Artistic Photos
This is a place to post your "artistic" photos for others to view and enjoy. However you choose to define "artistic" is up to each individual. The genesis of this idea for me was having taken some shadow/silhouette photos, wanting to share them, but not really knowing where to post them. They are "soft" nude photos that are more provocative than explicit. Hoping...
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The joy of naked bathing in pictures
Return to DiscussionsNot my photos, but a link to a set of photos by Ruth Kaplan who "...travelled the world taking shots of bathers lost in thought in hot springs, saunas and public baths. "I found them interesting, I hope others might do too and gain some inspiration for taking more photos of naked people.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2017/aug/18/come-on-in-the-joy-of-naked-bathing-in-pictures
Thanks for the post and the link, Nik. I visited the site and enjoyed the various black & white photos. The bathers do, indeed, look lost in thought as the share the experience of communal bathing. - Bill, Moderator/Founder of "Artistic Photos"
Yes they are great. It looks like the subjects were unaware of being photographed. It adds to the natural beauty of the photo. BUT we need to remember the nudists' etiquette of not photographing other nudists without their permission? It is there for obvious reasons. There are situations (like NEWT) when permission is given at the outset. And I've benefitted from being able to take natural photos in those situations. I've been in many other places where I thought there could be a great photo of another nude. But I haven't taken the photo because of that etiquette.