nowadays I'm working to embrace a wider range of body types and styles as I start to recognize the beauty in all nude forms.

Special thanks goes out to all the models you see on these pages. There's a few that are local to me but the majority are full-time traveling models that do this for a living. They have a hard life and many times have to pose in difficult environments....and deal with, how shall we say, difficult photographers. If you think nude modeling might be something to try, go into the woods on a 40 degree  or 98 degree day, strip down and stand there for 30 minutes.....better yet, dunk yourself (naked) in a waterfall when it's 60 degrees. I wouldn't do it...but I appreciate the folks who do!

I hope you enjoy the photo galleries on display here. I still consider myself an "amateur" at this and try to avoid all the cliché nudes...but it's not easy....when you see other's work, my first inclination is to replicate it....but as I mature at this, I strive to find my own vision and style. Work in progress!

TODAY'S GEAR...

Sony A7IV (full-frame dSLR)

Pentax K1 (full-frame dSLR)

Pentax 645 (medium format film)

Pentax 6x7 (medium format film)

Mamiya RB67 (medium format film)

Mamiya C2 (medium format film)

There’s a 4x5 View Camera around here somewhere

Screen 1045ai Drum Scanner