Classic Exposure
Long before there was an internet, there were magazines. With the invention of photography came the invention of pornography. These vintage photos serve to underline the point that once your nakedness enters a viral medium, there is no retrieving it. Ever.
A Thousand Words
Yeah, yeah, you know the cliche, the picture that is worth a thousand words. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than viral photos of men who are standing there naked in some unlikely situation. These photos beg the question, “What the hell?” What the hell is going on? What the hell happened? What the hell were they thinking? What the hell will they think years later when the moment is still making the viral rounds? There’s got to be a story here. (And something tells me there is probably booze involved in the majority of these. Wild guess.)
Camera in the Mirror
I always find these fascinating. Presumably, these shots begin life intended for private usage, something to entertain your boyfriend, something to impress that hot stranger you’ve met online, something just between friends.That guy online forwards your picture to a friend to show him the hot dude he’s been chatting with. Before you know it, your photo has gone viral.
Alcohol-Induced Exposure
It is no secret that alcohol has a way of loosening a man’s inhibitions and loosening his zipper, as well as loosening his judgment. But just as an elevated blood alcohol level does not absolve you of responsibility for what you may do behind the wheel, neither does it absolve you of what you do before the camera.
Before and After
Not sure of the back story on these, but I’m seeing more and more of them. They always strike me as mug shots. Anyway, they’re out there now and there’s no turning back.
Public Scenes
These guys did not specifically pose for the photographer, but by appearing nude at a public event, they left themselves wide open (literally) to anyone who happened to have a camera. And at public events there are always cameras.
Tattoos
If you’ve got distinctive tattoos, then you’ve got proof-positive ID embedded into every naked photo you allow to be taken.
Note-Worthy
[Aside from the usual category descriptions, some photos just beg to have a bit more said about them.]Vintage photos like this regularly crop up, military-style groups of naked men in some sort of exam setting. What was the point of taking these? A troop photo is one thing, but naked? None of the men seem especially titillated at what is going on, indeed it looks very formal, so this isn’t one of those macho “Let’s all get naked and take a picture” moments.
Miscellaneous Viral Exposure
The broadest category here. Any casual naked photo, maybe seemingly innocent at the time, that could come back to haunt the subject when they least expect.
