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Maria in Greece
Title:Maria in Greece
As we had already visited many of the beautiful Greek islands I thought it would be interesting to show my traveling companion some lovely islands in the northern part of Greece. We visited Skiathos, Skopelos and then on to Alonissos, where much to our surprise, found that the village was largely in ruins due to an earthquake. The abandoned buildings had their own particular beauty which I was photographing and I said to Maria "this would be a wonderful place to do some nude photos in these ruins". As you can see, she has a beautiful figure and she said "well why don't I take my clothes off and you can take some photographs!" I was surprised and pleased. This image is the best of photos of all.


Barry Brukoff
USA



Biography: I have been pursuing a career as a fine art photographer since I since I began to travel in my early 20s. Having studied painting sculpture and design at the Chicago Art Institute the addition of photography as another manifestation the visual arts seemed only logical. Many famous American photographers such as Irving Penn and Gordon Parks were also active in the field of painting and drawing. My interest in the abstract art of the mid-20th century manifested itself in my fine art photography which included abstract color photographs of walls and other architectural elements. My interest has...