Bill Hesnon's dark nudes

While wondering the internet in search of interesting and unique photography I came across Bill Henson. Bill Henson can probably be classified as a portrait photographer although his pictures are strange and unique. The first, and most notable aspect of his images is how dark they are. Typically portraits are very well lit and allow the viewer to see much of the person who's picture is being taken. Bill Henson does not follow this style. Most of his portraits are unbelievably dark to the point were the only thing you see is a certain part of the body. Some of his images do contain background information like specs of light or a branch but for the most part his background is completely black. In addition to this almost all of his models are nude and are either posed in some odd way or performing some strange action. Because of this it is nearly impossible to determine space and time within the image. With the dark background and poorly lit nudes in the foreground many of his pictures take on a kind of erotic quality. Some appear as if they were taken by a voyeur in the dead of night. becasue of the way he shots and how the light is set upon the images Henson has undoubtedly created his own little style of portraits.