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Rab Townsend
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Late 30s. Photographer, writer, composer. Woe-betide-thee prophet of the present day. He/him. Toronto.

These images are portents of doom: missives from the hidden world within our world. Feel shame and terror, please. But boost them if you like them.
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irritant deterrent.

Toronto. October 5th, 2024.
We do not welcome a man’s will. Instead, we test it.

model: instagram.com/the_inkedrab...

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #fineartnude #artisticnude #torontophotographer #altmodel #purple
A photo of art model The Inked Rabbit by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with artificial pink dreadlocks in a ponytail behind her. She is posing against a blue background. She is cast in vibrant purple and orange light. Her face is turned slightly to the right of frame, with the fingers of each hand pressing against her cheeks. Her expression is like that of an animal making a warning cry, with rage in her eyes and an open mouth as if screaming. Her chest is thrust out in a confident stance. She has various visible tattoos and piercings, as well as freckles on her cheeks. The image suggests an unwelcome interruption, and the angry reaction to it.
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Why did Fetterman even bother to run as a democrat? Guy is voting against their interests at every opportunity.
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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separate selves.

Toronto. October 4th, 2024.
Each body is always at its most present, while the mind may go elsewhere. It is a struggle to unify them.

model: instagram.com/constance.an...

#Photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #torontophotographer #nsfw #purple
A photo of art model Angel Constance by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude, south-east asian woman with dark hair blowing to the right, in a breeze. Her face and gaze are turned to the left of frame, with an expression of expectation and disdain. She has four distinct piercings on her visible left ear. She is posing against a blue background, while she is cast in a combination of vivid orange, cyan, and magenta light. Each elbow is stretched out to either of her sides, with the fingers of each hand resting gently at her right hip and just above her left hip respectively. The image suggests awareness of the body, but a vacancy that suggests the subject is lost in thought.
November 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Is it normal for people to treat a pharmacist like a walk in clinic, to just ask about random ailments?
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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It has been a huge bummer turning down working with models I *like* because they're trying to maintain anonymity by obscuring their face. Like, I would like to work with them, but without a face to express, it's not going to be what I need from it to feel like a successful shoot.
November 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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choosing bliss.

Toronto. September 29th, 2024.
Bliss is not simply ignorance. It is also a willful lie to the self. A decision to choose comfort over knowledge.

model: www.instagram.com/sayorisloan....

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #fineartnude #artisticnude #nsfw #torontophotographer #moody
A photo of art model Sayori Sloan by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude, asian woman with dark hair falling down her back, and blunt bangs. She is posing against a blue background. Her left arm is raised to cradle her head, with her hand resting in her hair as her head tilts to the side, to the right of frame. Her expression is serene, with eyes closed. Her left hand is held at waist-level, with fingers making a gentle gesture. She is lit with vibrant orange, magenta, and cyan light, casting bright highlights and dark shadows. She is jutting out her left hip in a wide stance. The image suggests a calm and welcome sensation, as if listening to pleasant music.
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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There is no way this is really possible, but the rise of global fascism feels like yet another way for boomers to shit on millennials.
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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no weaker we.

Toronto. September 20th, 2024.
The strength of these bodies does not preclude our pain, but the strength of this pain must not make our bodies to pause.

model: www.instagram.com/molly_beth_m...

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #finartnude #artisticnude #nsfw #torontophotographer
A photo of art model Molly Beth by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, posing against an indigo background. Both her arms are raised, tugging on her hair from opposite directions. She is lit with vibrant orange, cyan, blue, and magenta light, casting shadows and highlights that reveal her muscle definition. A floral butterfly tattoo creeps over her left hip. Her face is directed to the right of frame, with an expression of anguish on the verge of tears. The image suggests a reckoning with a powerful emotion that affects the subject bodily.
November 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Models going on about the depth of emotion conveyed by their completely relaxed face muscles.
November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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this just in: I can still play two of my own songs, despite not having touched my piano in more than a year.
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Are the kids posting bush on instagram now? If i thought i could post bush on instagram, we’d be living in a different world.
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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self portrait.

Toronto. October 31st, 2025.
We are routinely in conflict with a mismatch of need and what is offered.

