Boy Next Door : Hong Kong [Paperback]

Derek Lam (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 22, 2000

This is a celebration of the nude Asian male body. It is the first in a series of books dedicated to presenting the male body nude. This book contains 96 pages of color and B&W photographs of some of the most stunning"men about town" (Hong Kong).

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Derek Lam is born in Hong Kong and trained in Los Angeles. After working for more than 10 years in L.A. he has returned to his native Hong Kong to further the belief that Asian men can be both beautiful and masculine at the same time.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Boy Next Door Partnership (February 22, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 9628573519
• ISBN-13: 978-9628573516
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,941,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HK men at their very best!, July 8, 2001

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This review is from: Boy Next Door : Hong Kong (Paperback)

I stummbled upon this book at HK's wan chai district gay bookstore, POV. I have always liked Asian men, esp Chinese men. I think this edition presents the best of HK men to the rest of the world. The settings are credibly Hong Kong, the photography sincere and the men real -- not drop-dead gorgeous, but real men, i.e. those that you truly see in HK's streets. Believe me, HK men are some of the most good-looking men in Asia, and also the most sophisticated and suave. Two thumbs up for Derek, and please feature the rest of Asian men (Taiwan, Singapore, Shanghai and Jiangnan area, Beijing, Korea and Japan) soon! I'll be waiting in earnest!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Asian Mystique, January 11, 2006

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Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boy Next Door : Hong Kong (Paperback)

Derek Lam is a fine photographer and brings to this portfolio the best of the West as far as conceptual ideas and the best of East as far as beautiful models.

The title suggests these might be unremarkable 'boys next door' types, but unless Hong Kong is a lot different from other cities, these men are anything but average! Lam captures a fine ambience in the settings he uses as stage backdrops for these models. There is considerable variety of types of physique and moods in these predominantly lush color photographs. This collection is not the usual beefcake parade but more the natural body form that makes the series of twenty models more accessible to the compositions Lam creates.

For those who collect books of the male physique this is a welcome addition to a group of men less well known to audiences. Recommended. Grady Harp, January 06

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nude Asian Men, Masculine and Sexy, January 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Boy Next Door : Hong Kong (Paperback)

This book is a must for all lovers of the Asian male nude. There is something for everyone in this book, thin, beefy, smooth or hairy. Derek states in his introduction that he is trying to present a masculine image of Asian men, and these guys are! Gay or straight, if you like the look of men from Asian, then this must be Hong Kong's finest.

This is a book that I will keep for a long time, the are more than 20 different guys, so there's always something new to discover.

The quality of the book and the printing are very good. Don't be fooled by the listing as paperback, it is a full sized book packed with mostly full color photo's of the sexiest Asian guys I've seen in a long time! And they are all shot outdoors!