Carrie Leigh Published in Toronto's TORO Magazine

ANOTHER KIND OF NUDE

BY: Louise Bak, Toro Magazine
March 30, 2010 |

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More info: NUDE magazine website

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Dyxtreme

"Lichtspiele"
Germany

Selected by UK photographer Jan Murphy, featured in the Summer 2009 issue of Carrie Leigh's NUDE.

ART / Andre J

Andre J
"Cascades"
Art Model Dollybeck

Australia

Selected by UK photographer Jan Murphy. She and Andre J were both published in Carrie Leigh's NUDE Summer 2009.

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Andi Kunar
Austria
"Morning at the Pool"
Art Model Anuschka
Switzerland

At a hotel in Port Grimauld near St. Tropez, France, where the pool flows over into a pond. The model is sitting on the pool's edge.

Writer and art model Unbearable Lightness selected this image; she is featured in the Winter 2010 issue of Carrie Leigh's NUDE.

NUDE Magazine Flashback- Carrie Leigh: Alicia Marie

ALICIA MARIE
Photographed by Carrie Leigh

As a child, Alicia spent fifteen years of her life pursuing the art of ballet. Although committed and passionate towards dancing, she incurred many injuries. One of those injuries would end her career as a dancer. At seventeen, months before entering Julliard, she was told that she needed a hip replacement and that dancing would more than likely be over for her. “I was devastated, but my mom, who has been the queen of guardian angels to me, encouraged me to continue on and start a new career.” Just a week following her eigthteenth birthday, Alicia left Michigan, where she was born and raised, to pursue modeling in New York.

“After so many auditions, dead-ends, closed doors, and no thank you, I was at my breaking point.” After living in New York for three years, Alicia began to show signs of discouragement. Despite small breakthroughs such as being a cover model in two books and achieving an editorial in a national magazine, her progress became taxing and even overwhelming. While thoughts about quitting became more frequent, she would turn to her mother for encouragement.

Taking her opportunity as a sign, Alicia brings a different kind of beauty to Nude. While not just a pretty face, Alicia is a curvy model, who is able to use her dance background to produce graceful poses. Her goal is to inspire others to be comfortable with themselves and who they are. Her refusal to drop weight to maintain an image is grounded in her beliefs to portray realistic images to readers as well as other models and young girls. She wants to show that “You can become successful in a world where, if you have the drive and strength, you don’t have to blend into the mold.”

While emphasizing natural beauty, Alicia’s message is passed down to the many that wish to follow her career path or even in her footsteps. Her desire to remain true to herself vibrantly shows in the picture selection for this quarter’s copy of Nude.

“I am ecstatic to work with Nude. I’m grateful not only to be part of the beautiful art that Nude portrays, but also that I was given a chance to be part of something with such high integrity, while sticking to who I am.”

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"Strike a Pose"
Alec Davies
South Africa

Selected by UK photographer Jan Murphy, published in Carrie Leigh's NUDE Summer 2009.

200 Copies of Carrie Leigh's Premiere Issue Available

The sold-out Fall 2007 Premiere issue of Carrie Leigh's NUDE is now available for the first time and only through the website. This issue, signed and numbered by Carrie Leigh, will be limited to 200 copies.

Where did these copies come from?

Carrie Leigh says, "When I launched NUDE I held on to a few copies of the Premeire issue, not knowing what would happen with this magazine. As it turns out it has become a success and now, after ten issues, I have decided to let go of some of my copies of the original NUDE, the Issue that has launched a fine art movement worldwide."

This is the only release of Issue Number 1, signed and numbered. Carrie Leigh will only sign 200 copies, so take advantage now of the $50 collectors' price. Copies of this issue, unsigned, have sold for far more than that on Ebay.

ART / "Greenhose Effect," Wendy Levin

"Greenhose Effect"
Shot by Wendy Levin for Compassionate Farm Project
Art Model Faelinrae
Bodypaint/styling by Madelyn Doe Rothstein

Wendy Levin is featured in the Winter 2010 issue of Carrie Leigh's NUDE art quarterly.

In celebration of the 10th issue, CARRIE LEIGH'S NUDE is now offering a special one year introductory price. Click here for information.

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Tim Haylock
Art Model Lady-Blossom
United Kingdom

Selected by UK photographer Jan Murphy, published in Carrie Leigh's NUDE Summer 2009.

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Ciaran Whyte
Art Model Kayt Webster Brown
Ireland

Selected by Australian photographer Andre J, published in Carrie Leigh's NUDE Fall 2009. Special thanks to UK photographer Jan Murphy, published in the Summer 2009 issue of NUDE, for her help in creating this post.

NUDE Magazine - Winter 2010
Warehouse find! Carrie Leigh now has more copies available for online sale.

Click here.

