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Rab Townsend
@hatebunny.bsky.social
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Late 30s. Photographer, writer, composer. Woe-betide-thee prophet of the present day. He/him. Toronto.

These images are portents of doom: missives from the hidden world within our world. Feel shame and terror, please. But boost them if you like them.
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hatebunny.bsky.social
the means.

Toronto. March 17th, 2025.
The fruit of all this labour withers on the vine, and we were never intended to harvest it.

model: @carlylundy.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #nsfw #torontophotographer #purple
A photo of art model Carly Lundy by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a woman with long wavy hair, blowing out behind her. She is wearing a body suit made of black netting. She is posing in front of a blue background, and cast in a combination of orange, blue, cyan, and magenta light. Her body is oriented toward the left of frame. Her right hand is held our in front of her with an open palm, as if clutching at something invisible. Her left hand is held up with an open palm and raised, as if warding something off. Her expression is of confusion, concern, and frustration.
February 2, 2026 at 12:49 AM
hatebunny.bsky.social
an illusion.

Toronto. February 20th, 2025.
Do not follow where you do not wish to go, but you may yet be dragged kicking and screaming.

model: instagram.com/darias.dream...

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #redhead #fineartnude #torontophotographer #purple #nsfw #artisticnude
A photo of art model Daria Sells by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long red hair, falling down her back and blowing in a breeze behind her. She is posing in front of a blue background, and cast in a combination of orange, blue, and magenta light. Her left hand rests on her hip, with a gently bent arm. Her right hand is resting on top of her head, keeping her hair out of her face. Her gaze is into the camera with her lips slightly parted and an expression of distant, condescending pity.
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
hatebunny.bsky.social
endurance cycle.

Toronto. January 28th, 2025.
We must endure the devastation so that we may yet live to design new devastations.

model: @jaybanmodel.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #fineartnude #artisticnude #torontophotographer #nsfw #purple
A photo of art model Jay Ban by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long wet hair, messily clinging to her face, neck, and shoulders. She is posing in front of a blue-green background, and cast in a combination of vivid cyan, blue, and magenta light. Both of her hands are pressed against the side of her head, tangled in her damp hair. Her body is hunched forward. Her head is tilted back somewhat. Her mouth is open as if gasping. She gazes into the camera with an expression of pained anguish.
January 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM
hatebunny.bsky.social
body as bait.

Toronto. January 27th, 2025.
Man is a creature of want; want of bodies more than most. So a body makes bait of itself to end both want and man.

model: @siennahayes.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #fineartnude #artisticnude #torontophotographer #nsfw #purple
A photo of art model Sienna Hayes by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long dark hair blowing in a wind and partially obscuring her face. She is posing against a blue background and cast in a combination of vivid magenta, blue, cyan, and orange light. She is oriented toward the left of frame, and leaning back somewhat. Each hand is resting on its respective hip with clutching fingers. Her head is bowed down somewhat. Her expression suggests a kind of numb hatred.
January 27, 2026 at 12:01 AM
hatebunny.bsky.social
known truths.

Toronto. December 14th, 2024.
It's a foolish question of a man: “how could you?”
When we have always known how and why.

model: instagram.com/christiana_o...

#Photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #torontophotographer #nsfw #purple
A photo of art model Christiana Ouellette by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long red hair hanging down the front of her torso. She is posing against a blue background. She is cast in a combination of blue, magenta, and orange light. Her right hand is reached up and over her head to cradle it from the opposite side. Her left hand is raised to cradle the left side of her face, overlapping fingers with her right hand. She is glaring accusatively into the camera with her mouth slightly open, as if blaming someone else for a headache.
January 23, 2026 at 9:32 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
body of none.

Toronto. December 13th, 2024.
We remain inaccessible, even as their desire grows so disproportionate as to rip the flesh from our bodies in the hope of having them.

model: @katlynlacoste.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #fineartnude #torontophotographer #nsfw #purple
A photo of art model Katlyn Lacoste by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with messy, dark hair, tangled around her head. She is posing against a turquoise background. She is cast in a combination of vibrant orange, magenta, and blue light. She is hunched over, with her face turned to the left of frame. The fingertips of her right hand are raised to touch her left shoulder, just in front of her lips. Her left hand is clenched in a fist, and held between her thighs to cover her groin. Her arms are muscular and tense. Her eyes are closed and her mouth is slightly opened. Her expression suggests that she is lost in a bodily experience of tension or discomfort.
January 20, 2026 at 11:27 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
Kalopsia | 2023-10-04
This 30+ photoset of the talented and expressive Kalopsia is now available on the “Big Photo Tier” on patreon or available for direct purchase.

