fine art nudes

James Groves is a freelance photographer from Southern California that has a real gift for both color and black and white photography. He has appeared in several publications, including "Shaved or Unshaven" and his newest book "A Decade Exposed". I notice that Groves really has a talent for capturing "the spark" of a person, and that his lingerie and fetish photos particularly shine. You can order books, calendars, and prints from the artist (but you have to contact him through email). A nice photographer's site. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-08-27
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: fine art nudes, Fine Art Prints, Photographer Portfolios

DeltaOfVenus.com, described by the site owner as "part historical archive, and part enlightened porn website," is chock-full of a century's worth of images, films and stories, digitally restored whenever possible. Dozens of Quicktime movies can be streamed from the site or downloaded. These are absolutely charming, both in terms of action, setting and background music. You'll also find hundreds upon hundreds of images categorized by gender, time period and activity. Rounding out the site are about a dozen fun and informative articles, as well as selections of erotic literature and art (these may have been my favorite things of all). One last awesome detail? The webmaster will do his very best to fulfill specific member requests. How cool is that? Join through CCBill with a credit card or online check; prices are more than reasonable for the enormous amount of truly unique content here. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2008-08-20
Cost: $9.95/month, other options available Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: fine art nudes, vintage / pinup

Wow! If you want behind the scenes information on fine art nude photography, I think that this may be your dream come true. David Weisenbarger has put together a growing online exhibit of female nudes, and all of them are respectful and celebrate the artform. He has well over 60 different sessions online, each of which show all the shots from the session in sizes that range from small (800 pixels) to extra large (3500-5000 pixels). You can download the sets as zip files, or view them one by one on the site. The models are very young and petite women, mostly from the Ukraine and Armenia. One of the site's main models is actually the photographer's wife, and all of the models seem to be active community members of the site. You can leave comments on individual sets, messages for the models, discuss things in the forum with David, watch video interviews with the talent, or even go and read an indepth lesson on the photographic skills and equipment used to produce the set! I read over some of the lessons, and they are particularly good at discussing lighting and depth of field issues. If you are a photographer or model, you can submit some of your own work in the member forum for comment and discussion. I was curious about another minor feature of the site as well, the owners used to run a humanitarian mission to orphanages in the Ukraine. Now, they have created a David-Nudes Charity that gives 10% of the membership fee to kids in the Ukraine and surrounding Eastern European countries. Neat! A good place to ask questions, learn, and enjoy! - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-07-30
Cost: $19.95/month recurring Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Advice / Education, amateur compilations, fine art nudes

I ran across some of Pascal Renoux's work online ages ago, fell in love with it, then promptly lost the link. Would it be too much to say that I mourned the loss? I did. These are images you'll want to view many times, as they are so lovely, so well-lit, and so striking. Many dozens of these are nudes--Renoux's nudes range from beautiful younger folks to larger people, couples and some gorgeous pregnancy shots. If the nudity gets to be too much, you can check out Renoux' images of animals, still lives and landscapes. All gorgeous and stunningly presented. - AAG » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2008-07-07
Cost: free Advertising Content: nil
Category Listings: fine art nudes

D. Keith Furon is an award winning photographer that has work in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. His work covers everything from landscapes to erotica, and all of his images are particularly sensual. You'll find many nude, erotic, and bondage themed pieces on his site. He seems to possess a real gift for unexpected compositions, and the texture of his images are particularly striking. Some of his photos seem to glow with a strange dreamlike quality, and often blur or show movement through clever use of line or lighting. I was particularly struck by his "Body in Fabric" and the entire "Mud Bath" series. They seemed so rich that I was certain that I could feel them with my fingertips. In addition to his images, he shares some thought provoking essays and information about the business side of his art. There is a list of his current collections, exhibitions, shows, and galleries handling his prints. He is available for private photo sessions, and he provides details about that on the site. I was very impressed with the pieces here. Be aware that there are sound files throughout the site, and on the index page. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-07-02
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: fine art nudes

Italian photographer Hikari Kesho's site features galleries of some of his favorite work, along with notices of upcoming exhibitions, biographical information, model calls and a store. My advice? Go straight to the galleries, where you'll find seven sets of twenty to thirty images each. There's a striking set called "Fetish," focusing on piercing, bondage and heels; another set called "Shibari" features models bound and photographed by the artist. The set I enjoyed most was Kesho's "Boundless" collection, which portrays Shibari bondage on women he refers to as "abundant." There are precious few images of larger women that combine beauty and strength to the degree these do. These works capture poise, character and serenity in a way you might think impossible considering the bound nature of their subjects. I was mesmerized. - AAG » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2008-07-02
Cost: free Advertising Content: nil
Category Listings: BBW, Female Bondage, fine art nudes, Tattoos / Piercings