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Matthew Scherfenberg
"Silowet"
Art Model Corinne

United States

Writer and art model Unbearable Lightness, featured in the Winter 2010 issue of Carrie Leigh's NUDE, selected this image.

Matthew Scherfenberg was published in the Summer 2009 issue of Carrie Leigh's NUDE.

NUDE Magazine - Winter 2010
Warehouse find! Carrie Leigh now has more copies available for online sale.

Click here.

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Dmitriy Petrina

We discovered this artist on Erotica Curiosa, the blog of Crazydoc (Dominique) featured in the Winter 2010 issue of Carrie Leigh's NUDE.

NUDE Magazine Flashback- Carrie Leigh: Anastasia

It seems that everyone liked the Nick Ash flashback we did the other week. This time, an amazing photographer and the publisher of NUDE, Carrie Leigh, and her cover model shoot of one of my personal favorites of the NUDE cover models, Anastasia.

I had heard Carrie refer to Anastasia during the time they worked together as her muse, and got the impression that it may have been one of her best artist and model connections since she began NUDE. It really shows in this shoot.

So... from the Winter 2009 issue of NUDE, I bring you Carrie Leigh's beautiful cover model shoot of:

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Anastasia Esper
Photographed by Carrie Leigh

The arts have always been where the core of my being thrives. As a child, I was exposed to a broad spectrum of creative expression. Through my mother, an artist, and my father, a musician, I had an ideal environment to let my natural attraction to the arts flourish. I savored everything freely defining each and every emotion or idea in my head with poetry, composing, or feeling a song through an instrument.

I was around twelve when I was first introduced to theatre. Acting became a new vessel to lose myself in. My love for acting was so strong that I decided after my first theatrical production that this was the career for me. It was in the pursuit of my dream that led me to simultaneously explore the world of modeling. This, in turn, is what brought me to the very pages of NUDE.



The first time I picked up NUDE Magazine, I was captivated. The empowerment and incredible beauty that resonated through each page held me for moments at a time. I made my best efforts to absorb each image, so I could forever have it with me. I’ve always been taken by the female form. I find it very powerful and oddly controversial. Whether its provoking shock and dismay by its mere natural sexuality, inebriating some with lust, or simply being embraced and admired for the exquisite creation it is, it never seems to fail in creating a strong reaction. This is why I find the word powerful so appropriate. NUDE, I felt, captured and represented the female form in a way that spoke to me most.



The women in NUDE own themselves. They stand empowered in their glory and are skillfully complimented with artistic ambiance. To be in the pages of this masterpiece of a magazine is a huge honor. When Carrie informed me that she wanted me to be the cover model for this issue, to say the least, I was very excited! Working with Carrie has been an amazing experience. We had an artist chemistry between us that strongly came into play through the photographs.



This was my first nude photo shoot. Carrie’s mesmerizing creativity inspired me as well as encouraged me to learn more about the creative process of photography. She welcomed any questions and comments I had and made me feel that I was truly part of a team. From the initial concept of shooting on the beach to wherever the creative process took us, I really loved the whole experience.

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So lovely...

Btw.. It has come to my attention that later this month, Carrieleigh.com will no longer be offering back issues of NUDE. They will offer pre-sales, and subscriptions only. Don't miss out on any amazing issues because your bookstores didn't order enough. Subscribe today and get it delivered in bubble wrapped packages to your door for less than the store prices.

-Joel

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Mark Varley
"Peak"
Art Model and Dancer Joceline Brooke-Hamilton
London

Selected by UK photographer Jan Murphy, featured in Nude Around the World, Summer 2009 issue of Carrie Leigh's NUDE.

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Stefan Gesell
"Stranded"
Art Model Kapsy
Germany

Selected by UK photographer Jan Murphy, published in Carrie Leigh's NUDE Summer 2009.

Nick Ash Featured on DeviantART and Erotica Curiosa

NICK ASH
Ice Cold Nudes On Alaskan Glaciers



Ukraine artist Regenegel (Andrii Leo Bondart) featured this work by Nick Ash in "Art that deserves more attention," in Bondart's deviantART journal.

"Some amazing art is seriously underrated," Bondart said. "Please check these amazing photographs. You will not regret it."

To see the featured collection, click here.

Nick's work was also recently featured on Erotica Curiosa .

MUSIC / The Beatles, All We Need Is Love

ART / Scott Sullivan

Scott Sullivan
United States


"Pale Moonlight"

Art Model Gwen

"Smoke and Mirrors"
Art Model Stephanie Cantrell

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Jan Murphy
"Doorways"
Art Model Synthetic Cookie

England

Writer and art model Unbearable Lightness selected this image after searching the Web for an outstanding photograph taken by a woman photographer. Unbearable Lightness is featured in the Winter 2010 issue of Carrie Leigh's NUDE.