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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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hatebunny.bsky.social
seeing selves.

Toronto. February 20th, 2025.
With pity, we recognize fear in the faces of the unchanged, for it is that same fear that has made us frightening.

model: instagram.com/darias.dream...

#photography #artmodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #nsfw #torontophotographer #nudemodel #witchy
A photo of art model Daria Sells by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long, wavy, red hair, rolling down her back. She is posing against a turquoise background, and she is cast in vibrant magenta, blue, and orange light. She is wearing a gold neck ornament, comprised of several interconnected chains, draped across her upper chest. Her left hand is raised slightly, holding a lock of hair between her thumb and forefinger. Her gaze is directed into the camera, with an expression of worry or fearful recognition.
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
forced perspective.

Toronto. January 28th, 2025.
Every endured horror is but an infinitesimal mote of time compared to the infinity of horrors we will not live to endure.

model: @jaybanmodel.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #torontophotographer #nsfw
A photo of art model Jay Ban by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long, dark hair blowing behind her in a breeze. She is posing against an indigo background, and she is cast in vibrant cyan, orange, and magenta light. Both hands are pressed to either side of her head, with elbows pointing out to the sides. Her body is arched forward, with a curve in her spine. Her body is oriented slightly to the left of frame. Her face is cast in bright cyan light, with eyes closed, as if enduring some intense onslaught of energy with a calm, focused demeanor.
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
terrible beauty.

Toronto. January 27th, 2025.
We have come to see in ourselves such a terrible beauty. The furnace of a star, the emptiness of space, the sharpness of the predator’s teeth.

model: @siennahayes.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #nsfw #photographer
A photo of art model Sienna Hayes by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long, dark, wavy hair, curled around the left side of her face. She has tangled the fingers of her left hand in her hair, close to her chin. She is posing against a vibrant blue background, and she is cast in a combination of cyan, orange, and magenta light. Her right hand rests gently on her chest, with elbow extended outward. Her right hip is cocked toward the left of frame, creating a dynamic curve. Her expression is somewhat blank, yet contemptuous, with a gaze directed toward the left of frame. The image suggests an awareness of one’s own beauty, but a disgust for the viewer.
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
nothing new.

Toronto. December 14th, 2024.
We look with new eyes upon a new world, ready to become a void.

model: instagram.com/christiana_o...

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #nsfw #torontophotographer #purple #redhead
A photo of art model Christiana Ouellette by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long, wavy red hair, tangling in a mess down her front to cover her torso. She is posing against a blue background, while she is cast in vibrant orange, magenta, and cyan light. Both arms are raised to pull her hair away from her face from either side, with fingers resting on her cheeks. She is squinting between the strands of hair on her face. The image suggests transformation and birth.
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
pointless head.

Toronto. December 13th, 2024.
A body knows better than to think when the void most requires being.

model: @katlynlacoste.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #nsfw #torontophotographer #bodies
A photo of art model Katlyn Lacoste by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with dark, messy hair falling to her shoulders. She is posing against a blue background. She is cast in vibrant cyan, magenta, and orange light. Her left arm is bent up and behind her, to cradle her head in her hand. Her right arm is raised to hold her face in her right hand, with her fingers covering much of the left side of her face. Magenta light glows in her hair. Her stance is wide, with a cocked hip. Her expression is a combination of emptiness and exhaustion. The image suggests ritual and bodily transformation, as if mentally dissociating.
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
an exchange.

Toronto. December 7th, 2025.
We offer nothing, in the hope of becoming some greater nothing. A void for a void from a void.

model: @alybeany.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #torontophotographer #nsfw #figuremodel
A photo of art model Alybeany by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude black woman with dark, curly hair falling past her shoulders. She is posing against a background of deep blue. She is cast in vibrant cyan, blue, and orange light. Both hands are reached up, just above her head, with fingers poised as if holding some invisible object aloft. Her gaze is raised toward the top of frame, as if offering something upwards. Her lips are parted slightly. The mood of the image suggests an offering as part of some surreal, occult ritual.
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
“What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?”

