Transitional Authors 7: ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ
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Transitional Authors 7: ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ

Description (within 400 characters): Explore the life and work of André Kertész, the "little soldier" of photography who struggled for recognition but left a powerful legacy. Focus on his groundbreaking 1933 Distortions series and its striking relevance to today's social media era, body dysmorphia, and self-perception struggles.

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To the roots of female photographers of artistic nudes: Anne Brigman
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To the roots of female photographers of artistic nudes: Anne Brigman

Anne Brigman (1869-1950) created iconic images of nude figures among ancient trees in the High Sierra, transforming photography into spiritual art. As the only Photo-Secession Fellow west of the Mississippi, she rejected Stieglitz's sexual interpretation for nature mysticism. Her work connects Pre-Raphaelite romanticism to modern fantasy literature—and to my own artistic calling.

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Transitional Authors 6: Ruth Bernhard
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Transitional Authors 6: Ruth Bernhard

Discover Ruth Bernhard, one of the 20th century's greatest nude photographers. From her accidental start in photography to her transformative encounter with Edward Weston, explore how this Berlin-born artist developed her empathetic, light-focused approach that influenced feminist photography for decades.

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Transitional Authors 5: Emmet Gowin
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Transitional Authors 5: Emmet Gowin

Transitional Authors 5: Emmet Gowin

Presenting today Harry Callahan student and Princeton’s long time teacher Gowin. A Nature lover that found in the day to day life with his wife Edith the exceptional and the trascendent, even giving to the observer more intimate, carnal, images from their relationship. A tale of a loving life made in pictures.

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Transitional Authors 4: Harry Callahan
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Transitional Authors 4: Harry Callahan

Harry Callahan: a bright star in the firmament of American art photography and nude art too, thanks to his wife Eleanor. Another time, an otherworldly life and fast career development — if you can resist the sadness that might catch you reading this article in stark contrast of our own time and place, enjoy it!

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Transitional Authors 3: Lee Friedlander
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Transitional Authors 3: Lee Friedlander

Lee Friedlander captured everything from jazz musicians to street scenes, but his nude photography reveals the same complexity of reality he brought to all subjects. His work challenged conventions, showing the human form without idealization—intimate, layered, and enigmatic. A pioneer who proved photographers needn't limit themselves to one genre.

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Transitional authors 2: Bill Brandt
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Transitional authors 2: Bill Brandt

This week we explore the life and work of iconic Anglo-German photographer Bill Brandt — how his artistic nude photography merged with the Surrealist movement through his radical exploration of shape, meaning, and emotion. A master who transformed the body into landscape.

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Transitional Authors 1: Edward Weston
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Transitional Authors 1: Edward Weston

In this fourth installment of our Artistic Nude History series, we explore Edward Weston—a pivotal transitional figure who moved from soft-focus Pictorialism to sharp modernist photography. Through relationships with Margrethe Mather, Tina Modotti, and Charis Wilson, Weston pioneered en plein air nude photography while treating the human body with the same formal rigor he brought to peppers and shells.

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FC Talk, ep 10 - october 25
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FC Talk, ep 10 - october 25

The transcription of the 10th episode of my FC Talk podcast. Art business changes, more focus, more emotive, more accessible, towards a more beleavable artistic. Website and network changes.

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Last BW with Ginevra
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Last BW with Ginevra

Last 6 BW lingerie portraits of model Ginevra Alombi from the now complete modelsharing event in Seregno organized by Fillory Agency last fFbruary. End of a season and transition to a new one.

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A new direction for my art business
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A new direction for my art business

The account of my artistic coach consultation where I received an apreciation of my most experimental artwork and indications to correct my photographic focus, brand voice and my prices. This corrections will take some months to work, but I am exited to start as soon as possible.

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Final glamour shots with Lorenza
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Final glamour shots with Lorenza

With this six glamour portraits I close the modelshoot that I’ve made in june with Lorenza Caradonna at Raffaele Sorrentino’s studio in Garbagnate (Milano - Italy). Black and White Glamour Portraits in Natural Light, Vintage Lens look and DIY Filter on.

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Surprise! Some glamour with Lorih
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Surprise! Some glamour with Lorih

This first week of changes we’ll switch publication places between the 2 model shoots I am editing this month. Now you will start to see 6 glamour portraits of beautiful model Lorenza Caradonna portraited in Natural Light low key at Raffaele Sorrentino’s studio in Garbagnate (Milano - Italy)

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