Journal

Nude & Fine Art

September 2026

Naked Clay – No Plan, Just Play

We were together to explore each other. The clay was mostly an icebreaker. I had mixed it with warm water and laid it out, ready to go. Youna had an idea of something sensual — bodies melting into each other. Then something else happened.

September 2026

A Playful Presence

We had never met each other before. Five people on an island, with no given roles apart from mine as the photographer, and no obvious couples.

September 2026

Youna Loriot Was Used to Being Directed

Youna seems to move through life with curiosity rather than a fixed plan. Music, acting, photography, travelling — different ways of experiencing the world rather than fixed identities. She doesn't seem particularly interested in being just one thing.

June 2026

Intimacy Rooted in Love

I first met Nilla and Stefan almost twenty years ago, when I was looking for models for a photo story about presence and the body. It didn't happen then, but we stayed in touch.

January 2026

Alexandra : Feminine presence lakeside in Sweden

My body lives its own life. Alexandra moves as if the world were a breath and I see it in every gesture.

October 2025

Why Body Positivity Left Me Behind

Lara's life is like a spider's web woven with threads of trust and sensuality. Every moment becomes a meeting place for energies, a dance with the unknown.

August 2025

Being Naked at Home in Yourself

Between sun and clouds lies a space where everything can be true.

February 2025

Kali—the goddess who asks for no permission

The balcony door was open, and the cool Amsterdam air flowed into the room. Outside, seagulls cawed in the trees, their cries annoying Shimaya's cats, who were curled up on the windowsill, flicking their tails in irritation.

February 2025

From Faith to Body – A Sacred Revolt

Emma and Mathias grew up in worlds where the body was something to control, where desire was a sin, and where freedom came with conditions.

January 2025

The nude body as a brush

How free can art really be? When Emma came for a few days of photography, I had no idea that a background would become a work of art – with her whole body as a brush.

November 2024

The Beauty of Bonds in 'Beyond Nudity'

Among the finest gifts one can receive is shared time and an open, curious presence. Physical touch holds great significance, but when it blends with a welcoming of the mental space, something truly powerful unfolds—a storm of connection and creativity.

July 2024

Nude emotions on the Dunes of Amsterdam

Xena and Mathias met again, this time in the sand dunes outside Amsterdam. It was a day dedicated to exploring bodies and minds.

July 2024

Nude fine art under The Lamp

For some reason, the bridge has a strong attraction for me. The feelings it brings up are hard to explain – they're just there, deep and intense.

June 2024

Vulnerable and Fierce with Beyond Nudity

There was tension in the air. We were supposed to meet and create with Beyond Nudity but came from different parts of the country.

June 2024

Emma, observer and subject

In a world where superficial things occupy our time, the ability to disconnect from the environment and search within the soul is a rare ability.

November 2023

Powerful Flora at the dunes

It was that day. We had decided to meet on the dunes by the sea outside Amsterdam to create pictures.

July 2023

Nude yoga and fineart without stress

Beyond Nudity met at Hjälmaren in central Sweden to have fun and create for an upcoming event. We got five sunny days filled with laughter, food and photography.

December 2022

The shape of an iron one

Keeping track of his body and understanding how it works is important to Maya. Testing the body's healing ability is his science.