Bare Winter [Hardcover]

Kirsty Pilkington (Author, Editor, Illustrator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0646492357 | ISBN-13: 978-0646492353 | Publication Date: July 1, 2008 | Edition: 1st

Bare Winter is a superb collection of photographs of female nudes juxtaposed amidst Tasmania's old growth forests. Eighty-two fantastic women willing to expose themselves in often freezing temperatures, all for the love of Australia's precious trees. A sensual record of the beauty and connection between Woman and Mother Earth, this offering by Kirsty Pilkington reflects her passion for the preservation of her island state's threatened natural heritage.

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About the Author

Kirsty Pilkington holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in Photography from the University of Tasmania. She works with a Hasselblad film camera to produce medium format black and white images. Many of the images in this collection have been successfully exhibited in Tasmania at The Long Gallery and in the Australian Capital Territory at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Canberra.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 175 pages
• Publisher: Wildeflowre Press; 1st edition (July 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0646492357
• ISBN-13: 978-0646492353
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,726,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not perfect, but very good, and interesting, February 23, 2010

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This review is from: Bare Winter (Hardcover)

Although the book maybe somewhat overpriced, after having the time to catch a glimpse of it, I am not disappointed of my purchase. Ms. Pilkington has put together a quite interesting collection. But let's start with the dry cleaning. This book is not perfect. If you see the cover, you know the style: A black and white shot of one or several models, nude, on some spot in the Tasmanian forest. The truth is that there is not much variance in this style at all. Not much variety on that sense. Also, she generally pictures the ladies from their backs, with very few frontal shots, and fewer pictures showing their faces, and, when the face of the model is shown, it has an absolute lack of expression. That, I think, are its weaknesses.

On the other hand, even if the style is not diverse at all, truth is, it is a very likable style, at least for me. Also, I appreciate the fact that although about half of her models could be consider the "typical" model (twenty something years old, size zero or two, very fit), the other half, on the other hand, are just as attractive, but more diverse on sizes and and age, including at least one lady who probably read the news of the end of the second world war from the newspapers and not the history books. Besides, the spots of forest Ms. Pilkington chose are simply gorgeous.