The Nude Canvas
by Lena
This Page Contains Nudity
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You know how sometimes when you meet someone who hears your inner secrets without ever asking the questions?
This is what happened on 25th of December 2015. He heard my soul. I forgot that there is a camera, restrictions and expectations. I longed for a connection like this with a photographer or an artist for a very long time.
Dmitriy Komarov has the ability to open all your cages that live within your silent layers. He brings them to life, not with his camera, but his energy. He allowed me to be me, without judgement. He brought me back to my youth… I laughed like I never laughed before in front of the camera… I would try to put on a mask, but knew right away, that he knows… there was no need for masks or locks, it was all stripped away and wide open… I felt safe… I felt safe to be me in front of him — the child, the woman, wild creature, actress, dancer and just a girl with a very loud laugh. And not for a second was he afraid of the energy that I let out of a cage…
Dima just kept capturing me LIVING multiple lives and souls in front of him. Cape Gloucester is savage and untouched, its energy echoes through to your every blood cell and nerve… You can’t help but to open up, forget what is “normal” or “acceptable” and just lose yourself in a beautiful dance with it… Hours went by and I could feel my body was getting tired, but my soul just kept dancing, kept running in and out of the water, waves kept washing off all the lies that were ever told to me by society, nothing was as pure and magical as this very moment. Dima allowed my soul to come out and play in front of his lens…
It was not a photo shoot… it was a dance! It was a story told by two souls and nature. Dmitriy and beautiful Cape Gloucester brought out the best and the most honest version of my life and all the years in it — The warrior, the child, the animal, the woman. Softness and roughness, peaceful and chaotic, sensual and innocent — he was able to capture it all. I will never forget that day, Dima’s energy and how blissfully happy I was at the end. I let it all out, screamed and laughed, danced and allowed myself to get completely lost. Dmitriy is by far, the best and the most honest photographer I have ever had the pleasure of working with.
An artist, is the person who paints with his soul colorful stories on blank canvases. But if an artist have not truly Lived, Loved and Lost, his canvas will be really boring. Photography is not about what camera you have or what lens you use. To me, photography is a dance, a beautiful dance — The person behind the camera, person in front of it and the story that lives in the air between them…
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The woman behind The Nude Canvas …
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This is art, that is how I see it.. love your work… you and the nature looks like ‘siblings’ thats how I describe it…both blended well into some artistic pics kudos, 2 thumbs up.. keep up the good work sincerely Lan curiostraveller.com
The photos are beautiful. The model is open, honest and joyful. Such a day in the sun, along the beach tugs at everyone’s heart.
Absolutely stunning. Naturally and breathtakingly beautiful.
Sei uno spettacolo! 🙂
Honesty. Beauty. Gratitude for sharing.
The vulnerability in 09. Divine.
I always love your posts but these photos really captured my imagination. They’re just stunning and tell so many stories while freeing my mind of anything at all. If that even makes sense xx
that’s a beautiful compliment ! thank you.. i am so happy that i am able at least a little bit bring such a “freeing” experience to someone.. even if it’s just measured in moments.. humbled.
Personality coming through in spades here…
Very stunning pictures …the joy comes out in your smile
The pictures are amazing! You are a natural!
Perhaps it’s because no one has every photographed me that there’s an aspect of this I am not able to fathom. While he captures, while he encourages, while he may suggest….the attitude, the spirit, the form are all you. So I wonder if the most honest photographer is really just a very clear lens to see yourself in
Some wonderful shots in this mix #’s 20, 14, 13 and 1 are my favorites 🙂
Where is Cape Gloucester? Oh, BTW – you are beautiful, and Dmitiri is a real pro,
thank you! It’s in Whitsundays.. about an hour from Airlie Beach..
…when you fall apart into shells and surf, feel the wind kiss & your witnesses are the seagulls and stars…the stars you came from…
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Beautiful Lena, beautiful photos!
He certainly showed your inner beauty radiating through your outer beauty. Nice necklace, by the way!
Reminds me of the old school playboy spreads from the late 70’s and 80’s–and I mean that in a very good way.
your inner beauty is radiating through your skin! beautiful beyond words. thank you for sharing!
Thank you, Stacey! ❤
Beautiful body Lena, wonderful pictures.
Good series of shots
Hey you .. looking good
So stunning and wild and beautiful – an untamed force of nature. Raw goddess ❤
You are usually an interesting and beautiful model… these are fantastic!
I have been following you for some time now, so not the first nude photos I have seen with you as the subject. I am from an older generation, but luckily never taught that nudity was anything except what you make of it. You revel in your, dare I say, lust for life, and it shows. I sometimes have trouble following your train of thought because I am not as free mentally as you are! It is the primary reason I follow your writings, I am fascinated with how you look at life. This collection is art. This collection is not about a nude body, it is about a free soul, and therefore art and a life statement a the same time. Most of that is thanks to your soul shining through, but lets not forget the artist who knew how to capture it on film!
Thank you so much for your words.. thank you for diving beyond the “nudity of the body” ..
Stunning images and an even more stunning model.
Good pictures, pretty model
Your shimmering soul reflects the sky
for within these sparkles of light
your energy is abundant
radiant
and free
Such beautiful poetry, Martin! As always! thank you
These are wonderful photos! He really has captured the joy you felt that day, and you have the most beautiful smile!
Dear Lena, A selection of wonderful images and as always a captivating post. Hope you enjoyed your time in this part of Australia. Looking forward to a more stories and captivating images. 🙂 Milanka
You looked stunning!
Every picture of yours is amazing. It’s like you and nature have a soul to soul bonding. Your beauty and radiance is in every photograph. Best wishes to you.