New Releases

Few beings can decidedly out-awe the awesomeness of nature, but for the inimitable Xanthe, such feats are all in an afternoon's work. As effortlessly entrancing as her surroundings, let this bewitching sprite take you on an intoxicating journey down the garden path.

Salty, sticky and sweet combine in this extra tasty treat of a folio from our favourite viscerally monikered contributor, Slime. Relishing (if you will excuse the pun) the opportunity to challenge the age old idiom that warns against playing with your food, Slime redemocratises the larder with sumptuous results.

Effervescent, refreshing and with a stunning bouquet of high notes, Champagne proves in her first adventure as a Project ISM snapper that she can, unlike her moniker, not only pop but sizzle. From the wide blue yonder to terrestrial locales Champagne's beatific set remains deliciously on the palate long after quaffing. Serve immediately.

JJ signed up for ISM to prove to herself that the female body is still just as sexy after childbirth. She may not have heard of 'yummy mummies', or however that translates into Mandarin, but I think she fits the bill perfectly.

Since her first submission in 2007, Estelle has variously explored light, colour, and her domestic spaces. Her melancholy eyes seduce me in each new folio and in her fourth submission she's combined these familiar elements with a heightened confidence that brings more detail to the foreground. This is an intriguing new perspective on a long time favourite contributor.

In her artist statement Zan talks about being constrained by the restrictions of shooting at home, in a shared household. I think this highlights one of the most fascinating things about ISM, the temporary access it gives us to the intimate living spaces of some contributors. She hopes to find a more challenging location for a reload, so how about offering some suggestions for unique locations?

The generosity of Chebab's 'open studio' offering gives us a little insight into what a lady thinks about when she's creating her folio. And what she does when she finishes her masterpiece. Special thanks to the love of her life for chiming in with his insight!

One-woman riot Reva runs amok in the kitchen, demonstrating the effective creative process of improvisation with the mundane objects in your space...kettle, colander, scales, a severed hand. Her frenetic style makes for a lot of outtakes on technical grounds, but what remains is too gorgeous to leave on the shelf. So a short reload here, but a good one, from our fave Liverpudlian.

Lysi's not exactly a noob when it comes to nuding up, in fact it's a career choice. When you're done checking out her folio, cruise on to her own site where she asserts her place in the digital realm and astutely points out that "there is nothing more powerful than a confident woman", as demonstrated very well in this here folio. And she likes freight trains and abandoned buildings, which we all know are two of the sexiest things on the planet.

I love it when you can really see the shoot unfolding in the artist's eyes. Kitty might be making it up as she goes along but she's having a damn fine time and almost every picture is taken in a different location, giving the folio a unique energy. It's like a box of chocolates, every one a different flavour and you just can't pick your favourite.

Forty is Fabulous when it looks like this. Azrah’s energetic debut reminds us that playfulness is still important for your wellbeing when you’re a big kid – perhaps even more so than it was when you were a littl’un – and this just happens to be her form of ‘play therapy’.

From Russia with lust comes this cheeky bathroom romp by BeautyReleas, a name that probably suffers a bit from translation issues (as does some of her bio). But you get the point. Mirror photography can be tricky in these situations but where the light is lacking, the prettiness prevails.

For her second folio, Jujulz gets a little experimental. Her restrained use of spot colour draws our gaze from the obvious and adds a sense of fun. Now this is something that's usually not appropriate to point out in a social context, but since she's taken the trouble to highlight it in one of the final images, I don't think Jujulz would mind us drawing attention to the fact that she has, well, an incredibly beautiful arse.

You can sit back on today's Easter egg hunt, because Lotta's already found every last one of them, and let's just say she's consumed them all, in one way or another. You'll probably be just fine with that once you see her more inventive ways of getting through the stockpiles.

The classic girl-in-the-window motif is ably turned around here, literally, by relative ISM newbie Zosha. While it doesn't hurt to be unutterably gorgeous, self photography works especially well in a dark space with light from just one side. Zosha's already talking about her next folio and ideas are always welcome in the Comments.