Best of Black and White: Erotic Photography [Hardcover]

Peter Delius (Author), Siri And Gisbourne Hustvedt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2006

Does anybody really know the "next-generation photographers," the successors to Newton, Lindbergh, von Unwerth, and Ritts? The shots in this volume are an introduction to these newcomers and their accomplished, sexy, romantic work—the best of today’s nude photography in black and white. Classic black-and-white photography shows clearly who knows how to take a good picture and who doesn’t. The photographers contributing to this volume display their mastery of photography both as a craft and as an art form.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Bucher (September 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3765860050
• ISBN-13: 978-3765860058
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,255,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Black & White

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3.0 out of 5 stars Erotic and Interesting, January 24, 2010

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Really nice coffee table or bedroom table book. Photos vary from fashionable and artistic to BDSM. All women and no men or M/F couples. :-( Great ideas for photographers. Book is coffee table size.

4.0 out of 5 stars Something for many tastes, March 31, 2009

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Over thirty photographers present samples of their black and white work in this collection. As a result, vision and style cover a wide range - but, surprisingly, the models themselves do not. With a very few charming exceptions, every photo depicts a single female model, twenty-something, with anglo features and coloring. Erotic appeal wears many more faces, some in different tones and some at other ages. The kinds of beauty missing detract only slightly from the kinds present, though.

My favorites in this collection emphasize the person and the human material of the model herself. Cabon's startling, elegant geometry opens this collection, an understated study in line and form. Other photographers also follow this less-is-more route, tending either toward sculptural studies (Bolk, Zurmuhle, Wantuch, and Hutterhein, to name just a few) or portraiture (including work by Carre, de Haan, and Moss). Farther from my own tastes, some photographers emphasize budoir, landscape, and cityscape compositions, with often with exhibitionistic and voyeuristic slants. Relatively few photographers here center their work on fetish attire or bondage - rarity of these genres suits my preferences well.

I found a few truly memorable images between these covers. The other pictures, even if not boldly challenging or innovative, rise to a high standard, too. This might not be a must-have for any collection of figure photo, but many viewers will find it a welcome addition.

-- wiredweird