model: @kalopsiahhh.bsky.social
link: tinyurl.com/2zx3fekm

#Photography #artmodel #nudemodel #patreon #patreoncreator #nsfw
A photo of art model Kalopsia by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude asian woman with long, dark hair blowing in a wind behind her. She is posing against a gradient background of violet to blue. She is cast in vibrant red and blue light. She has wrapped her arms around her body from behind, such that her left hand grips her right side, squashing her right breast with her fingers. Her right hand grips her waist above her left hip. Her gaze is directly into the camera, with her mouth slightly opened, implying defiance or a challenge.
January 20, 2026 at 12:15 AM
hatebunny.bsky.social
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
a cartoon drawing, based on promotional Nintendo art, of Yoshi the dinosaur smashing a 3-dimensional representation of the word "Feelings" with a big hammer, and shouting "not today!" in a word bubble.
January 18, 2026 at 11:44 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
temporary peace.

Toronto. December 7th, 2024.
What is peace but the silence of predators? It is the invisibility of dust swept under the carpet; a flickering candle in a darkened room.

model: @alybeany.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #fineartnude #torontophotographer #nsfw #purple
A photo of art model Alybeany by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude black woman with shoulder-length, curly falling around her shoulders. She is posing against a blue background and cast in vibrant cyan and magenta light. She is sitting, with her legs tucked out beside her, resting her weight on her right arm. Her left arm crosses her waist, with her index finger extended, pointing to the left of frame. Her head is tilted to the right, with eyes closed, as if listening for something quiet.
January 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
unseen persists.

Toronto. November 7th, 2024.
To turn from the horror of suffering is human, but we are called to be more than human, and that is its own horrific suffering.

model: @nudistry.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #torontophotographer #nsfw
A photo of art model Nudistry by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long, dark hair falling down her back. She is posing against a blue background and cast in vibrant orange, blue, cyan, and magenta light. Her right hand is held up tentatively, just in front of her face. Her left hand hovers tentatively at her left hip. She is hunched somewhat toward the let of frame, creating a sense of dynamism in the image. She has a tattoo of a rose on her left thigh and astrological symbols tattooed on her upper left arm. Her eyes are closed, and her face is turning toward her left shoulder as if reacting to something. Her expression suggests discomfort and concentration, as if receiving a psychic message or hearing a distant, upsetting sound.
January 15, 2026 at 10:49 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
a tragedy of touch.

Toronto. October 19th, 2024.
Our hands, these things once holding, are unsatisfied by simple touch. We seek to tear and squeeze; to feel the ooze of gore between our fingers.

model: @ndu1.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #nsfw #artisticnude #torontophotographer
A photo of art model Nanci Wong by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude asian woman with shoulder-length, dark hair. She is posing against a blue background and cast in vibrant orange, cyan, and magenta light. Her right hand is placed stiff and open-palmed against the right side of her face, while her left arm crosses her torso, resting her hand on her waist above her right hip. She is standing in a contrapposto pose, creating a curve in her figure. Her gaze is toward the left of frame, with an expression of vague sadness or longing. A strand of hair crosses her face diagonally from left to right.
January 13, 2026 at 11:57 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
and every ritual succeeds.

Toronto. October 5th, 2024.
The ritual was meaningless, except in that it was required to happen for this outcome. In that way, every ritual is a success.

model: instagram.com/the_inkedrab...

