Well said Brandon. This is a perfect photo for this topic.

I keep being drawn to that expectant belly.
Always a miracle to me!I've seen lots of people with missing parts,but I feel that this is one brave woman.I hope she gets to see her grandchildren!

Beautiful

Dure et beau....

Due to my work, I see this almost every day. A lot of women are 'warning' me for, what they call for themself, ugly body. They don't realize it's part of my job and I see it multiple times a day.

I see these women (and don't forget: a breast tumor can also be found in a man's breast) from the beginning when they have both their breast and coming for their first mammography and later on. So many people, so many ways to cope with it.

Images like this help to get people concious about the need for checking your breast every month. Furthermore it's also helpfull for women (and men) who did had a breast amputation and feeling accepted in society, they don't have to feel 'ugly' anymore.

Ricardo, you did a good job with adding this photo on Vazaar. It's isn't shocking, it is reality.

I have no idea what it is...but I had to stop and take a photo of it....
Your guess is as good as mine!!

Nice shot. I like the contrast and tones, together with the odd mix of structures.

Wow, that looks like my old neighborhood. :)

Are you from the backwoods of Wisconsin?
:P

Beautiful!

It's not Ghandi, it's Moby....

I thought it was Otto!

such an interesting and mysterious image. like this a lot!

Is that you? Great silhout

Thanks for the kind words. This isn't me. It's Otto... a friend of mine. ;)

www.ottokphotography.com/

So I can't help but wonder with a topic named "Human Body" what the *!@$ did people expect to be posted? The line between "art" and "eroticism" and "pornography" is not as some wish to believe a clear line, it is a gray and fuzzy boundary that each sees and interprets individually. I vote: ART

And as for the issue of "safe for work," I don't know where you all work, but my experience is that I would have no more problem with a nude on my computer than I would with a photo of a flower. Work is not for Vazaar; and Vazaar is not for work. (Except for Brandon, of course)

Dear Bob, I am realy glad that You think so and that you write this. Because my English don't allow me to write this, but I think the same. I hope soon on Vazaar will be topic NUDE!

For anyone who is coming in late on this, there is an additional conversation in the Vazaar Discussion group. That is where I'll focus my follow-up on the subject:

groups.google.com/group/vazaar/browse_thread/threa...

Bob... during my lunch (I eat at my desk) I like to browse vasaar and a few other photo blogs.
And it wasn't in the "human body" topic that it was opened, but when it was featured on the front page.

ART!

Amazing photo. Thanks for sharing.

wow

Wow what a shot just love it:)

Fantastic. Great moment!!

Great...

Fantastic. Why only 11?

I bet your not the dunce in the corner though!
Great shot.

Very fun! How long did it take you???

This is great! I'm sure it was tough to do but it looks like you had a good time with it!

Very funny!

Wonderful idea and execution.
I agree that this reminds me that these days are coming soon!

Very lovely - the composition is wonderful and the lines look to participating in a ballet together.
This almost looks like powdered sugar...

it reminds me to one images i took some years ago.
but nevertheless a nice one.
my one you'll find here:
taikrixel.net/daily/index.php?showimage=92

How wonderfully mundane and yet so unique. This is classic and quite printworthy. I'd be proud of this one

good one!

Remarkable capture Owen! Great detail.

fantastic shot!

Wow... stunning!

Absolutely gorgeous! Such a sharp shot!

You know, these are rare enough to see in Britain, let alone capture so crisply.

Lovely.

Great movement in the photo! I really like the colors!

Very nice motion blur.
Great shot with wonderful details for long exposure.

this looks great and i love the movement/colors but it makes me uneasy :/

Love the blur, doesnt seem to be your normal motion blur if that makes sense!

wow...all those colors are crazy! Very cool picture!

One of the best in this topic IMO... love the colors and moody atmosphere. (I also really like abandoned places like this)

Really interesting post processing on this one Sean. Very nice, I love it.

Sean. Great job. Very "surreal" atmosphere. The high contrast works well for this. It has a dream-like qualty to it. The sporadic light on the fields through the clouds just adds to the overall interest.

For me, it has a surreal feel to it that I quite like. The hut really stands out and is the focus IMHO.

This planet amazingly resembles earth...which is it?
;)