Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. ~Confucius

Your body is a temple, but only if you treat it as one. ~Astrid Alauda

Had the price of looking been blindness, I would have looked. ~Ralph Ellison, "Battle Royal"

If the body be feeble, the mind will not be strong. ~Thomas Jefferson

How idiotic civilization is! Why be given a body if you have to keep it shut up in a case like a rare, rare fiddle? ~Katherine Mansfield, Bliss and Other Stories

Most guys aren't that picky. They may have quicker reflexes around large breasts, but they need more to keep them interested. We know plenty of women whose sex appeal makes their breasts exactly the right size. ~From "The Playboy Advisor," Playboy magazine, March 2004, in answer to the question, "If you have small breasts, how do you make yourself look sexy? Most guys want girls with large breasts."

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not." Ralph Waldo Emerson

True sensuality is fragile and rare, and thus must be enjoyed slowly or you will destroy it.

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. ~Buddha

"I saw an angel in the stone and carved to set her free."
Michelangelo

Appreciating beauty is obvious. But to some, taking the time to appreciate that beauty is set aside for other gains. Don't get lost in the chase, you may pass by real treasure in the quest for perceived riches.

The afternoon light found here was fun and easy to use in this location.

Remembering summer days helps to keep one warm through the winter.

This is how to not get laid.

I love my work!

This is a situation we all have had at one time, hopefully with different results.

This photo is one I like particularly well. It reminds one of the really great things in life.

I went running this morning. In and by itself, me running is not terribly remarkable. But today I really felt awful on this short 2 mile run. This is because it was my first run in a 2 weeks, during which, I was sick with a head cold(summer colds suck even more than any other time because the weather is too good to miss). I realized during my run that I need to communicate who I am through this blog, thinking about that got me through the miles(okay, I walked some of it too). I am not very good at this communicating feelings thing, usually my communications are more technological in content, but I'll give it a try any way.

When I am in good shape there are not many things I enjoy more than running.(Hmmmm, photography, sex, and eating are also at the top of that list, but not in that order). But this blog is mostly about photography, and the subject is mostly sexual. Sexuality is considered disgusting by many, certainly that is not the way I feel about it. Female sexuality is soft, gentle, happy, fun, hot, fascinating, exciting, strong,...The list of adjectives is too long to include here. But there is one thing you will always see here or on the Joy of Nudes website. You will always find sexuality depicted in a way that is fun and beautiful.

The shoot with Amanda was fun and productive. A real joy to work with.