Staged Portraits, 3rd prize
Utrish
Original caption from World Press Photo (2014)
Utrish national park, on the northern shores of the Black Sea, has been a favorite spot for nudists since the 1960s. Nudism was frowned upon by Soviet society, but there was a resurgence in naturist clubs and beaches after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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Nikita Shokhov
Salt Images
Salt Images
08 August, 2013
Utrish, Russia
Sergey, Ivan, Viktor, and German.
Utrish national park, on the northern shores of the Black Sea, has been a favorite spot for nudists since the 1960s. Nudism was frowned upon by Soviet society, but there was a resurgence in naturist clubs and beaches after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Nikita Shokhov
The Russian photographer Nikita Shokhov began his photographic career in Russia after studying law at the Ural Law College, photography and multimedia at the Rodchenko Moscow Sch...
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