Feminine beauty of the non-binary

Nicole Novak

April in lingerie sitting on a green mattress with drapery surrounding them. They have one knee bent and their elbow is resting on it and supporting their face. The other leg is hanging off of the bed.

This project was developed around the idea of feminine beauty and body among those who don’t always feel feminine. Each model uses shey/they or they/them pronouns and this project is an attempt to showcase the feminine side of these beautiful people. The idea was inspired by renaissance and romantic style paintings and the soft way that women were portrayed in them. Along with the images there will be polaroids of each model taken by the models themselves which show the way they present themselves normally, with jotted notes about themselves they wrote on their own.

April sitting on a stool naked surrounded by drapery and the art in their bedroom facing away from the camera. Their hands are positioned on their lap so we only see the back of their arms.
April sitting on a green mattress naked, hugging their knees into their chest, with drapery in the background. They are facing to the side so we see the side of their body and a bit of their breast peaks out from under their arm.
Isey sitting on their bed on red sheets. They are wearing black boxers and a white sports bra. Their knees are bent and they are resting their left hand on their leg. The other arm is reaching up and grabbing onto an orange-red tapestry that is hanging down around them. They are looking up to the ceiling.
Isey sitting on their bed on red sheets. They are wearing black boxers and a white sports bra. Their knees are bent and they are resting their left hand on their leg. The other arm is reaching up and grabbing onto an orange-red tapestry that is hanging down around them. They are looking up to the ceiling.
. Isey sitting on the floor of their bedroom with their knees tucked into their chest. As they are sitting on the floor they are looking in the mirror and the shot is showing the mirror image. Their hands are placed delicately around their legs and hands are on their feet. The background of the image is a wooden bookcase with various knick-knacks on the shelves and a plant on the top shelf with its vines hanging down over the shelf.
Lola lying on their side on their bed, back towards the camera, looking over their shoulder at the viewer. They are lying naked with one hand draped over their body and a mesh fabric covering their lower half. You can see their bum through the fabric slightly.
. lola kneeling on their bed, back to the camera and head looking over their shoulder at the viewer. the shot is taken through mesh fabric that is draped around their bed, hiding their nakedness slightly.
Lola kneeling on their bed. Their head is turned to the side, away from the camera showing their profile. They are wearing an elegant black silk dress with thick straps, one strap has fallen off their shoulder. In the background of the image there are some dried flowers in a vase on their windowsill behind them, and a salt lamp is sitting behind their headboard to the right. Their hands are placed elegrantly on their lap.
Maya sitting on her bed with orange sheets at the base of her body and a white silk sheet covering the front of her naked body. The walls of her room are covered in her artwork and pictures she took. She is looking off to the side.
Maya sitting on her bed with orange sheets covering the lower half of her naked body as she covers her breasts with her hands. The walls of her room are covered in her artwork and pictures she took. She is looking off to the side, head tilted slightly downward.
Maya lying in her bed using her orange sheets to cover the lower half of her body. She uses one hand to cover her breasts and the other is being used to support her head. There is an orange tapestry on her wall above her head and at the top of the photo there is the bottom of one of her paintings and the stem of a flower. She is looking directly into the camera at the viewer.
Nikki sitting on her bed looking into the mirror. The shot is done through the mirror as she looks at herself. She is sitting naked with her knees up covering her lower half, one hand is covering her breasts and the other is supporting her body as she leans to one side. She has a pink and white tapestry hung on her wall behind her and a heart shaped pillow on her white flower patterned sheets.
Nikki sitting on her white sheets looking into the mirror. The shot is taken through the mirror and we see her looking at herself. she has a pink and white blanket covering her lap, her knees are up and tucked towards her chest covering her naked body. Her elbows are perched on her knees and her hands are cradling her face. There is a pink and white tapestry on the wall behind her.
Nikki sitting on her white sheets looking into the mirror. The shot is taken through the mirror and we see her looking at herself. she has a pink and white blanket covering her lap, her knees are up and tucked towards her chest covering her naked body. Her elbows are perched on her knees and her hands are cradling her face. There is a pink and white tapestry on the wall behind her.
Nicole Novak

Nicole Novak

Nicole Novak is a Toronto based photographer. She primarily focuses on fem beauty and fem empowerment in much of her work and enjoys creating work that appears dreamy and ethereal.

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