Blake Little

It's been a long time since my last post, but this excellent series by Blake Little is certainly reason for a foray out of retirement.  Stellar work!

You may also be interested in this article with a video his process 

Aneta Bartos

Haunting and beautiful work by the talented Aneta Bartos.

Aneta Bartos

Lovely and thoughtful work by UK photographer Rayment Kirby featuring many of my favourite UK figure models like Ivory  Flame and Ella Rose.

 Rayment Kirby

Darren Holmes

It's been too long since I visited the webpage of Canadian photographer Darren Holmes.  I love the evocative little tableaus he creates.

 Darren Holmes

Doug Ross

Genuinely remarkable work by American born Irish artist Doug Ross. His gorgeous allegorical/symbolist/fantasy images blur the line between painting and photography with impressive results. Doug Ross

Ray Bidegain

There's some nice new work to be found on photographer Ray Bidegain's site.

Ray Bidegain Studio

Two new books by Jean Jacques André

JJ André has two new limited edition books for sale on his website. The first book, Mythica, features an extensive collection of his fabulous montage work. The second, Muses & Models is a photographic history of the dozens of models he has worked with over his more than 50 year career. I'm also honoured to report that I had the privilege of writing the Introduction to Muses & Models. With only 100 signed copies of each available, this is an opportunity to own a highly collectable art book that won't be around for long.

Jean Jacques Andre Photography

Arturo Martinez

Here's some interesting work by Mexican photographer Arturo Martinez.

Unredeemed Ghost

Marc Hoppe

 Sensational fashion and figure work by German photographer Marc Hoppe.

Marc Hoppe | Photographer | Fashion Beauty Portrait | Berlin - 100

Vadim Stein

Superb statuesque studio work by Russian photographer Vadim Stein.

Vadim Stein

Thanks Michel, this is the kind of work that will get my semi-retired self to do some posts. : )

Feliz Paloma Gonzalez

A diverse portfolio of natural light nudes and portraits with a sensitive touch by Art Nudes reader Feliz Paloma Gonzalez.

Feliz Paloma Gonzalez - Artistic Erotic Photography

Rich Burroughs

Charming lo-fidelity work by Rich Burroughs.

Rich Burroughs

RAEMOND

Lovely natural light nudes and portraits by Swiss photographer and Art Nudes reader "Raemond"

RAEMOND - Fine Art Photography

Eamonn Farrell

Beautiful figures in the lovely landscapes of Ireland by Art Nudes reader Eamonn Farrell.

Eamonn Farrell

Dennis Ziliotto

Highly stylized and manipulated work by Italian photographer Dennis Ziliotto.

DennisZiliotto Thanks to Michel N. for this one.

Olivier Valsecchi

Interesting work by French photographer Olivier Valsecchi

www.oliviervalsecchi.com Merci Nicolas T.

Allen Birnbach

Outstanding outdoors nudes by American photographer Allen Birnbach.

Birnbach Figureworks

Jan Mlcoch

 Interesting and dramatic light painting work by Czech photographer Jan Mlcoch.

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Happy 80th Birthday Jean Jacques Andre!

Ok, I'm breaking my blogging fast for the first time since my slow down for a very special occasion...

To wish a very happy 80th birthday to the man got me started with figure photography in the first place.

Joyeux anniversaire JJ.  Here's to having as many more of them as you want! 


By the way, even at 80 JJ puts most photographers to shame with the frequency which he updates his website. There is tons of new work from the past few months alone.

Jean Jacques Andre Photography

New Years Wishes and an Announcement

Photo by Nicolas Taillard

I am starting off the year with the news that as of today the Art Nudes blog will no longer be updated regularly. After so many years I can no longer devote 2 or 3 hours every weekend to blogging. Plain and simply, what should be a joy has begun to feel like work and I am tired.

I was determined that this would be my big farewell, but the idea of simply turning off the lights and walking away on so many year's worth of work and having the Google servers erase the blog for inactivity was too much to bear. More importantly, losing the opportunity to communicate with so many great artists is a blessing I can't simply toss away. So what is the answer? For now, it is taking an extended break of a month or two. After that, posts will go up when I find art or information that really inspires me. There will be less posts advising about current exhibits, new books, etc., fewer repeats of old favourites and the work that gets posted will be the best of the best.

It was nine(!) years and nearly 3000 posts ago that I started this blog as an experiment in sharing my bookmarks. Little did I know what it would eventually become. The site has received literally millions of visitors. I've been interviewed for a nationally published magazine and for several different art websites. I've been humbled by very generous gifts of original photographic art and books. I've received emails from hundreds of photographers requesting to be featured and hundreds more expressing thanks for the exposure this blog has given them. Most importantly though, I've had the pleasure of forming friendships both real and "virtual" with dozens of the artists whose work I admire.

I couldn't have carried on this long without the support of several dedicated readers who regularly scoured the web and kindly submitted links for me to post. Some burned bright and faded, others are still going strong, but I am grateful to them all. With that in mind, I'd like to extend a special thanks to the following people.

Eric Kellerman
Michel Nahabedian
Nicolas Taillard
Chris Triance-Martin
Raymond Delhaye
Mariana Pinheiro
Brooks Ayola

Furthermore, I'd like to thank all you photographers that submitted your websites and online portfolios to me. I sincerely hope you continue to do so although posts will be much less frequent. It is my greatest pride that this blog is visited regularly by so many talented artists.

Thank you also to all my readers. Knowing that there were thousands of people a day visiting the site was an awesome responsibility, but one I was proud of.

Finally, I'd like to thank Jean Jacques Andre for sparking my interest in figure photography in the first place. Merci beaucoup JJ!

I sincerely hope my efforts have brought only good publicity and increased exposure to the artists featured here, and to fine art nude photography in general.

P.S. Please see the comments section below for a special message from long time contributor Eric Kellerman that he's asked me to post for him.