Dieux du Stade: Gods of the Stadium [Hardcover]

Tony Duran (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2010

The ancient Greeks thought the gods dwelled on Mount Olympus. We can confidently report that they've moved to the Paris Rugby stadium! Elaborating on the photographs taken for the popular calendar of the same name, these tantalizing images feature players of the famous international rugby club, the Stade Francais Paris, in all their unclothed glory. Tony Duran's work worships the human form, whether in his sexually charged nude studies, his sensual fashion photography, or his inventive celebrity portraiture. Duran has take his signature style to Dieux di Stade, where he transforms the athlete into graphic sensual male form.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: teNeues (May 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3832793917
• ISBN-13: 978-3832793913
• Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 10.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #302,046 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dieux du Stade: A Brilliant Addition To My Coffee Table, July 14, 2010

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Maria Swett (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dieux du Stade: Gods of the Stadium (Hardcover)

Behold the glimmering gods of Tony Duran's Dieux du Stade.

When I first opened to these black and white images, it felt like a visual dream--moving me in and out of a steamy locker room. One of my favorite photos is of a man holding a rugby ball, concealing his member, positioned against the backdrop of a cloudy sky. Some other images that stick in my mind: a couple of nude men embracing each other; a striking photograph of one man's handsome face in another's lap; the muscular sweet cheeks of a man standing against a locker room wall.

This sort of homoerotica can be enjoyed by both men and women (I especially enjoy the few delicious erect surprises throughout the book). Duran captures some photos from rooftops and balconies which not only gives me a view of Paris, but also provides an industrial, sadio-masochistic, blood-rushed excitement.

I'm pleased to have added Tony Duran's Diuex du Stade to my coffee table collection. This book properly defines and absorbs the male form as I desire: athletic, nude, and comely.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Gift, July 15, 2010

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Maria M. (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dieux du Stade: Gods of the Stadium (Hardcover)

This book was a fun present for my bride-to-be friend who is an avid photographer. I gave it to her as a bachelorette gift. The photographs are sensuous not vulgar, and though erotic, still fine art. (Basically, still safe to have on the coffee table when parents visit.) We still went through the book giggling and drooling at the French rugby team like best friends at a slumber party! However, as a photographer, she said she was very impressed not only with the photographer's eye for form and mastering sexy without being crude, but also with the overall quality and printing of the book. She said that this is definitely one of the best photography books she has in her collection. Now she just needs a coffee table! (Ha! It's on her wedding registry!)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, September 21, 2010

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Salvador Perez Jr. - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Dieux du Stade: Gods of the Stadium (Hardcover)

I have purchsed the Dieux du Stade calenders for years, I was in Paris and saw the book there for 50 euros, which is about $65.00 US. I decided I didn't want to carry it around Europe, so glad I didn't it was much cheaper here on Amazon.