The Nature of Man is part of an ongoing body of work examining the intersection of landscape and identity, uniquely through a queer lens. In a time when bodies and identities are increasingly politicized, this work offers a reclamation of queer presence. Through portraits of my community (and myself) in outdoor environments, I present images that attest to the presence of queer men in nature—not as outsiders or intruders, but as innate to its rhythms, mystery, and mythos. The images challenge notions of queerness, which are often excluded or detached from the natural world, instead situating queerness as elemental and ancient. These stripped figures are treated as both subject and terrain; a living landscape inseparable from the natural world around them. Solitude becomes ritual and connection becomes communion. The Nature of Man is positioning queerness not as a deviation, but as a birthright. This project asks: What does it mean to belong to the earth, to each other, and to ourselves, when we realize the narrative that we’ve been told was never truth?