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Though in hindsight the dress was far too wrinkled for me to feel satisfied with the finished images too much, I can't help but think it doesn't matter to the casual observer.

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Lastly, I thought it was time to add some punchy color to the mix, so she put on this red dress I had ordered online.

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Man, I love this shot. it's both artsy and beautiful and sexy and emotive. Plus I'm a sucker for the stark horizon line and the simple, almost monochromatic quality. 

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And don't misinterpret my description of her; though McKenzie is very smart and incredibly complicated, she's also very easy to be around and a whole lot of fun. Once she was back in her zone, she put...

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And though of course everyone likes seeing the fully body topless shots, these are some of my favorites from that day as well. Her presence, her command of attention, her beauty and pain; it all feels...

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Despite her beauty, McKenzie is a great model for her the emotions she can show, which on this day were as real as anything else. Sad, contemplative, lonely, melancholy; she is all of those things and...

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But still, she looked amazing. This is one of my absolute favorites of that location!

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Maybe the sun was a little too bright.

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However, the sun was only getting brighter.

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As is always the case, no matter what she put on looked wonderful on her, and I've told her many times over the course of our friendship that she would wear a burlap sack and still look incredible.

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Disappointed with her self-doubt, McKenzie decided to have a smoke break, and we sat there alone on the dunes in the heat and bright sun and talked for several minutes about body images. No matter wha...

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Unfortunately, as before, she began to feel self-conscious wearing just the bralette, not a fan of how her stomach currently looked. Though I tried to reassure her that she was looking fabulous, she n...

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She then changed into this bralette I've had forever, which I rarely have used since it is too large for most models' chests. however, for McKenzie, it fit like a glove.

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I love this shot, it's almost spiritual.

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The looks she can give the camera easily would melt most men, but thankfully I know just enough about her darker, more complicated side to be mostly immune. Mostly.

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Eventually we settled on this little wrap shirt that freely opened in the front, which of course showed off her most noticeable assets. McKenzie has always been comfortable acknowledging what gifts sh...

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So she quickly decided to change, digging into her favorite Star Wars bag for a quick outfit change.

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Having just shot at the hectic beach (look back in the archives for those great cave photos!), McKenzie and I were ready for something different. Though I thought she looked incredible in the same one...

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I'm proud to finally announce this uncensored set of my gorgeous friend McKenzie Eckels at the dunes from her visit in August.

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Find this full, uncensored 45-image set only at th...