Hi gang, I'm Ben. Glad to be accepted here. Photography isn’t my core medium as an artist, but in the last 7 years it has become an intentional focus and I’ve won many awards with my work. And unfortunately many photographers think my work is cliche and boring because… well… I shoot fine art nudes. Oh no, the horror! Sorry not sorry! In 2008 I began art school and took my first figure drawing course as required. Over time, nudity became part of the process of learning form and anatomy, deconstructing the weird western sexualized distortion and objectification that is rampant in our culture. We’re literally brainwashed to view nudity a specific way by media. But in my studies, I began to see the true beauty of the human body. Later courses in anatomy, which even involved studying real cadavers, further expanded the wonder of the body. I eventually began working at DreamWorks as an anatomy and figure sculpture masterclass teacher, teaching the animators to bring life into their rigid digital models. In traditional art and in art school, the nude is the tour de force for all developing artists… that’s why it’s a required class at any formidable art school, and there are still dozens of figure workshops in every city, nearly every day of the week. I run one as well. It’s been my passion for half my life. So in 2018 I bought a camera and began exploring it through a lens with the network of models I regularly worked with in traditional art. I haven’t stopped and I’m passionate about it. Soon I’ll be releasing a book and hopefully I can find encouragement in this community to actually finish it. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soulcraft/alchemy-of-alignment

Can there be a number 4? I’m an artist and I exhibit my work and am working on a book. It’s not a hobby nor is it a business.