Very nicely done. This site is the erotic photography of Nancy Murrian, with a focus entirely on male models. There is nothing hardcore, although there is the occasional erect penis. The models are all good looking, the photography is all done well, and the polish of the site is very professional. With each gallery inside the member's area you can click on a poster-sized look at the cover image, or you can send an e-card with it, or you can browse through the entire gallery of that model. A nice feature - seen on many sites now - is a behind the scenes collection as well. I was disappointed that there was no option for purchasing prints - I'm certain that would be popular. Recommended for either men or women who enjoy looking at good looking men, photographed well. - Peter » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2008-06-30
Cost: $19/mo/recurring Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: fine art nudes, for women, men, Postcards

The Rapture Gallery is the re creation of photographer Kerry Ray Tracey's fine art website that he had created in the 1990's. After an extended absence from photography and the internet, he is going about bringing all of his old material out of storage to post on his site and even creating new erotic art to be included at a later date on the site. He has a unique style which has led him to be published in the leading art mags of the 90's and you can definitely see why when viewing the selection of work on his site. Kerry has plans to add a member area to his site once he start producing more material, and I look forward to seeing his new creations!

Date Reviewed: 2008-05-19
Cost: free
Category Listings: fine art nudes, model / glamour

Figure Baby's motto is "simple, sexy, fun", and they certainly deliver on that motto with outstanding high quality erotic photographs. Their models are absolutely gorgeous and have that sexy girl next door appeal. The photographer and webmaster, Tony, does a great job of photographing his models and showcasing their unique beauty. The members area has 54 photo galleries featuring high resolution images sized between 800 and 2400 pixels which can be viewed as a slideshow or downloaded to your computer in zip format. As an added bonus, Tony has pickd out some of his favorite photos and made them available as 300dpi high resolution print ready files. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Figure baby and the site gets my enthusiastic recommendation.

Date Reviewed: 2008-04-28
Cost: $19.95/30 days recurring Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: fine art nudes, Natural Breasts, softcore

Originally from Saskatchewan and now based in Vancouver, B.C., David Chan is a fine art nude and fetish photographer. He works in tandem with his wife, who does make-up, posing choreography, and more. Together they have created some nice work which is showcased here on this free site. Prices for prints of various sizes, either matted or not, are listed with each image and he accepts PayPal. Other shipment info was not listed and you should clarify your purchase via email. His work was included in a past Seattle Erotic Art Festival that I attended, and has been in other exhibitions as well. He welcomes private commissions and also advertises for models to apply. Some of the work he does is quite challenging - nude women with blades, with snakes, with - well, making love to a terminator. Worth a visit. - Peter

Date Reviewed: 2008-03-13
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: BDSM Art, fine art nudes, Fine Art Prints

Darque, a New-York based fetish photographer, has collected a small selection of work on IndigoBlaque.com. Several classy flash slide-slows present women of color in BDSM situations. The focus is on beauty and sensuality instead of pain or degradation. The images are really lovely, incorporating fetish clothing and rope as well as lots of wonderfully submissive positions. The site has a guest book and some links to some other projects Darque has worked on. The only thing that that could improve the site would be a different background color; I think the deep, rich skin-tones would look even more impressive against a lighter background. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-12-19
Cost: free Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: Female Bondage, fine art nudes, Photographer Portfolios

Bondage USA features the erotic bondage, fetish, and nude photography of renowned photographer, Chuck Stevens. The site contains mostly unpublished photos never before seen by the public and covers everything from glamour photography to fine art nudes. His photographs are very dynamic and your eye is constantly drawn to the movement in each photo. I particularly enjoyed his sepia toned rope bondage sets. His members area is on the small side with 18 photo galleries, in color, black and white, and sepia tones, averaging 40-50 photos each. Don't let that stop you from visiting; what he lacks in quantity he makes up for in quality! For those that want an original Chuck Stevens print, you can order prints though his site. Recommended.

Date Reviewed: 2007-12-06
Cost: $12.95/30 days recurs at $9.95/30 days Advertising Content: nil
Category Listings: Female Bondage, fine art nudes, Fine Art Prints, model / glamour

This fine art nude site is the vision of Hungarian photographer Istvan Kiss. Tourists see plenty of samples of the quality of work which is found inside. There is no explicit sexuality here, no pink, no gestures of sexuality even. Sensuality, the beauty implicit in a beautiful nude woman smiling at you - that abounds. They promise frequent updates, with 1500 to 2000 pictures on the site currently, and they offer 15 new models per month. Much is made of "pure" girls, and - the translation into English is at times a bit awkward - as far as I could see there were no surgically enhanced models shown. They promise no spam or pop-ups. Galleries and images open new windows, but I don't count that as a "pop-up". The size of the galleries varies, from around 25 or so up to around 70 or so. Images can be opened either small or large, and viewed via their thumbnail viewer or downloaded in zip files. I would like to have access to previously posted archives, but it appears that the current month's gallery is what is available. A nice site, with some very appealing photography. - Peter

Date Reviewed: 2007-12-06
Cost: $19.99/mo/rebilled Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: fine art nudes, Natural Breasts, softcore

