THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF CATHY RAYNAUDCathy Raynaud is a French photographer based in
Lyon, specializing in
portraits and
artistic nude photography with an elegant and refined style.
Her work avoids mere exhibitionism; instead, it aims to tell a story: a
state of emotion, a
quiet presence, a sense of
introspection. It’s a classic approach to artistic nudes, where what’s suggested always carries more weight than what’s shown.
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I think your grandma just gave herself away.
THE NUDES OF NIK-MELNIKSergey Nik-Melnik, a semi-professional photographer from
Minsk, first set his sights on
buildings and
landscapes. But whenever he comes across a
nude, you can tell he enjoys bringing it into his world. His images don’t aim for raw realism: they’re
retouched, sometimes to the point of
fantasy, as if
Photoshop were just another camera in his hands.
His thing isn’t to show it as it is, but to
reinvent what he sees. And that’s where the charm lies:
bodies turned into
unreal scenes, somewhere between
photography and
illustration.
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Carpe Diem.