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"This was shot in my garden... I was meant to be doing some planting but it was such a gorgeous day! There just isn't anything better than getting naked in dirt. So I took a few photos... hopefully the neighbours didn't see! Was a little strange at first but oddly liberating. I haven't told my boyfriend yet... I think I'll get him a log-in for his birthday."

"I took some of the photos in my parents' back yard, they live on a large, beautiful propery in the country. Others I took in my backyard and house and the rest at my best friend's house. I have a very free, down to earth personality, and have been brought up to be comfortable with my body and public nudity. Making the shoot easy and fun. I also love photography and rarely have the opportunity to photograph myself. Can't wait for next time."

Elsa_H may not have been the finest tire-changer of her generation, though she gave it a red hot try - but here, now, she's found her forte. Yes, ladies and gentlemen - Elsa_H shakes a mean cocktail, so next time you're hot n sweaty, frustrated from trying to unscrew that impossible bunch of bolts, you now know what to do - wipe that brow, give yourself a good stretch, and head to wherever Elsa_H is, for a delicious cold mildly alcoholic beverage. And if you're really lucky, a new lightbulb, too.

"I am stuck on a Carribean island for a few months and have very little to entertain me here. I am a nudist by nature and love to snap photos whenever the opportunity arises. I was given a golf cart so I searched for the most quiet places to snap some shots. I found some luscious mangroves and a remote beach on the north end of this island no one ventures to, or so I thought, so there I got naked and went wild. A yacht pulled up and three yachties jumped on a tender to see what I was up to. I acted as if I was just out nude sunbathing, and continued to snap shots in the trees. I ended up taking pictures the entire afternoon, got a little sunburn on my bum and some beautiful shots."

"VENUS is about a type of homage to feminine power and mystery. I aimed to shoot something that was ambigious and that the viewer could impose their own ideas upon the images. I shot in a friends house which was outside of my comfort zone but eventually I found I became more one with the space I was shooting."

A day when we release one of our jealously guarded Manko shoots is a special occasion here at HQ, where we've broken out the bubbly and sit paging, misty-eyed, through Manko's back catalogue. So much beauty, so much excellence. If you haven't seen the videos, Iconologica 1 and 2, which accompany this folio, we highly recommend watching them first. We'll be right here when you're done, sighing, and dreaming of Manko.

"At the begining of my shoot I was feeling a bit off. I wasn't sure how to go about taking the photos or how to portray my body in a flattering way. My boyfriend joined me out in the yard and reminded me why I wanted to do this; to show my body honestly and have fun with the project. We turned on the stereo and danced around for a bit until I felt relaxed and comfortable. The plastic wrap gave me confidence too. I loved the way it looked against my skin and the colours it made when the light shined through it."

"I loved writing some words on me, I can translate some: pizda - pussy. Pasiune - passion, placere - pleasure, clitoris - I think it's clitoris too in english. Apoi a vrut - 'and then he wanted'. It's funny how I found this words in the newspaper, it matched perfectly when I glued it near my pussy. It wasn't a very hot day, the wind was bad, but I manage the newpapers with scotch tape and rocks so they won't leave."

"I recently had a kid join me in the park whilst practicing yoga and when his grandma called him away an hour or so later, he commented "You know, your training is more like playing!" Instead of being insulted, I felt that it was the biggest compliment that I had received in a long time and the more I thought about it the more I decided that more adults need to learn to 'play'. Hopefully I captured that attitude in this series of photographs, you're never too old to play!"

"I had all of these wonderful ideas, but I underestimated things like angles, and how far my arm would actually reach and how hard it is to hold a camera with your feet! It was difficult! Haha. I had a wonderful time, embracing my body and seeing myself from so many angles and in a whole new light. I didn't use alot of props, I wanted to really work with different positions and natural beauty. What I may criticize, someone else could love."

It doesn't take much to make Ambra_A happy - just strong sunshine, roses as red and lush as her lips, and a perfect blue sky have got her beaming bright enough to give that sun a run for its money. It doesn't take much to make us happy, either. Just Ambra_A - with a camera in her hand, of course.

"The shoot was quite simple as it was pretty much just me, how I am naturally, except naked. I used two mirrors in the shoot to show things as a whole and not just as far as I could reach. I love the close ups too, but I really wanted to show the real me. I had difficulty thinking of ideas and different angles to shoot from but once I got comfortable it became much easier. I really enjoyed getting to know my body from a different perspective. I would recommend this to everyone, it's really eye opening."

"When I started the I Shot Myself Project, I realized I had no idea what all of my body looked like. It was exciting to see for the first time the way my body is put together; not in a clinical textbook way, but in a personal and loving manner. The project was fun becasue I got to be in my everyday spaces, but completely naked. It made experiencing those places special, like more of my senses were engaged directly with the environment."

"I never expected to find myself in the middle of a rainforest, but here I am - naked with camera in hand! The thought of proudly displaying my body to the general public provoked a mix of emotions, but no more hiding! I am ready to show it all. A little flower in the beautiful thicket, a natural body in a natural environment, what could be better?"

Elsa_H has a lot of hilarity and wisdom to share with us this fine morning, so sit down and strap in - we're about to change a tire. Or, at least, we're gonna watch Elsa_H change a tire. I mean, at very least, we're gonna watch Elsa_H try to change a tire... anyway. Trust us - she's hilarious.