Passia Pandora, a Canada-based photographer and film maker, showcases her sensual images on Crimson Queen Media Arts. Her picture sets feature gorgeous nudes with an emphasis on Shibari rope bondage. There's also a couple sets of a cowboy. A cowboy bound with rope. Yummy. I only wish that there were more images! What Crimson Queen Gallery lacks in quantity it more than makes up for in mouth-watering quality. Prints of any works found on the site can be ordered; shipping and contact information are clearly listed. The navigation is a little tricky, if you like a photo click on that photo to get the rest of the series. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-11-30
Cost: free Advertising Content: nil
Category Listings: fine art nudes, Fine Art Prints, Photographer Portfolios

Artist Irvín Bômb poses lovely ladies in his studio and then paints their images. For a small price--just $9.95 a month--you can take a peek into his posing sessions and see all of his work. All images are available for download in either 1200 or 2000 pixel sizes. You can also purchase prints of any work on the site. Fantasy themes and girl-girl action dominate Bômb's salacious work, although he also shows a nice selection of historical portraiture and landscapes. Twenty-plus videos grace the site, all apparently shot as Bômb works with his models. He chats with the women about their personal lives and interests, which satisfied my voyeuristic nature quite thoroughly. An fun site for those interested in the creation of nude artwork. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-11-13
Cost: $9.95 / month recurring Advertising Content: moderate
Category Listings: art / digital art, Downloadable Video, fine art nudes, model / glamour

SN Jacobson is a San Francisco based photographer who uses the tag line "anything but weddings and Bar mitzvahs". He likes to photograph people that have a unique self image and create an photo that portrays how this person moves through life. He has a lot of really unique images available to view on his site, including some amazing nudes. I particularly enjoyed his cross series, which made me wonder about the connection between the models self images and the photos. In addition to erotic photography he also has posted various other subject matter, including some digitally modified photos and some architectural photos. He's a great photographer and I highly recommend his site. - Wolfe

Date Reviewed: 2007-10-29
Cost: free Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: art / digital art, fine art nudes, Photographer Portfolios

Barry Wetherilt photographs lovely women in his British studio. He posts the best of those images on his site, FotoErotiK.co.uk, where the horny masses can view his works or purchase prints. Wetherilt is interested in finding the natural beauty of his subjects, including minor "imperfections" that other photographers might smooth over with photo-editing software. A sepia-toned set of a woman named "Lottie" especially struck me. One image shows her bathed in what appears to be late-afternoon light. It's simply gorgeous. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-10-24
Cost: free Advertising Content: nil
Category Listings: fine art nudes, Photographer Portfolios

Tony Ward is an internationally known erotic photographer that has had his work exhibited and published around the world. His site presents many different examples of his mainstream fashion photography, as well as his more erotic work. The free area of his site has a number of free galleries which include some celebrity photography as well as some nude and erotic photography. His members ares is where he keeps his most intensely erotic material. He also presents some videos taken during his photo shoots as well. While I am sure his work is interesting when you see it full size, the image size and quality on his site leaves a lot to be desired. I can only express an opinion based on what I see, and what I see are poor quality and grainy images tiny, dark, and grainy videos. A number of images on the site have been photographed from magazines so you're not getting his original art in many cases. The site needs a redesign and larger, high quality images, to truly appreciate his work. - Wolfe

Date Reviewed: 2007-10-09
Cost: $29.95/30 days recurring Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: art / digital art, Downloadable Video, fine art nudes

I had the pleasure of reviewing Michelle7's sister site a while back and jumped at the chance to review their main site. Michelle7 offers amazing artistic nude photographs of solo female models from a variety of featured photographers. In addition to weekly updates featuring photos from new contributors, each month the site reviews several books of nude photography and provides a link to purchase them from amazon.com. Michelle7 has been on the net since 1998 and they have amassed quite a collection of photos; over 30,000 at last count! I just can't say enough about the quality of the photos - some are absolutely breath taking. If you have a passion for fine art nudes, you can't go wrong at Michelle 7. » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2007-10-08
Cost: $19.95/30 days recurring Advertising Content: medium - links to art books on amazon
Category Listings: fine art nudes, model / glamour, Natural Breasts, Veteran Sites

Ohhhh PinkMilk.net is a pretty little photoblog. Here's the scoop: Each day, the site is updated with a set of three images that form a theme. What sorts of themes, you wonder? Well, a recent set showed vagina dentata images. Another set had girls with milk. Another, young ladies with very large hair. Many of the images were apparently found on Flickr by the webmaster. They're given credit appropriately; the only downfall of using Flickr images in this way is that a hole is left when the original Flickr image goes AWOL. PinkMilk.net is heavy on affiliate links to paid photo sites, but all of these are below the fold, leaving the main part of the page clean and visually stunning. There's no way to get through the archives other than to page day by day, but the images are so hypnotic that you'll be tempted to page for an hour straight. I know this because that's exactly what I've been doing for the past hour. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-10-08
Cost: free Advertising Content: high
Category Listings: art / digital art, fine art nudes, softcore