Richard Tallent

I always love seeing some fun playa photography!

Alas, those were the days! I’m along the route between New Orleans and Houston, so I was fortunate to have many incredible creative souls stopping by on their modeling tours (sometimes staying in our Airbnb). Post-COVID, models retired and tours changed to go up through Dallas, so now it’s rare!

The incomparable Ivy Lee (retired). Shot here in Beaumont in 2013.

#ivylee #artmodel #artnude #fineartphoto #houston #beaumonttx #beaumont #setx

Does posting here regularly really increase engagement?

I don't know, I post when I feel like it.

Miami Beach, 2010. Model #Kat (retired)

#artnude #fineartnude #bnw

I basically stopped making art this year. Too busy at work, too difficult to find local models, too many family obligations and house repairs.

2026 will be different. I'll find some fellow weirdos to return to Burning Man, stop being a social hermit, make some new art, and find my tribe here.

If you want to see BlueSky, but just the photos, check out PinkSky! It's how I just ran across your account

We're actively accepting new camper applications for Burning Man 2026!

While we're international, we're *especially* looking for a few folks in Southeast Texas or Southwest Louisiana.

campjustahead.art

#beaumont #houston #dallas #galveston #burners #lakecharles #vidor #nederland #burningman

Anyone in the #BeaumontTX area? I’m looking for volunteer art models for studio shoots over the next 6 months, then underwater again! 18+, all genders and shapes
#Beaumont #409 #Lumberton #Nederland #Vidor #artnude #naturalism #freethefigure #Houston #Galveston #LakeCharles #PortNeches

Can’t help ya there, but if you’re in TX and want to make some art that may hang in a gallery or online, lmk!
(I do check ID at photo shoots, for obvious reasons)

Do you have one that does the opposite? I’m pretty sure 80% of my “followers” are bots or inactive, based on lackluster engagement. I’d rather kick myself off their feed, I’m not chasing counts.

Night photo of The Man, glowing green with arms raised, on Burn Night of Burning Man 2022. Millions of colored lights dot the landscape from people, bikes, and art cars.

Tonight, The Man burns! I skipped this year, but have many friends there who survived and thrived despite the weather.

To bring @campjustahead.art back next year, I’m looking for a core group between Houston and Lake Charles! Interested? DM! #burningman #brc #burningman2026 #burningman2025

Pulled one out of the archives
#artnude #nudeart #femalemodel #artmodel #nudenotrude #naturalism #bnw #realphoto #notai #portrait #bnwphoto #dotagsworknow?

I’m visiting family in Knoxville and have some limited time to collab this week, so if you model and are in East Tennessee, lmk if you’d like to shoot!

No underwater gear with me, but I can shoot 2D or 3D/VR

My pool is officially ready to shoot in this summer! Just gotta find volunteer models who are free the same days I am (have to work around job, fam, and our airbnb). Here’s a piece from many years ago…

My IG is dormant, but I’m happy to see more independent models joining here!

I think we’re talking about the same place, basically above the nude part of Baker Beach? I’d love to see yours too!

Another from the same place… I have others but I’ll post them some other time
#artnude #fineart #model #bnw

Another from the same place…
#artnude #fineart #model #bnw

@aaronrayburnphoto.bsky.social posted a lovely piece shot in SF, I recognized the area since I’ve shot there too! Always fun to see different artists’ take on the same location, so this and the next few posts were all made there #artnude #fineart #model #bnw

Very true! I appeal, it takes forever for them to human-review, but I haven’t had an appeal denied once they do.

But at least our accounts aren’t shadow-banned or suspended because of it!

Thanks for sharing! Always looking to follow more art models here, even if they're way too far away to collab with!

Always love a beach shoot!

I *really* wish both photographers and models would trash Meta for good and join BlueSky. Really, the whole experience here is so much better

I've shot there before too! It's a lovely location, and I really dig how you captured the stairs here. If you're interested, I'll post a few. It was fun dodging the tourists :)

I love this one! The back lighting, the movement in the pose, the styling. It's low key giving Helmut Newton

le sigh... why is it that when I finally see excellent art models popping up here on 🦋, they're too far away to work with?

Well done!

Some angsty self portraits about IG censorship

#censorme #freethetitties #selfportrait #blackandwhite #artmodel #fineartphotography

Sometimes, an #underwater shoot is also over-water! I’m looking forward to making art this summer with more amazing models!

Just wish more models had a presence here! It’s a terrible platform for discovery (you’re invisible if not reposted), but great for art sharing vibes.

Both! I love seeing work from fellow creatives here without the censorship or fan-service focus.

Every social media platform has pretty much forced me to ignore follower counts and engagement, since I don’t have time to play their games.

But at least here, my unseen shout outs to the universe can be authentic and uncensored!