This has to be some of the most 'revealing' thumbnails that I ever had on Graceful Nudes. After long years of going through and editing nudes, I have come to a realization about the whole process of creating art, if the artist has no respect for the subject, then the resulting images will be degrading and pornographic.
It's kind of hard to not have a great amount of self-respect and self-love and to decide to have pictures of you posted on the Internet. It's simple, if you're ashamed about something or think that it's not beautiful, you're very likely to hide it and live in guilt and shame. You won't be proud of being who you are before you're comfortable in your own skin.
I recently was watching some pornographic 'castings', which were very disturbing even though they only had ordinary sex. The reason is that the person behind the camera and the performers often have no respect for what they're doing and for the intimacy of sex. That's the reason why porn is that degrading and disturbing and may even be inhumane, it strips the performers of their identities and reduces them to mere partners in an emotions-devoid sex act in which their only qualification is their being female.
The situation is strikingly different with nudity, even though some websites have lots of photographers who have no respect for the models and what they're doing, hence the overabundance of trash-quality nudes, there are still some photographers and people who have passion about what they do, and they often try to truly make and capture beauty - despite the external pressure. That includes most photographers at BiM, Stefan Soell, and even a handful of Russian photographers.
I once blamed money and greed for this. I now blame it on the lack of respect and love, love for ourselves, our work, and humanity. Maybe one day more beautiful and liberating porn will be produced, but for now, I will continue combing all online resources to bring you the best of respectful and tasteful nudes.
Nikkala's Stott most remarkable feature has to be her eyes. They truly glisten whenever she smiles, again, filling whoever who's lucky enough to witness her smile with a sense of beauty and love for life.
This gallery is an innocent joke on the common request to see Nikkala Stott fully nude, which hasn't been fulfilled to date. What Nikkala really shows in this gallery, apart from her amazing self-confidence and goodness-dispersing beauty, is a very lucky stuffed toy. A beaver with the flag of Canada - the country of Dwayne, and the location where this was shot - on it. That lucky beaver is even up for sale on eBay right now.
I think that we're very lucky to witness such kindness and beauty. Whether full frontal nudity is an element or not. Beauty isn't about genitalia, it's about personality, and Nikkala has more than enough of that.
Photography has evolved in the past 10 years in remarkable ways. The introduction of digital photography and the fact that dark rooms became nothing more than computer software, where tricks don't have anything to do with nasty chemicals, has made it easier for photographers to be more creative and to focus more on making good pictures instead of making sure that good pictures turn out well on paper.
This gallery represents that transition or evolution. The first gallery was shot in 2000 using a film camera, with a wonderful model, Patti Smith - which explains the grain, while the second gallery, shot in 2010 in Hawaii using a digital camera with the amazing model Pua Chapman, is a representation of the modern approach to beauty. It was a day full of adventure for this young woman. Her poses are wonderful and she's indeed very graceful.
The two galleries have the same theme and two alluring models. I often complain when photographers use the same idea more than once, but here the results are remarkably different. The beauty of each model stands out perfectly in those wonderful natural settings.
It's also a wonderful chance to actually see how David Allio's vision has evolved over a decade.
I hope that you will like it.
Esmeralda has to be one of the most amazing models that I have seen. As an actress, she has wonderful control over her body, but it's the sincere look in her eyes that makes her truly alluring.
She has a real life, she's not a model by profession, and she has retired. Which makes those few sets a true treasure, for they serve as a representation of an extraordinary South American woman.
The most beautiful thing about Kaitlin is her vibrant personality. It may not be that visible in this rather small gallery, but it definitely is in the full gallery. Choosing the images was really difficult, as the entire series is just full of beauty.
I would also like to congratulate AbbyWinters on the fact that they did not retouch her skin in any way. This is what AbbyWinters is about, showing the beauty of the girl next door. I am starting to wonder if all Melbourne girls are that lovely. Many of them are on AbbyWinters and most of them are truly wonderful young women who set a great example with their self-confidence and natural charm.
There are even some wonderful behind-the-scene images - backstage 153 if you're a member - that I can't feature here at the moment.
Recently, I received the saddening news that AbbyWinters is being forced out of Australia. They'll settle in the Netherlands, but the CEO promised that nothing will change. He said that they will have the same girls, same personalities, just that nationality will not matter anymore. I will definitely miss seeing all those wonderful Australian in such positive light and wonderful atmosphere, but at least we will get to see more beauty from Europe.
Beauty is Divine (gODDESS) has undergone a grand transformation a few months ago that basically forced it into the bottom of my priority website. They transformed the website into what seemed to be pure pornography. It certainly felt like they sold out, and I am somewhat hesitant about them.
However, all that they have more than most other websites is videos and pictures with their models having sex in the same glamorous style. I don't think that there's anything wrong with sex, whether straight or not. However, it certainly was a surprise. The anger wasn't sex, which turned out to be passionate and loving between couples, the problem was that I felt that beauty was going to be displaced by tons of useless erotica.
I recently decided to pay them another while remaining neutral about their past. They still have some amazing sets and have a lot of beautiful models. While actual penetration was weird to see on a nudes website, I got used to it. It isn't degrading, it isn't spreading false stereotypes about women, so what's the problem? It can even be considered a form of respect for the model's sexuality. A step to make them look more human in front of the camera.
Anyway, I am just glad that they still have some old-fashioned gODDESS-style nudes.
One of the very few not that explicit galleries from Watch4Beauty. I think that Ldove's beauty was hard to miss. It's a very simple gallery, with diffuse lighting and a beautiful light background for contrast.
This is a casting set, but hopefully we'll get to see more of her at Watch4Beauty.
I know Britney well from her regular appearances on BodyInMind. Many of her sets look similar, they take place outdoors, in fields, and there's often an emphasis on the sky. Actually, I can claim that this gallery comes from BodyInMind and get away with it.
However, this one comes from Met-Art, which is quite strange as the set is actually beautiful and isn't that explicit, but I think that it may be the sign of a reversing trend. I truly hope so.
It doesn't really matter where her pictures appear as long as we get to enjoy her beauty. :)
Goncharov's sets are somewhat explicit in nature at the websites that like explicit content. It's a true shame as he often has some of the most beautiful models on Met-Art and his sets are often very beautiful. It's somewhat disturbing to see beauty being reduced to the anatomy of the genitalia, and that's why I often ignore his sets when choosing new galleries for display here.
This time I decided to take my chances by choosing the images that offer some balance between obsession with genitalia and beauty. I think that the results are interesting. It's even worse with his girl-girl sets.
Sofi A looks very familiar, but my memory betrays me with regards to where she has appeared before. She has multiple sets on Met-Art and that may be where I saw her before, but I am not quite sure about the details. Something in my mind tells me that she's from the Ukraine, but I didn't write it as her country because I am not quite sure that it's correct.
This is another installation of the wonderful collectors cut series. I like it when websites revisit their old sets, and a goddess like Anya certainly deserves renewed respect and her beauty deserves attention.
It's a simple outdoors gallery in a beautiful meadow on a beautiful Summer day. I think that Jan Svend has made a difference since he started shooting for MPLStudios. Most of the beautiful sets that they have were produced by him.
I hope that you'll like this gallery.
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