Bottoms Up [Hardcover]

David Aden Sprigle (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 2005

Flexible men! Photographer David Aden Sprigle, has conducted a 10 year photographic essay of naked young men in the classic yoga pose Ananda Balasana, also known as "The Blissful Baby." Each man, in this happy state, reveals an expression that is uniquely his own. Vulnerable, intimate, beautiful and very sexy, each photograph conveys the many moods of this private position: joy, power, humor, fear and openness. Bottoms Up, Boys! Pictured here are 5 of the 111 beautiful yoga boys in the complete book.

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About the Author

David Aden Sprigle is a widely published photographer and photo collector.  Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, he moved to New York City where he completed his degree in Film at New York University.   He is the editor of numerous critically acclaimed photographic anthologies, including Male Bonding, Beasts, Uniforms and Male Bonding Volume II (FotoFactory Press).  He has also edited monographs for Arthur Tress (Male of the Species), Reed Massengill (Brian-A Nine-Year Photographic Diary) and Mel Roberts (California Boys and The Wild Ones).   As a photographer, his work has been showcased in:   Monograph Tai Sun and Rich: Puna Boys Snap   Anthologies Beasts Uniforms   David Aden Sprigle was living in Venice Beach,  California when he met and photographed Tai Sun and Rich.  After photographing the Ocean Front Walk and the beach scene outside his flat in Southern California for a decade, he moved his studio to Hawaii, where he currently resides.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 116 pages
• Publisher: FotoFactory Press (October 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883923948
• ISBN-13: 978-1883923945
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,009,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, March 26, 2006

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Bunnsman - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bottoms Up (Hardcover)

I found this book disappointing. There is a variety of men of all types (clean cut all-american, hairy hippy, tattoed and pierced) and colors, which is nice. The problem is, at least a third of these pictures are badly out of focus and/or badly (not artistically - badly) lit. Other pictures look like something you could snap off with a cell phone camera or the men simply just are not very interesting (I like a bit of personality.) In addition, many of the men don't actually get into the lotus position. The few nice pictures don't make up for the many poor or so-so ones, so it is too much money for the price.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, December 5, 2006

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Daniel C. Hall (Chicago, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bottoms Up (Hardcover)

I just perused this book at the store and came home to see whether there were cheaper versions available. I don't usually purchase art or photo books because of the expense, but I'm seriously considering this one. It's delightful. The faces on the guys all seem genuine and so subtly different from each other. If you've ever made love to a guy in this position, this book will touch affectionate memories. I found it artistically powerful to see so many men all in the same essential pose: it brought out the individuality of each man, since the subtleties of the pose and the faces of the men were what changed, and presented in an especially vulnerable and intimate position. I think the author succeeds at presenting many men as "blissful" and "boyish."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good subject, fuzzy photographs, February 27, 2007

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Jonathan D. Osborn "J.D. Osborn" (Santa Monica, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bottoms Up 2007 Calendar (Calendar)

Ok, I'm a lech. Having said that, however, I was disappointed by this calendar. The subjects were all cuties to be sure, but the photographs were grainy and fuzzy. I expect better.