Wood, Water

This collection of nudes is about forms in nature. It was a year of travelling to different landscapes and seeing the beauty of these "human fossils." It's a collaboration between myself as a photographer and six willing friends who volunteered to go through extreme heat, freezing cold and various uncomfortable conditions to create this wonderful body of work. This book is a labor of love. It's about form, texture, abstraction, and beauty. It's about the classic nude, and how it blends seamlessly into and also contrasts nature. Cliff Watts is an American fashion and portrait photographer and commercials director. He is most widely known for his ad campaigns for Revlon, L'Oréal, Hugo Boss, Banana Republic and Armani Jeans, as well as for his work in Vanity Fair, Vogue, Bazaar, W, Elle and Esquire. His music videos for Beyoncé complement his spot projects, which have paired him with celebrity subjects such as David Beckham, Halle Berry, Sienna Miller and Scarlett Johansson. Watts' work is noted for its unique perspective, as evident in his intimate portraits that reveal the sensuality, humour and humanity that lies behind the public image of his subjects. Wood Water & Rock will be his first tabletop book.