Elsa Marie Keefe

Naked & Afraid

I was on a survival reality show called ‘Naked & Afraid.’ My episode premiers October 22!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxLgo7epYRv/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Final photos in the studio

A few samples from a recent shoot in my studio that I’m moving out of and in the local caves…

Naked Truth, an Interview with Elsa Marie Keefe - Inside + Out Upstate NY

Grateful for this article on my work/ life.

Screenshots from the past

Here are a few screenshots that I took this morning as I was having to delete old photos to make more space to archive my space as I’m moving out… So much more to come. It is so insane reflecting on the past three years.

me, mom, dad & georgina

so grateful for this time in the river a few days ago... also so grateful for my mom reminding me that its legal to be topless in NY state

photos by georgina berbari

modeling job

a few photos from modeling for photographer matthew farenell a week ago in my studio during my last daze here

This week. Nudes. Art. Sanity. Play.

I am moving this week… Thank you so much for all of your support on here and helping make my life possible. Here are some random photos from shoots and friends and art this week… All of the things that are making my brain able to function, as I’m packing up my entire life. Lots of stories, anecdotes, and photos to come. Thank you all so much again for being here with me on this journey and supporting my work :-)

moab - the first & original collection

these photos of nicole and i in moab, ut at arches national park are extremely special as it was my first time shooting naked with red rocks.... so grateful for this experience. ever since this day, red rocks have been one of my favorite places to shoot

a few from lubec this week

As some of you may know, i spent this past week in Lubec, Maine. It is always extremely interesting to go back to a place where you've been going for your whole life. Memories from time passing by floods my mind. This year was the first time my brother had been for ten or fifteen years or so... it was the first time his wife nina, my sister-in-law came. we had a nice time. i kept having flashbacks to the trauma from last year... but somehow my body remained calm over all. i can feel the heali...

Emily & Mirela in the Denver Studio

a few more from the archives...

kat in my denver studio

another post from the archives... so much has been happening. i'm so excited to share more of the stories from the past, present and future... lots of words, memories and inspiration... in the meantime, it is so special to look back at these images that I took with my soulmate Kat, in my studio in denver about 5.5 years ago... my oh my how time flies... even though I'm having to move out of my current studio / gallery / living space and put everything in storage, perhaps for many years, it is...

me & kat -- our first shoot

from the archives... august 2017

jess and lizard

2017

jess at radium

photos of a friend at radium hot springs in colorado, 2017

friends in the mountains

from summit county, colorado, 2017

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i miss drugs

"I miss being a drug addict and chain smoking. I miss having a vice and feeling good. I miss my mind back then, or rather the disconnection from reality. Sometimes I wish I could go back. I came across these videos again from almost ten years ago. This was the day my grandmother died. I found out as we got our of the car to shoot at this lake in North Carolina before moving to NY. I finally listened to the footage. I was literally out of my mind. So were friends at the time. I think we were a...

New Mexico, 2016

Life is such an incredible trip. I can't believe its been seven years since I lived in New Mexico. I hope to go back to this incredible land and explore the west, revisit past places this / next year. I left so much art in our cabin there. I hope and pray to feel safe to go back one day. The sunset, water, moon and rocks carried me through the abuse. So many lessons have been learned. There is always light with the darkness. 

in the river - solace in the waters upon receiving more shocking news

getting naked in any body of water is what truly soothes my soul... these images were taken a few days ago in the river near my house... A few days ago, I was told that I have to move out of my studio / gallery living space. Obviously, I was devastated at first, and in many ways I still am. I finally started to feel settled here after a year and a half of officially moving into the space & settling in after a big break up last year. Although there was so much darkness surrounding this are...

Circle one complete for ‘we are gods’ series

Today and yesterday I spent the day selling my art on the side of the road in Hudson, New York… It was an absolutely incredible experience. It was my first time selling my art on the side of the road in upstate New York. I was not invited or welcome to show my studio as part of Upstate arts weekend and so I decided, as my personal life has just completely exploded recently, to just say fuck it, and just to show my art on the side of the road. I sold a lot of prints and had incredible conver...

New body paint ‘color people’ Vimeo on demand series

I made a new Vimeo on demand series today. Here is the link. These are some of my favorite screenshots.

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/colorpeople

Color People - women’s circle

Here are a few favorite raw images from my nude womens healing circle and photoshoot a few days ago. There is so much to say about this. I’ll be writing about it soon and sharing it on my substAck and a little here. It is so magical to come together with women and laugh, cry, dance, sing, play together… healing.

Joy before another fall

A moment of joy, a glimpse of hope: I’m being kicked out of my home / studio / gallery space today. This was the one place or thing that I thought was stable. Somehow I’m relieved. I will have to put in the work to move and put everything in storage, but at least I’ll be free from the dark energy and insanity of my landlords. Learning to surrender, trust in the universe, and pray that everything will be ok.

I’m sad that I will no longer have my studio, I was just star...

maine 2015

another time, long ago in lubec maine... 

my family has been going almost every summer to this secluded land in the northeastern woods of maine. these are some more images from that long lost time gone by... the human with me was kahil, who i mentioned in one of the last posts... another ghost from the past. memories drenching my mind, obliterating time. what is life?

Money for Sex

July 13, 2023

Today I was offered money for sex. This has happened before. This time it feels different. It feels real. It feels dark, out of the question, yet necessary. I really need money right now. I immediately felt and thought no, but I really thought about it, I’m still thinking about it. I’m really trying to trust my intuition and follow my heart. I know more than 100% is not the right choice for me, that being said, I am terrified. ‘The child inside is terrified, and so a...

2015 Manchester-by-the-Sea

I'm uploading these again, as it has been a while, and I'm trying again to organize my archives (sorry to those of you who have seen these but here are new words and thoughts). It is so crazy to look back and see how self-conscious I used to be. I thought I was so fat and only felt comfortable modeling from 100-200 feet from the camera. Wow! How times have changed... so crazy. I took this series with Kahil, a friend at the time who liked me and wanted to date however I wasn't attracted to him...

Me & Clarity - colorful playful Polaroids

Colorful playful Polaroids naked with the banana tree and leaves from this past winter :)

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Sardinia

Some of you may have seen these photos before but i'm posting them again as i review and organize my archive. I hope you enjoy them. Self-portraits from Italy in 2015.

Color People

I have so many visions in my mind and so many projects / series that I'm working on with my art. One vision I had about ten years ago was a woman standing in the forest in front of a waterfall with colorful painted handprints all over her body. Finally I'm starting this series. I haven't made it to a waterfall yet, but flowers and the ocean will suffice for now. I had the privilege and honor of shooting my friend in my hometown two days ago on the cliffs overlooking the sea. There is so much ...

2014 haystack - me, carolyn, body paint and mountain man

reposting this series as i attempt to reorganize my archives... this was a magical day in 2014 when carolyn and i visited the premier crafts school called Haystack in Maine. a mountain man walked out of the woods (who i believe was a glass blowing student there) and joined us for a shoot. it was a very special day. we returned to nc a few days later to pack up my apt and move to ct and ny (the beginning of the end)

2014 photos

images i took with my close girlfriends at the time in north carolina