2002 had a poor selection.
Probably this.
The cover art from Sigur Ros' untitled album, stylized as "( )"
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
hatebunny.bsky.social
open reason.

Toronto. November 7th, 2024.
Our welcome is not guarded by insecurity, but the knowledge that others may be ruled by their own.

model: @nudistry.bsky.social

#Photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #torontophotographer #nsfw #orange #witchy
A photo of art model Nudistry by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with dark, wavy hair falling past her shoulders. She is posing against a gradient background of violet to indigo. She is cast in vibrant cyan, blue, and red-orange light. Her right hand is reaching out, bent at the elbow, with fingers splayed. Her left hand is more guardedly held at out at her side with fingers closed. Her gaze is intent toward the right of frame, and her lips are slightly parted. She has some visible tattoos on her upper left arm and wrist. Her pose and expression suggest a cautious invitation.
November 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
Muirina Fae | 2023-08-30
Now available on my patreon is a witchy 30-photo set of Muirina Fae from our first shoot together. It’s on the “Big Photo Tier” or available for direct purchase.

post: tinyurl.com/4v4tpy76
model: @muirinafae.bsky.social

#patreonpost #patreoncreator #patreon #photography
A photo of art model Muirina Fae by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a woman with long dark hair, posing against a blue background. She is wearing an off-white peasant-dress, with the shoulders dropped so that her back and shoulders are exposed. She is facing to the right of frame and away from the camera, but looking back over her shoulder at the viewer. Her left arm is bent with her hand raised in front of her face, while her hair blows out toward the right of frame, in motion. Her skin is cast in vibrant blue, cyan, and magenta light. Her expression is mysterious and haughty.
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
divine mismatch.

Toronto. October 19th, 2024.
The incongruity of our desire and our receipt does not diminish the desire. Not at all.

model: @ndu1.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #nsfw #torontophotographer #witchy #purple
A photo of art model Nanci Wong by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude asian woman with dark, shoulder-length hair that is blowing across her face in a breeze. She is posing against a gradient background of violet to indigo. She is cast in vibrant purple, cyan, and orange light. Her left arm is stretch over her head, bent to rest the back of her hand against her forehead, which is tilted back to as she gazes upwards. Her right arm is bent at the waist, with her right hand extended outwards to the left of frame with an open palm. Her expression is suggests a quiet awe, with her lips slightly parted and her head tilted back. The image suggests ritual movement, and reverence for some unseen existence.
November 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
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
hatebunny.bsky.social
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
hatebunny.bsky.social
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
hatebunny.bsky.social
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
hatebunny.bsky.social
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
hatebunny.bsky.social
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
hatebunny.bsky.social
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
hatebunny.bsky.social
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
hatebunny.bsky.social
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
hatebunny.bsky.social
expected interruptions.

Toronto. July 19th, 2024.
We live with an innocuous death, as furniture to us, until each room grows so crowded we can no longer move.

model: @nausicaayami.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #nsfw #Torontophotographer #moody
A photo of art model Nausicaa Yami by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with dark, shoulder length hair, flowing behind her in a breeze. She is posing against a background of turquoise. Her skin is cast in vibrant blue, magenta, and orange light. Her arms are raised, with her right bent upward and over her head to grasp at her left hand, which rests against the side of her jaw, with a protruding elbow to the right of frame. Her hips are angled, creating a curve from her right shoulder down her torso. Her face is turned slightly to the left of frame, as is her gaze. Her expression is one of distrust and apprehension, as if she has been disturbed in the midst of a dance or ritual by a menacing figure, out of frame.
October 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
one you.