#photography #purple #altmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #nsfw
A photo of alt model The Inked Rabbit by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long, pink synthetic dreadlocks and a side-shave haircut. She is posing against a turquoise background and cast in vibrant orange, blue, and magenta light. She has various tattoos on her arms, thighs, and torso. She has various facial piercings. She is wearing earrings made of chain links. Her body is contorted somewhat as her left elbow is raised high above her but her left hand points downward. Her right arm is bent at her waist, and her fingers are splayed upward. She has various facial piercings. Her side is arched on the left, so that she leans right. Her gaze is directed into the camera with an neutral, entranced expression.
January 13, 2026 at 12:34 AM
hatebunny.bsky.social
couple of rando choices. Coffin Hill by Caitlin Kittredge, the "Dead Boy's Heart" arc of Hellblazer. The (apparently) hated "Quest for the Elementals" swamp thing arc by Doug Wheeler, and the latter half of Jamie Delano's Animal Man run.
The cover for the first issue of Coffin Hill by Caitlin Kittredge and Inaki Miranda; a Vertigo comic from the early 2010s. The cover of Hellblazer #34 by Jamie Delano and Sean Phillips, with cover art by Kent Williams. It represents the beginning of the "Dead Boy's Heart" arc. The cover of Swamp Thing v2 #104 by Doug Wheeler, representing the first part of the "Quest for the Elementals" arc. The cover for the collection "Animal Man: Red Plague" from Vertigo Comics, representing the latter half of Jamie Delano's run writing Animal Man.
January 12, 2026 at 11:58 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
a kind of complicity.

Toronto. October 4th, 2024.
None are saved by our complacency, but it is a costly failure with a lesson quickly learnt.

model: instagram.com/constance.an...

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #nsfw #torontophotographer #purple
A photo of art model Angel Constance by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude brown woman with dark black hair flowing subtly behind her. She is posing against a blue background, and cast in a combination of cyan, orange, and purple light. Her arms are crossed and raised to her forehead, as her gaze is cast downward with an expression of horrified regret.
January 8, 2026 at 11:57 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
the same cold.

Toronto. September 29th, 2024.
The line between internal and external has become so thin that there is nowhere to seek comfort, so we become comfortable with discomfort.

model: www.instagram.com/sayorisloan....

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #fineartnude #nsfw #purple #moody
A photo of art model Sayori Sloan by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude asian woman with her long dark hair blowing messily to the right in a wind. She is posing in front of a blue background and cast in a combination of orange, cyan, and magenta light. Her arms are crossed over her chest, as if hugging herself in the cold. Her gaze is to the right of frame, with a mesmerized expression of concern or deep interest.
January 6, 2026 at 11:37 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
require action.

Toronto. September 20th, 2024.
We can only make ourselves do as much as we want. Unless we need so greatly that there is no other choice.

model: www.instagram.com/molly_beth_m...

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #nsfw #torontophotographer #purple
A photo of art model Molly Beth by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with blonde hair, posing against a violet background. She is cast in a combination of orange, cyan, blue, and magenta light. She has gripped her hair in her right fist, pulling it taut above her head. Her left arm is at her side, held as if to brace for a fall. A floral tattoo adorns her left hip. Her body is extended, highlighting her musculature and bone structure. Her body and gaze are oriented toward the left of frame. Her face has an expression of terror or surprise. The image gives the impression that she is pulling herself upward by her own hair, via some force outside of her control.
January 4, 2026 at 11:22 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
I did 30 photoshoots in 2025 with 28 models in times good and bad.

I made a free patreon post about it.
tinyurl.com/mtxt3wcs

Thanks for the likes and especially reposts this year.
Either have happy holidays, or destroy what prevents you from feeling joy and feel the small pleasure of retribution.
A mosaic of thirty faces (cropped from larger images), belonging to the 28 models who worked with photographer Rab Townsend in the year 2025. At the bottom of the mosaic, there is a message saying "30 shoots, 28 models, some fun experiments and some of our most expressive work. Thanks to all who worked with me in 2025! Happy holidays!"
December 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
Seinsvergessenheit.

Toronto. August 9th, 2024.
Our days are forgotten in homogeneity. All we require is difference, yet we dance the same dance, even as we forget what it is to be dancing.

model: www.instagram.com/love.from.vi...

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #nsfw #torontophotographer#purple
A photo of art model Victoriah by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman damp blonde hair, slicked back and clinging to the back of her neck. She is posing against a purple background and cast in a combination of orange, magenta, blue, and cyan light. Her hands are held tentatively at her waist, playing with her own fingers. Her body is oriented toward the left of frame, but her gaze is directed into the camera. Her expression is distrustful and accusatory.
December 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
formless forms.

Toronto. August 6th, 2024.
We forget, also, that our bodies are our emblems, designed to be seen, until we make them so visible that we forget there is a we inside of them.

model @illyriawulf.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #torontophotographer #nsfw #fineartnude
A photo of art model Illyria Wulf by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long, curly, blond hair that tumbles down her shoulders and over her torso to her waist. She is posing against a turquoise background. She is cast in a combination of magenta, blue, and orange light. Both hands are raised up behind her head and tangled in the curls of her hair at the back of her head. Her gaze is directed toward the front-left of frame with an intent, glassy stare. Her lips are parted slightly.
December 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
sentinels of stuff.

