New Releases
Mar 20, 2010
susanna//"greenbelt"
While Susanna can handle a bit of city bustle, she generally can't wait to get back out of the grid and feast her tired eyes upon something a little less geometrically predictable. She shares a small corner of this land to which she's so tied, and even that is enough to understand why she'll always be a greenbelt girl.
photos | Primary
Mar 20, 2010
meercat//"afire"
When you're so ginger you're practically fluorescent, you're bound to turn a few heads, and that's when you're still wearing clothes. Meercat certainly had a few people swooning upon her debut, and if you were one of them you'll be glad to see a bit more of that sweet but edgy goodness she contains.
photos | Reload
Mar 19, 2010
effy//"creepycrawly"
There's not much Effy could have done to not burst brightly onto the ISM scene - even the most subdued set would have rendered her the cutest thing we'd seen in awhile, so we're glad she decided to just be herself and let her lightheartedness shine for her first set.
photos | Primary
Mar 19, 2010
lilbrownbird//"succulent"
It's a rare but provocative thing to hear a woman describe herself as 'succulent', and as soon as we made the association, we viewed Lilbrownbird's debut in a whole different light. Every curve and flush of her flesh is a thing of savorable viscerality.
photos | overload
Mar 18, 2010
kara_d//"flores"
50 years down the track and she hasn't changed a bit - ISM's 'heirloom' is back in a more here-and-now sort of form, catching a few rays in just the right ways - see 057 for that perfect confluence of light, body, and lens. Nice to see that she's aged so well, eh?
photos | Reload
Mar 18, 2010
violet_lash//"39_lashes"
We feel whipped right into shape by this deft display of familiarity with colour, light, and movement. The alignment of sexuality with creation that appears to inform Violet_Lash's work gives form to some of the most painfully erotic stuff we've seen - love and fury bathed in an amber glow.
photos | Primary
Mar 17, 2010
janise//"hot2handle" Video
While 'gee, it's hot in here' is often just an excuse, Janise is actually being quite literal - if you've ever experienced an Australian 40-degree day, you'll understand where's she's coming from. And probably think she's nuts for coming out of the aircon.
video | Primary
Mar 17, 2010
annabel//"weirdscience"
Annabel expresses so very much in her images, and for someone who didn't 'get' the spirit of ISM right from the get-go, she sure has become an exemplary contributor. Here she reveals a little more of her geeky side, but in a way that maintains that completely unpostured sexiness we've come to associate with her work.
photos | Reload
Mar 17, 2010
skram//"the_glitz"
Every woman deserves the opportunity to contextualise herself, and
Skram seems to take any chance she can get. This is an exploration of her identity in a context she writes herself, and we hope she looks back with attention to what she chose to emphasize.
photos | Primary
Mar 16, 2010
roxy_heart//"for_kicks"
Far enough away from the city's roar to get a moment's peace, Roxy_heart and her kickin high-tops get back to nature in more ways than one. It's a bit fresh out there - a stark contrast to her cozy first set - but she can grin and bear it better than most.
photos | Reload
Mar 16, 2010
jessabelle//"venus_in_furs"
We're not sure which 'side of her personality' Jessabelle was hoping to explore, but perhaps she's a little more '50s pinup queen' than she even realised. She's got just the right attitude (and the proper shade of lipstick) to pull it off...is this perhaps your 'Bettie Page', Jessabelle?
photos | Primary
Mar 15, 2010
marlow//"escapade"
Many an artist will tell you that the time spent creating is often time lost to the normal, everyday sense of chronology most of us have. It's a whole other state of being when you're truly wrapped up in it, one we think Marlow has worked herself into here.
photos | Primary
Mar 15, 2010
melody_p//"ornamental"
Try as she might, Melody_p can never be simply ornamental. She's too damned clever for that. Some ladies are just too smart to play the feminine 'figurine', even when it could be used to their advantage. Not to worry, though - she'll still have them swooning, being just who she is.
photos | overload
Mar 14, 2010
anahera//"felicite"
Anahera's ever-present smile is what really sticks out about this folio, and the joy expressed in her images is such a nice counter-argument to those pouty faces that seem to scowl out from every magazine cover these days. Smiles are the easiest kind of sexy - why not indulge?
photos | Primary
Mar 14, 2010
naima & Alexia_LaRo//"sandscapes_1"
When you go for a little holiday with your bestie, you don't usually expect to come home with photos like these, but Naima & Alexia_LaRo have always done things a bit differently. Take their rather interesting rules on the court, for example, in their video 'StripTennis'. Seems like everything they do together lacks the clothing normally required for the activity.
photos | Duet
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