Toronto. June 21st, 2024.
In communion with every self, across all times and places. The revelation is that one was all there ever was, and one is all there is.

model: @aliclairemodel.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #torontophotographer #nsfw
A photo of art model Ali Claire by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with curled, platinum blonde, shoulder length hair rolling down her back. She is posing against a background of blue-green. Her skin is cast in vibrant magenta, blue and orange light. Her body is oriented toward the left of frame with her right hand raised in front of her with an open palm. Her left hand rests on her hip, with her elbow pointing out behind her. Her head is bowed, with closed eyes, and an expression suggesting concentration. The image evokes a ritual or solemn prayer.
October 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
a hollow idea.

Toronto. May 6th, 2024.
In order to truly remember dance, you must dance. To remember love, you must love. The simple idea of either is hollow without its doing.

model: @muirinafae.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #torontophotographer #nsfw
A photo of art model Muirina Fae by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long, dark hair hanging down her back. She is posing against a gradient background from indigo to a light blue. Her skin is cast in vibrant magenta, blue and cyan light, casting surreal shadows and highlights. A warm red-orange edge-light glows in her hair, neck, and upper arms. Her back is arched, and her head thrown back, with an anguished expression on her face. Her left hand is placed with a flat and open palm on her upper chest, with her elbow extended outward. Her right hand rests against the side of her face, with loose fingers and arm stretched and bent over her head. Her chest is thrust outward, emphasizing her ribcage. The image evokes a theatrical expression of pain or heartbreak, and a desire to feel the heart filled, but a hurt that it is not.
October 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
void breaths.

Toronto. April 16th, 2025.
And breathe deeply of this chaotic air, only to exhale fresh poisons.

model: @irapassion.bsky.social

#Photography #TorontoPhotographer #ArtModel #NudeModel #ArtisticNude #FineArtNude #Nsfw #purple
A photo of art model Ira Balan by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with shoulder-length black hair. Her hair is wet and clinging to her face and neck. She is posed against a turquoise background. She is cast in a combination of vivid orange and magenta light. She is faced to the left of frame, and leaning forward over a thick plume of smoke rising on the left side of the image, which catches and reflects the coloured light. Her right arm is raised as if drawing the smoke upward, while her left arm is bent, with her hand pressed to her thigh. She has sucked in her abdomen, emphasizing her ribs. Her chin is raised, and her eyes are closed, with a serene expression. The image evokes ritual and witchery.
October 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
horror homes.

Toronto. April 6th, 2025.
Traitors to ourselves, we cling to the familiarity of the horror, but we are no less horrified.

model: @alexiafx.bsky.social

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #torontophotographer #purple #witchy #nsfw
A photo of art model Alexia Flux by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with shoulder-length dark hair and blunt bangs framing her face. She is posing against a smooth gradient background of indigo. She is cast in vibrant orange, magenta, and blue light. Her hands are clasping her opposite shoulders, arms crossing her chest. Her back is tensed, stretching her torso back. Her gaze is cast to the right of frame, while her mouth is open in a silent scream. Her expression suggests a nearby horror, out of frame. The image is meant to evoke the ravages of living in fear upon the body.
October 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
hatebunny.bsky.social
need exhaustion.

Toronto. April 4th, 2025.
We are ever tired of the ritual, but there is always one more weighty gesture, heavier than fatigue.

model: instagram.com/flos.lunae.m...

#photography #artmodel #nudemodel #artisticnude #fineartnude #nsfw #torontophotographer #purple #witchy
A photo of art model Flos Lunae by photographer Rab Townsend. The model is a nude woman with long, light brown hair, caught in motion, as it blows around her face. She is posing against a smooth gradient background of blue-green. Her skin is cast in vibrant orange, magenta, and blue light. Her hands are held tentatively and plaintively in front of her chest. Her lips are parted somewhat, and her piercing blue eyes are fixed to the left of frame in a soft, pleading expression. The mood image suggests an invitation made in a state of exhaustion, perhaps a soft plea for relief that the subject knows she will not get.
October 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM