Alessandra Kurr. Designer. - Natural Beauty Armpit Hair Models

Alessandra Kurr. Designer. - Photographer Ben Hopper's 'Natural Beauty' project presents a captivating collection of images featuring a bevvy of beautiful models . . . proudly displaying their armpit hair. Through his stunning series of images, the London photographer advocates armpit hair as a natural state which, he asserts, has become a statement because the beauty industry has encouraged hair removal for almost a century. 'Natural Beauty' could be classified as a type of protest. Juxtaposing common 'fashionable' female beauty and the raw unconventional look of female armpit hair - provoking thoughts and inspiring discussion. The project started in 2007 as a satirical observation on contemporary art and how a lot of artists create a body of repetitive work only to be treated seriously by overwhelmed audiences. Hopper says: "I thought photographing a lot of really beautiful women with armpit hair would make a similar effect. It took me few years to realise I actually liked that look myself and the whole reasoning was probably a subconscious one." But Ben doesn't necessarily believe waxing, in itself, is a crazy concept. He says: "I don't think it's insanity. i think it's very common. but that doesn't mean it is right. I think people should just question that norm. "I don't want to say that I want women to start growing their armpit hair, I just think that it's a possibility and people shouldn't dismiss it. I'd like people to just question the whole thing. "The title is talking strictly about the armpit air which is natural and can be a beautiful thing. The beauty is also the beauty of the subjects who, to me, are beautiful each in their own way." **Mandatory Credit: Ben Hopper** **Note to editors: please keep credits as they are** **Please include note in copy: main website: http://therealbenhopper.com/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREALBenHopper https://twitter.com/benhopper http://instagram.com/therealbenhopper/ http://benhopper.tumblr.com/ **Further interview quotes available on - Tuesday 15th April 2014

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