#photography #selfportrait #purple #slime #fineartphotography #darkart #torontophotographer
A self portrait by photographer Rab Townsend. The subject is a man with dark, slicked back hair and a goatee, posing topless from the waist up against an indigo background. He is cast in vibrant orange, magenta, and cyan light. A splatter of clear slime is clinging to his face. He is gazing to the right of frame, resting his chin in his left hand, with an expression of puzzlement and sadness.
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Your experience as a model is irrelevant to me if you don't pay attention to the direction and documentation I provide. I don't get anything out of working with experienced people who don't respect what I'm doing and can't be expressive.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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what we want.

Toronto. August 9th, 2024.
We know nobody’s listening, it is only an affirmation of our feeble human desires.

model: www.instagram.com/love.from.vi...

#photography #purple #artmodel #nudemodel #fineartnude #artisticnude #nsfw #torontophotographer #nsfwart
A photo of art model Victoriah by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long, flaxy blonde hair that is caught in a breeze and blowing to the right of frame. She is posing against a background of turquoise. She is cast in a combination of vivid magenta, blue, and cyan light, with some orange highlights. Her hands are clasped in the middle of her chest, with her forearms straight out on either side, as if in ritual prayer. Her gaze is cast down and slightly to the right of frame. The image evokes a kind of reverence, but with a maleficent undertone.
November 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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I’ve caked my eat and to it have.
November 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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referring to touching boobies as "the laying on of hands"
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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self portraits.

Toronto. October 31st, 2025.
who oppresses the oppressors?
"graphic" label, for slime, in case anyone has issues with slime.

#photography #selfportrait #purple #slime #fineartphotography #darkart #torontophotographer
A self portrait by photographer Rab Townsend. The subject is a man with dark, slicked back hair and a goatee, posing topless from the waist up against an indigo background. He is cast in vibrant orange, magenta, and cyan light. A splatter of clear and translucent slime is dripping down his face and chest. He has an expression of manic rage. A self portrait by photographer Rab Townsend. The subject is a man with dark, slicked back hair and a goatee, posing topless from the waist up against an indigo background. He is cast in vibrant orange, magenta, and cyan light. A splatter of clear and translucent slime is dripping down his face and chest. He has an expression of terror. A self portrait by photographer Rab Townsend. The subject is a man with dark, slicked back hair and a goatee, posing topless from the waist up against an indigo background. He is cast in vibrant orange, magenta, and cyan light. A splatter of clear and translucent slime is dripping down his face and chest. He has an expression of manic rage.
November 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Listen, christmas doesn't start until american thanksgiving, so it's still halloween until then, okay?
November 1, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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I suppose this year's halloween costume was all the purple slime I just showered off my face.
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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when the hips so wide they hide the wall outlets, am I right, photographers?
October 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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of consequence.

Toronto. August 6th, 2024.
We cannot know the infinite outcomes of our every little act, but there is no act without consequence.

model: @illyriawulf.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #torontophotographer #nsfw #purple #witchy
A photo of art model Illyria Wulf by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a tall, nude woman with very long, curly blonde hair. She is posing against a gradient background from violet to a dark purple. She is cast in a combination of orange, magenta, and cyan light. Both of her arms are crossing her torso at opposite angles, with her right arm crossing her chest, and her left arm crossing her waist. Her hands are facedown, and her gaze is fixed on the back of her left hand, near her hip. Her lidded eyes are cast downward and her lips are slightly parted. Her long hair tumbles down her left shoulder, tangling around her arm. The image suggests concentration on a bodily ritual.
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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On one hand, I love october because everyone gets spooky. On the other hand, I'm like "I've been here the whole time!"
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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take it all.

Toronto. July 24th, 2024.
These excesses available to delight and distract us are not true surplus. Someone is paying a cost.

model: @madamesophie.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #fashionmodel #fashionphotography #purple #torontophotographer
A photo of art model Sofia Predrazzoli by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a woman with short, slicked back, dark hair. She is posing against a violet background, wearing a leather corset, that zips only halfway up, revealing a tattoo on her sternum. She is wearing sunglasses, and her face is turned to the right of frame, with her mouth open as if mid-shout. She is pulling the edges of the corset open with each hand, with elbows extended outward to her right and left. Her arms and hands are covered with tattoos, as is her right thigh. Her skin is lit with a combination of blue, cyan, and orange light. She is wearing lacey black underwear, peeking out beneath the corset. The image evokes a fun rockstar energy on a fashion shoot.
October 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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I'm trying to make clear slime, and I just keep making little bowls of what looks and behaves like cum.
October 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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what a life it must be, to be the kind of photographer who can deliver edits on the day of the shoot.
October 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM