What is it about black and white that adds that little touch of class to everything? We're pretty sure no one has intentionally made "porn" in anything but color since at least 1965, however, you can photograph all the naked ladies you want in good old B&W and suddenly you've got yourself some "fine art." That's not to say that Barend Houtsmuller's photos couldn't stand on their own as beautiful works of art, but as long as he keeps shooting images like this in black and white, no one is going to accuse his tasteful nudes of being trashy smut. Except for maybe us, but we're just sick like that.

· Barend Houtsmuller Fine Art Photography (houtsmuller.com, via otomano.blogspot.com)

Previously: Uncovered Beauty, Flickr Artistic Nudes Pool, Laurie Jeffery: Nude Illusion, Nudes by Michael Sloane, Urko Suaya Photography, Photos by Martin Rafael Class, Voyages Interieurs, Larry Hoth Photography