Toronto. July 24th, 2024.
We forget how desperately the material world will war with us when we discover how immaterial it is to our existence.

model: @madamesophie.bsky.social

#photography #fashion #artmodel #purple #torontophotographer #fashionphotography
A photo of art model Sofia Pedrazzoli by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a woman with short, dark, slicked back hair, posing in front of a purple background. She is cast in a combination of orange, cyan, and magenta light. She is wearing a half-zipped leather corset that exposes an egyptian themed tattoo on her sternum. Her left hand is placed on her hip, while her right arm is at her side, with a pair of designer sunglasses open in her right hand. Her arms and left leg are covered in tattoos. Her stance is wide. She is gazing directly into the camera with an expression of surprised disgust or offense.
December 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
a pitiless progress.

Toronto. July 19th, 2024.
After all these needful transformations, there is nothing of pity remaining for those yet to transform.

model: @nausicaayami.bsky.social

#photography #purple #artmodel #nudemodel #fineartnude #artisticnude #torontophotographer #nsfw #witchy
A photo of art model Nausicaa Yami by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with dark black hair falling down her back. Some tendrils of her hair are caught in a breeze and blowing upward. She is posing against an indigo background and cast in a combination of orange, blue, magenta, and cyan light. Her left hand is pressed into her right thigh, while her right hand rests on her right hip, creating tension in her upper body and an unusual angularity. Her face is turned somewhat to the left of frame, and her gaze is directed even further left, with an expression of disgust or contempt. The image suggests embodiment, but alienation from without.
December 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
unperturbance.

Toronto. June 21st, 2024.
Any known element remains an element. An expected interference is therefore not unwelcome.

model: @aliclairemodel.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #fineartnude #artisticnude #nsfw #torontophotographer #purple
A photo of art model Ali Claire by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with curled, platinum blonde hair, which falls just past her shoulders. She is posing against a violet background and cast in a combination of magenta, cyan, and orange light. She is posing in profile, with her body oriented toward the left of frame. She is wearing a thin, metallic neck-ornament comprised of two linked circles, arranged vertically, and a tassel dangling from the lower of the two. Her hands are held out tentatively in front of her, at near-right angles from her body. She is looking back over her shoulder, with her gaze to the right of frame. Her expression suggests a distraction in which the model is disinterested, or a pointed, dismissive glance in the midst of some more important moment.
December 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
plea for certainty.

Toronto. May 6th, 2024.
All our lives we plead, “do not take this from me.” Of all the things of which we can be most certain, it is that these lives will be taken from us.

model: @muirinafae.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #fineartnude #nsfw #torontophotographer
A photo of art model Muirina Fae by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long dark hair falling down her back. She is posing against a violet background and cast in a combination of cyan, blue, and magenta light. Her arms are pressed close to her chest, with both hands cradling the left side of her face. Her body is turned slightly away from the right, as if protecting herself. Her gaze is directed to the upper left of frame, with an expression of sadness or longing. The image suggests a longing that one knows cannot be fulfilled or a plea to an obstinate god.
December 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
Lightroom has face detection. It doesn't work very well on my photos because of the lighting, so i made a script that does it for me, but I still have to confirm or fix false-positives. I like it just as a way to quickly find a photo with a facial expression I like or something.
A screenshot from Adobe Lightroom Classic of the detected faces module, showing various images of art model Nancy Wong's face, as photographed by Rab Townsend.
December 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
need not need.

Toronto. April 15th, 2025.
What a terror to know the meaninglessness of a body, and to rely so entirely upon one.

model: @irapassion.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #nsfw #torontophotographer #blue
A photo of art model Ira Balan by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with dark hair, slicked back and clinging to her neck. She is posing against a dark blue background and cast in a combination of orange, cyan, magenta, and blue light. She is skinny, with visibly protruding clavicle bones. Both hands are pressed into her abdomen, with elbows bent at nearly right angles. She is using her palms to twist her loose skin in opposite directions, creating a surreal effect. Her gaze is to the right of frame with an expression of profound concern and discomfort. Her lips are stained red with dark lipstick. The image suggests some kind of transformation or turmoil within.
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM