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Photographer Uses His Own Nude Body To Create Surreal Worlds
Arno Raffael Minkkinen, a photographer based on the East Coast in the U.S., has spent the last 40 years creating surreal self-portrait photos in which his nude body becomes an element of the landscapes that surround him.
What’s even more striking about his extraordinary compositions is that they are all real, which is impressive given that some of his photos have him lying in or even under the snow. Minkkinen prides himself on working without Photoshop. “Some of my pictures might look simple, but in reality they can test the limits of what a human body is capable of or willing to risk,” he writes on his website. “I began decades before Photoshop was invented. What you see happening in the frame of my image happened inside the viewfinder of my camera.”
If you love Arno’s work, be sure to check out his books – he has published quite a few of photo collections that are available on Amazon. These photos are just the tip of the iceberg!
More info: arno-rafael-minkkinen.com | Amazon | Facebook (h/t: mymodernmet)
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ErinSim 10 years ago
Fascinating. I wonder if he has someone else click the shutter when he has the pose exactly right.
SallyDrury 10 years ago
They are certainly different. He has an amazingly tall and supple body. His poses are very dance-like. Wonder if he ever studied ballet? I cannot conceive how he can shoot these images without the help of another person unless he uses a timer and gives himself plenty of time to get the position correct.
TuraSatana 10 years ago
Ahem. All your questions are actually answered in the http://www.arno-rafael-minkkinen.com/intro.html - the link was on the top of the page.
IskrenaDimitrova 10 years ago
That shot with the hand above the mountains. I have seen clouds with the same form and never realized they might be God's or angel's hand. Your session is stunningly beautiful Arno. I do believe that you take these photoes, for they have the creativeness and freedom of the self-made.
LisaFlorina 10 years ago
The picture from the dessert.. Makes me wonder if the photos are all just fotoshop? That would be a pitty. They are beautifull
AudreyFerragamo 10 years ago
I really, really like these. He seems to have had much fun being part of nature in this Performance Art photography. My favorite are him blending in with the trees,and the other one,also blending in with the trees. But he was blending in with everything in such a different way in all the photos. I loved the rock. Serene. They were all very fun.
KevinMifsud 10 years ago
The 4th picture is on my home island! The Valley with sea in between it is called Wied il-Ghasri in Gozo, Malta! :)
АндрейСыпачев 10 years ago
So if i randomly picture my hands and legs ppl gonna like me too? That's weird. Tasteless Dali copies. Really tasteless.
ErinSim 10 years ago
Fascinating. I wonder if he has someone else click the shutter when he has the pose exactly right.
SallyDrury 10 years ago
They are certainly different. He has an amazingly tall and supple body. His poses are very dance-like. Wonder if he ever studied ballet? I cannot conceive how he can shoot these images without the help of another person unless he uses a timer and gives himself plenty of time to get the position correct.
TuraSatana 10 years ago
Ahem. All your questions are actually answered in the http://www.arno-rafael-minkkinen.com/intro.html - the link was on the top of the page.
IskrenaDimitrova 10 years ago
That shot with the hand above the mountains. I have seen clouds with the same form and never realized they might be God's or angel's hand. Your session is stunningly beautiful Arno. I do believe that you take these photoes, for they have the creativeness and freedom of the self-made.
LisaFlorina 10 years ago
The picture from the dessert.. Makes me wonder if the photos are all just fotoshop? That would be a pitty. They are beautifull
AudreyFerragamo 10 years ago
I really, really like these. He seems to have had much fun being part of nature in this Performance Art photography. My favorite are him blending in with the trees,and the other one,also blending in with the trees. But he was blending in with everything in such a different way in all the photos. I loved the rock. Serene. They were all very fun.
KevinMifsud 10 years ago
The 4th picture is on my home island! The Valley with sea in between it is called Wied il-Ghasri in Gozo, Malta! :)
АндрейСыпачев 10 years ago
So if i randomly picture my hands and legs ppl gonna like me too? That's weird. Tasteless Dali copies. Really tasteless.
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