Arno Rafael Minkkinen nudity equates to spirituality. "I don't want them to think I was a nudist," he says, "But when I walk alone in the woods in Finland, without clothes, as I feel close to the act of creation, you feel that you have been created by the nature". This sense of freedom and desire to Express my emotions the past 40 years, inspired him to a series of self-portraits. "It is because of the nudity the impression that the same could be, say, in 1305". According to the author, these images do not age, because in them there is nothing but the naked body and nature.
(21 photos)
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1. Narragansett, Rhode island, 1973. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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2. Nauvo, Finland, 1973. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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3. Mountain lakes, new Jersey, 1977. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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4. Self-portrait with Daniel, Andover, Massachusetts, 1987.(Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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5. Asikkala, Finland, 1988. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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6. Reserve of Fosters pond, 1989. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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7. Asikkala, Finland, 1992год. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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8. Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1995. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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9. Ivalo, Finland, 1995. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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10. Visalankar, Finland, 1998. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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11. White Sands, new Mexico, 2000. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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12. Rio Grande, new Mexico, 2002. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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13. Stranda, Norway, 2006. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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14. Skrova, Norway, 2007. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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15. Zapovednik of Santanoni, Hainan island, China, 2007. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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16. Lille Molla, Lofoten, Norway, 2008. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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17. Self-portrait with Cristina, Val D Orsiya, Tuscany, Italy, 2008. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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18. A dead tree, a nature reserve of Fosters pond, 2009.(Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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19. Oulujarvi at noon, Paltaniemi, Finland, 2009. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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20. Eighteen jewels, Dali, China, 2010. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)
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21. Baznicas, Puutarha, Latvia, 2011. (Arno Rafael Minkkinen)