Mariano Vargas

I've just returned from a wonderful week in Barcelona. What an amazing, overwhelming place for a small town Canuck like myself. It was incredible to be surrounded by so much history. There are even still remnants of the original Roman city to be seen! Incredible.

Anyway, that trip has got me thinking of all things Spanish (and Catalonian) so I was looking for Spanish photographers to feature today. Therefore I was delighted to find these exquisite images filled with rich art historical references by Spanish photographer Mariano Vargas. (If only the photos were larger!)

Surprisingly, I've found it very difficult to find others. I know they're out there, but I'm striking out. So, if any of your know any great Spanish photographers please let me know by contacting me via email, or leaving the link in the comments. Thank you!

Mariano Vargas

Josh Zytkiewicz

Josh Zytkiewicz is an advanced hobbyist photographer from Wisconsin, USA who keeps a blog of his development and photo shoots. His work is just fine, and I'd have been happy to post his work here anyway, but when I read his response to an angry reader on his secondary blog University Nudes, I knew I had to share it.

Read the post here: In response to Grushenka

Three cheers to Josh for for facing the criticism so many photographers encounter about nude photography with dignity and reason.

Here's the link to his main blog.

MonkeyMetal

Tomas Rucker

Beautiful figure work by Czech photographer Tomas Rucker.

Tomas Trman Rucker - FINE ART NUDE photography

Aneta Bartos

Dreamy and romantic work by fashion photographer Aneta Bartos.

Aneta Bartos

Alexey Kartashov

Studio and environmental nudes by Alexy Kartashoc

pictures by Alexey Kartashov

Andrew Kaiser

Figure studies in a variety of photographic mediums by American photographer Andrew Kaiser.

Absolute Reality Studios

Fomkin Konstantin

An interesting and elegantly executed concept by Russian photographer Fomkin Konstantin

geometry body by Fomkin Konstantin

Nguyen Thai Phien

Figure photography and images of the beautiful country and people of Vietnam by Nguyen Thai Phien.

ThaiPhienPhoto.Com

John Ross

Intriguing high-concept work by UK photographer John Ross. The Blood series is my favourite.

JOHN ROSS PHOTOGRAPHY

43 Photography Hacks, Mods And DIY Projects | DIYPhotography.net

It's been a while since I posted any do-it-yourself stuff. I'm a big fan of home built lighting rigs and studio stuff, so when I came across this list of 43 projects, I bookmarked it immediately. Hopefully there will be some inspiration for some of you in here too.

43 Photography Hacks, Mods And DIY Projects | DIYPhotography.net

Novic Arman Zhenikeyev

Kazakhstani photographer Novic Arman Zhenikeyev

Novic Arman Zhenikeyev

Massimo Conti

Exquisite figure studies and portraits by Massimo Conti.

Massimo Conti

Dennis Kelly

Photographer Dennis Kelly recently posted a series of images at the Art Nudes forum page that I had to share on the main blog. The images are an attempt at recreating Steve Richard's inspiring Cloud Busting series.

I think Dennis did a great job, and I appreciate his honesty about the source of his inspiration.

This is also a good time to remind you that the woefully under utilized Art Nudes Community Forum is still up and available for you to post your own work and interact with your fellow readers.

Here's the direct link to Dennis' excellent images.

Art Nudes Forum • inspired

Thomas Wulff

Strong figure studies and portraiture by Danish photographer Thomas Wulff.

Thomas Wulff

Ian Leake

Beautiful large format platinum prints by UK photographer Ian Leake.

ianleake.com

Jo Minaxe

Intimate portraiture by American photographer Jo Minaxe.

Photography by Jo Minaxe

Jurjen Bersee

Here's a small portfolio of work by Jurjen Bersee an Art Nudes reader from the Netherlands.

Jurjen Bersee