The amazing images of fashion and beauty photographer Alina Lebedeva. Her work is yet another example of why I think that the Russian photographers are perhaps the best in the world these days. Alina Lebedeva Personal Website & Portfolio

Ukrainian photographer Ruslan Lobanov creates highly stylized fictions, often using beautiful locations in old Europe as his backdrops. Ruslan Lobanov Phtotodom Page.

Some fine work by the Australian self-professed amateur photographer D-eye. I am an amateur photographer whose main styles are artistic nude and events photography, however I don't intend to limit myself to just those styles. I prefer to photograph models with little to no makeup on, but am happy to use makeup if the shoot requires it. D-eye Photography.

Figure studies, portraits and erotica by Belgian photographer Stefan Delay. Although his photos are more explicit than I normally feature here, the fact that he works exclusively with film and paper really demonstrates his skill as a photographer. Stefan Delay´s personal website.

Stunning work by American photographer Bear Kirkpatrick. His figures appear in mysterious and unsettling nighttime environments and the viewer feels as though they've accidentally exposed some arcane and deeply private moment in the fleeting beams of their car's headlights. Really, really wonderful stuff. Bear Kirkpatrick

Reuben Negron’s art is firmly rooted in the narrative tradition. Although his work crosses disciplines, the intent maintains a singular focus – to tell stories of people and events that would normally go unsung. His comics, paintings and photos set to explore the delicate intricacies of the mundane – even when the content may at first appear taboo. The stories themselves are often taken from, or inspired by true-life events. Even the more ambiguous narratives have their seeds planted firmly in something Reuben has encountered personally. Clients include Anthropologie,

Canadian artist Gordon Ball was born in Montreal, Quebec. He began taking photos of his friends skateboarding, doing drugs, playing in hardcore bands, making out, and skinny dipping in 1994. Nowadays his photos have ended up in art galleries, and he has gone onto photograph for companies such as Nike, Audi, MTV, and Island/Def Jam. Gordon Ball´s personal website & Portfolio.

Hilo Chen is an hyperrealist painter born in Taiwan in 1942. He moved to Paris and then to New-York in 1968. He paints women suntanning at the beach or the pool. HILO CHEN Born: 1942 Yee-Lum, Taiwan Moved to Paris in 1968 Moved to New York City in 1968 EDUCATION 1961-66 B.S., Architectural Engineering, Chung Yien College, Taiwan HILO CHEN @ BERNARDUCCI MEISEL

Born Helmut Neustaedter in Berlin October 31, 1920, he grew up in privileged circumstances in the home of his wealthy button-manufacturer father. He attended the city's American School, but was a bad student and was expelled when his fascination with photography, sparked by a camera bought when he was 12, overshadowed his interest in class. After leaving school in 1936, the young Helmut worked as an apprentice to top photographer Elsie Simon, known as Yva, a job he held until he was forced to flee after the start of Adolf Hitler's vicious pogroms against German Je