Landscape Nude Photography
A solitary figure is nestled in the lower limbs of a tree at the waterline. This is sepia-toned landscape nude photography depicting a seascape. The sepia tones camouflage her body, hidden in plain sight, until it is discovered. Additionally, the scale of her limbs help the figure to blend with the branches of the tree. The inconspicuous, back-view of the figure presents the nude body in a non-confrontational way.
The placement of the nude body as a small portion of the composition makes the landscape elements and the figure comparable in significance. The balance between nature and humanity portrayed here is counter to traditional landscape nudes where the landscape often serves as a backdrop to showcase the figure. The most prominent features of this sepia-toned landscape nude photography are the foreground tree and the dark mass of vegetation near the horizon.
The allure of the sand and sea played an immense role in the development of the artist’s visual style. When he was a boy, his family lived in a house on a beach of the Persian Gulf. He remembers the watercolors and oil paintings his mother would make of coastal scenery.
The artist has photographed many subjects on the beaches of the Atlantic ocean in the United States. The beaches of the Carolinas are sprinkled with old forests that have succumbed to a changing coastline. Through erosion, the roots are exposed and the trees die. The unearthed roots and crumbling bark expose an array of textures for the lens. The gnarled and twisted tentacles of wood grain create patterns inside patterns. The sweeping organic curves harmonize with the contours of the body while their deathly grotesqueness contrasts with the protagonist’s vibrant beauty. The mood of this landscape nude photography is expressed by positioning the body at deliberate angles to the tree and the viewer.
