Bondi Road [Hardcover]

Paul Freeman (Photographer)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Cowboy Mouth Publishing; 1ST edition (November 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0975143921
• ISBN-13: 978-0975143926
• Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 10.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,029,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

International award-winning photographer Paul Freeman grew up in Tasmania and moved to Sydney after graduating from University.

His photographic art nudes and portraits of sports stars and actors began appearing in the prestige Studio Magazines' 'Black And White', 'Sport' and 'Blue', in the mid nineteen nineties.

Freeman's work with Olympians is featured in the books 'The Sydney Dream' (2000), 'The Athen's Dream' (2004), and 'Sportbook' (2003), published by Studio.

In 1996 he wrote the best-selling biography of Australian footballer Ian Roberts, ('Ian Roberts: Finding Out', published by Random House in 1997).
His first monograph 'Bondi Classic' was published to critical acclaim in 2003, and a Bondi series of books followed, 'Bondi Urban' (2005), 'Bondi Work' (2006) and 'Bondi Road' (2007).
'Outback Brumby' is the third in a series featuring photographs themed around the Australian countryside, succeeding 'Outback' ( 2008) and 'Outback Currawong Creek' ( 2009) .

Freeman has exhibited in New York at The Leslie Lohmann Gallery in Soho, in Sydney at The Art Gallery Of New South Wales, The Powerhouse Museum, Byron McMahon Gallery, The Australian Centre for Photography and Chifley Square, and at The Melbourne Aquatic Centre, as well as other venues and galleries.

His photography has been lauded in 'New York Times' Art Critic Robert Hughes' documentary series about Australia, 'Beyond The Fatal Shore', on Australia's ABC television's 'Sunday Arts' program, and his photography and books have been lauded in reviews in many periodicals and websites.
For more information got to www.paulfreeman.com.au
or email [e-mail].

Customer Reviews

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not so hot, March 26, 2008

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Stephen F. Mitchell (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bondi Road (Hardcover)

Have to say I think this book is the least interesting of the four in the series. The guy on the front features in around half the pictures with maybe six other guys making up the rest. Got the feeling that Freeman had run out of ideas and models for this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fitting conclusion to a superb series, December 27, 2009

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Andrew Nelson (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bondi Road (Hardcover)

Bondi Road marks a fitting conclusion to a superb series of Bondi themed books by Paul Freeman. Whilst there are slightly fewer models in this than in the rest of the Bondi books, this allows for a more detailed presentation of each model, all of whom are captured in full frontal magnificence. Bondi Road seems to have the greatest greater proportion of colour photographs than any other in the Bondi series - including the sole colour cover - and in my view the use of colour only serves to enhance the natural beauty of the models. There is almost a wistful tone to Bondi Road; the models' poses are sexy and confident, but there appears at times a realisation in their facial expressions that they are at the end of something special. I think that one needs to have all the books in the Bondi series if the complete Bondi journey captured by Mr Freeman is to be fully understood and appreciated, and can think of no better collection of photographic books to own.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasure, March 5, 2008

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Daniel M. Marques (brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bondi Road (Hardcover)

I have all Paul Freeman's books and this guy never disappoints me. He knows how to capture the essence of what a real man is. And the aussie guys that he puts in his books are everything a real man has to be. This book is for guys who loves real men.