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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · 12d

Selecting images for The Nature of Human Beauty has been both challenging & rewarding. From thousands of nudes in nature, we chose works where figure & landscape unite—reminding us of our connection to something larger than ourselves. Read more: modelsociety.substack.com/p/when-nudes...

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · 19d

Keeping this platform running isn’t just tech work — it’s about protecting a home where figurative fine art, and the beauty & humanity it carries, can be shared and celebrated. Worth every effort. ❤️ Read more: modelsociety.substack.com/p/protecting...

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · 26d

Model Society celebrates human beauty in all its forms—idealized, raw, inclusive, deeply human. Art helps us reclaim beauty as something to be shared, not compared. Each image is a reminder: your body, my body, every body is a work of art. Read more: modelsociety.substack.com/p/celebratin...

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Sep 9

These stunning images of models are not to make you think of beauty as something outside of yourself, or as an ideal, or something to attain. When an image inspires you, it's you -- not the image -- that is the true source of that inspiration. Read more: modelsociety.substack.com/p/the-path-t...

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Sep 4

Some of the most moving images aren’t the boldest or most provocative. In figurative art, it’s often the softness of a gesture, the openness of a moment, or the natural fall of light on skin that leaves the deepest impression. Read more: modelsociety.substack.com/p/the-art-of...

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Sep 2

We’ve been immersed in our next big project—one of the most inspiring yet. Every day brings us deeper into some of the most beautiful, meaningful imagery we’ve ever worked with. Check out a sneak preview here - modelsociety.substack.com/p/art-so-bea...

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Aug 27

Again and again, artists return to the natural world not just for beauty, but for a kind of remembering. A way to bring the human form back into harmony with the earth it came from.

Read more in our Substack post here - open.substack.com/pub/modelsoc...

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Aug 6

As we were creating the latest issue of Model Society Magazine, it struck me that every one of these artists is focused on creating or uncovering meaning. Photography simply became the language they learned to convey it. modelsociety.substack.com/p/new-issue-...

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Jul 29

Figurative fine art isn’t just a technical skill or creative outlet. It’s a way of reaching into something deeper, reaching for meaning. Using the medium to explore, express, and reveal something true. Read more on our latest substack post here: modelsociety.substack.com/p/the-langua...

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Jul 24

Sometimes we have to shatter to come back to ourselves. This image reminds us that breaking isn’t the end—it’s realignment. A reassembly into something more honest. More whole.
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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Jul 22

A finished work of art is only part of the story. What we see—a body held in stillness, a gesture caught in light—is the result of something powerful behind the scenes: trust.

Read more in our latest Substack post - modelsociety.substack.com/p/trust-in-n...

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Jul 16

There’s a certain beauty in feeling small—like we’re part of something vast, not separate from it. Figurative fine art taps into that same feeling: not placing us at the center, but showing our place within the world. A single body, echoing something universal.

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Jul 15

I don’t want to be manipulated by AI-generated influencers. I don’t want to listen to AI music. I don't want to look at AI-generated images. I’m inspired by true human creativity & beauty. Read more about why our community will remain free from AI here - modelsociety.substack.com/p/an-ai-free...

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Jul 2

Nudity isn’t the same as exposure. The best figurative art doesn’t reduce the body—it reveals the person. Vulnerability lives in presence, not just in skin.

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Jul 1

In figurative art, movement is more than gesture. It’s the pulse of life captured in stillness. A twist of the torso, the reach of an arm, the turn of a head—these subtle arcs can carry the full weight of memory, emotion, or intention.

Read more here - modelsociety.substack.com/p/naked-mome...

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Jun 25

In figurative fine art, movement is more than gesture—it’s the pulse of life captured in stillness. A twist, a reach, a turn of the head—each one tells a story of presence and becoming. Even in silence, the human form never stops speaking.

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Jun 21

With the perspectives that you choose, you shape the world. What perspectives do you choose about your own naked humanity? How do you choose to see yourself and others?
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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Jun 12

Curating for Model Society isn't so much about looking, but waiting. Waiting for the pull, the pause, the image that stirs something real. It might be beautiful, strange, quiet, even unsettling. What matters is that it makes me feel.

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Jun 4

There’s power in inversion. In flipping expectations and seeing life from a new angle. This image invites you to do just that—and discover your own meaning in the shift.
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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · May 28

I love how haunting this image is. Like an echo of past selves, slowly returning. A reminder that even in stillness, we transform.
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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · May 23

Art pulls us out of the machinery—out of the cogs of expectation. This image is a quiet reminder that we’re not machines to be operated, but souls to be expressed.
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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · May 14

In the silence between two people, something powerful lives. This image captures the beauty of connection beyond words—a presence that says everything without saying a thing.
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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · May 13

Through the simple presence of a body at rest, art reminds us that we are not machines. We are not here to be efficient, polished, or optimized. We are here to feel, to express, to exist in our full and messy humanity.

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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · May 8

Our focus on figurative fine art may seem narrow—but within that focus lies an entire universe. By stripping away the excess, we get to the essence: raw, unfiltered humanity.
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Model Society @modelsociety.bsky.social · Apr 30

There’s a kind of beauty that feels like home—familiar, yet still full of mystery. This image captures that tender tension: the warmth of knowing and the ache of still wanting to understand.
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