ENTRY DESCRIPTION
I made this picture in a studio in Budapest in summer 2021. It is located in an older factory that has been transformed in four studios, each one with its own theme. Given the decoration, I was afraid of making too many conventional pictures of Noemi so I decided to use a mask and later convert the color picture in sepia-like tones. I am currently using this mask as a prop to create a different view on the beauty of the model. When retouching the picture, I first thought I should delete it because only one eye is visible but I didn't as it adds some mystery in this environment.

AUTHOR
Eric’s career in nudes photography started when he moved to Germany in 1990. He bought a magazine in which he found an ad from Kerstine, one of the best amateur models at that time. She and Eric organized many photo shootings in the 90s. During this learning-by-doing period, he also bought books from famous photographers, including Helmut Newton and Jeanloup Sieff. They have probably influenced his work since.
Eric learned high-quality nude photography with the German photographer Arboulan in the late 90s. In 2004, he started to work with the Hungarian artist Szeni Jung who facilitated the so-called Sebesviz workshop. He then decided to start his project Venusonearth, including his own website, being a member of photo communities, and working with talented amateur models, mainly in Germany and Hungary. Eric’s first ambition was to get printed in the French magazine PHOTO. He succeeded in 2007 and got printed many times since. After a longer break, his main project from 2012 until 2017 was a nudes portfolio with the German amateur model Julia who became his muse. During this longer period, his approach was to capture her development both as a model and as a woman.
Today, Eric has worked with more than 100 models and succeeded in getting international recognition, including prints, PSA gold medals, honorable mentions, jury choices and many acceptances. Contest juries from Trierenberg in Austria, the German Open Circuit, or Riedisheim in France have also valued his work. The best way to describe his passion is a quote from Richard Avedon he recently read at an exhibition in Palermo: “If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it’s as though I’ve neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up“.

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