PHOTO VERDEAU

Here's an incredible collection of vintage nudes. There's even a couple by the elusive Studio Manasse that Erik was searching for. (The image above is by them)

PHOTO VERDEAU

Phillip Toledano Photography

Some beautifully quirky and distinctive work by New York photographer Phillip Toledano

Phillip Toledano Photography

Dylan Ricci Photography

Congratulations to Art Nudes reader Dylan Ricci. He has had four of his excellent male nudes selected for inclusion in the prestigious publication Graphis Nudes 4
Way to go Dylan!

The Art of Male Nude Photography . Dylan Ricci Photography

German photographer Martin Pudenz's photos are decidedly out of the ordinary.

Martin Pudenz at art-forum.org

You may also want to visit his official website

This link via dadanoias

In the spirit of Michael's retrospective urge, I've tried in vain to find a decent site for Studio Manassé's work in pre-war Vienna. There is the one book, Divas and Lovers, but it would be nice to be able to see a collection of their work on the net.

Anyone know where to find one?

George Eastman House William Mortensen Series

Some of these 1920's era photographs by William Mortensen clearly show the influence of the surrealist photographers.

George Eastman House William Mortensen Series: "William Mortensen"

Paul Frecker - Nineteenth Century Photography

Like much vintage nude photography, early gay erotica was often billed as artistic reference images for painters or sculptors, or as scientific studies for those interested in anatomy. Here's an interesting collection of early male nude "athletic" photographs.

Paul Frecker Gallery

Mikey and Mandy's

Now for something out of the ordinary but still topical. Michael Gross is a former Hollywood producer turned pornographer. He emailed me this link to a tutorial he wrote on lighting, posing and shooting nudes. Although it's all written from a porn perspective, his tips and tricks are well worth reading if you are an entry level photographer. While some images are suggestive, there is no overly explicit content on this page.

P.S. Before anyone writes me and gives me a hard time, I know he's advertising his paysite here and that's against my rules. However, this article falls under what I'd consider "significant free content".

Mikey and Mandy's

Paul Hine Photographs

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British photographer and Art Nudes reader Paul Hine

Paul Hine Photographs

Zuzana Sta?kov?- ateli?r T?lov?design

Marat, 2001

You know me, I always enjoy a post-modern art history reference.

Zuzana Stankova

This link via Gatochy's Blog

Steve Richard, Halifax Photographer

Canadian photographer Steve Richard produces some really fine photos.

Steve Richard

The rain is wet - Baby powder oh my baby powder.

Here's a self-portrait series by French photographer and Live Journal blogger Nanoublissgliss

Baby powder oh my baby powder.

Check out the rest of her site here

George Eastman House Louis-Camille D'Olivier Series

Louis-Camille d'Olivier (1827-after to 1870)

Four galleries and 59 fantastic images by this early French master.

Louis-Camille D'Olivier Series

Kevin Rolly Fine Art

American photographer Kevin Rolly applies oil paint to photographs creating works he calls oilgraphs

Kevin Rolly Fine Art

CANOE -- CNEWS - Weird News: World’s largest photo planned

Photographica

What do you do if you have an abandoned hangar, 33-by-111 ft of light-sensitive fabric, 200 gallons of developer solution and 600 gallons of fixer? Make the world's largest camera and photograph, of course!

CANOE : World’s largest photo planned

On the Road

On the Road

I'm off to Alaska for a couple days, so no posts from me until Thursday.

In the meantime, does anyone know any Alaskan photographers who do nudes? If so, please post a link in the comments section below.

See you all soon.

Andreas Heumann

Andreas Heumann's work harks back to the Central European greats, and does not suffer by comparison.

Andreas Heumann

Juul de Vries

Uniquely coloured and mysterious work by Dutch photographer Juul de Vries

Juul de Vries

Pascal RENOUX - photographie

Perennial favourite Pascal Renoux has updated his website for June.

Pascal RENOUX - photographie

Paul Banner: foto artistiche e glamour - nudi femminili artistici

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Italian photographer and Art Nudes reader Paul Banner

Paul Banner - nudi femminili artistici

Loic Peoch

I occasionally post fashion photographers here because as commercial photographers, they not only have to maintain high standards of quality, but in such a competitive field they also have to be constantly pushing the creative envelope as well.

Here some super slick work by French fashion photographer Loic Peoch.

Loic Peoch

Erotica Photographica

Although much of the work on this site consists of rather poor "erotica", I couldn't resist the novelty of the fact that this group of artists all work in either stereo views or anaglyphs. I took a 3-D photography course a couple years back and I still find it fascinating.

Erotica Photographica

Elena Martyniuk

Photographer Elena Martyniuk produces seriously gorgeous work! The site is all in Russian, but it isn't hard to figure out. Make sure to look at all the categories, not just the nudes, as there is excellent figurative work in all of them.

Elena Martyniuk

Your Gallery - Show your art to the world

I've had several photographers approach me who wanted to show their work here, but didn't have a website of their own. I may have a solution for them, and another promotional opportunity for the rest of you.

The Saatchi Gallery has created a new website which allows any artist to promote their work for free. The easy interface allows you to upload a sample (8 images maximum) of your work along with biographical information and links to your main site.

In its short history over 700 artists (mainly painters and printmakers) have uploaded their work and profiles. They need more photographers! According to the webmaster, the site attracts an average of 15,000 visitors per day. Best of all, it's is not a commercial venture.

Naturally, I was a bit skeptical so I set up a gallery of my own to test it out before I posted it here. I can happily report that it took about 5 minutes from start to finish and seems to be all it promises to be.

Check it out and if you set up a gallery, send me the link!

Your Gallery - Show your art to the world