/ 2025 / Fine Art / Nudes

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Eric Brunelle, Germany
• Website
  https://venusonearth.com
• Instagram
  @e.brunelle_fineart_nudes

Lesya sits nude on an aged couch, legs wide open - her body is art, not an object. A tape crosses her form, emphasizing vulnerability. Her uncertain gaze meets the viewer, exposing her naked body yet quietly demanding respect. This work marks my first attempt to use nude photography to deliver a social and political message. It challenges photographers, and men in general, to show respect - not just when women expose themselves in situations like Lesya, but in all circumstances. Through her vulnerability, the model asserts her right to be seen with dignity, directly countering objectification.

Eric is a French amateur, best known as an artist who transcends conventional eroticism to explore new dimensions of the female form. His recognition includes international awards, prints, and four exhibitions. Eric’s style has been shaped by mentors like Arboulan, Szeni Jung, and lately Sandor Benkoe who continues to refine his creative skills. Central to his work are his muses, whose enduring collaborations inspire his most aesthetic creations across Germany, Hungary, and Croatia. His ongoing quest balances revealing and hiding the female form - it remains a journey, not a destination.

Awards The list below is a selection. More information is available on Eric's website:
https://venusonearth.com/references/

1. Exhibitions:
- Art-Icon exhibition (group): Corporeality, Paris, 2024
- Exhibition (solo): Miskolc, Hungary, 2012

2. Prints:
- Dodho (Spain): several prints
- PHOTO (France): 9 prints featured
- VIEW (Germany): 1 picture printed in the magazine; 25 pictures featured on the homepage
- Trierenberg Super Circuit (Austria): Several prints in luxury editions, print in Quintessence 2020, two prints in Winner's Collection 2022, print in Fokus Fotografie 2023
- Several contest catalogues

3. Contests:
- Chromatic Awards 2024: 2nd place winner in Nudes, 4 honorable mentions
- Chromatic Awards 2023: 6 honorable mentions
- Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA): 5 times nominee
- Germany Open Circuit: 2 gold medals
- International Photography Awards 2025: 2 pictures + 1 series in the final selection
- Monochrome Awards 2021-2024: 13 honorable mentions
- Monovisions 2023: 3rd place
- Motiva 2023: gold medal in color general section and print
- Muse Photography Awards 2025: 1 Platinum, 4 gold winners, 5 silver winners
- Muse Photography Awards 2024: 4 gold winners, 3 silver winners
- Muse Photography Awards 2023: 1 gold winner, 4 silver winners
- ND Awards 2023: 4 honorable mentions
- ND Awards 2024: 3 honorable mentions
- Salon International Photo (Riedisheim): 11th and 12th place in Nudes (no specific category for Nudes)
- Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA): 2 honorable mentions

- PSA-sponsored competitions: several gold medals