Models Secret (Multilingual Edition) [Hardcover]

Pierre Thomas Karkau (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2003

In this volume, fashion photographer, Pierrer Thomas Karkau decided to get behind the scenes and under the clothes of fashion models. Here are models stripped down to their bare essentials in images that are as alluring and provocative as they are playful and humorous. With the enthusiastic eye of a party guest and the attention of a true voyeur, Karkau tantalizes us with scenes that are erotic, imaginative, sophisticated and fun - with photographs that bring us closer to each model's secret.

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From the Publisher

· Fashion models stripped to their bare essentials in a collection of tantalizingly erotic black and white photographs
· A behind the scenes and under the clothes look at fashion models

About the Author

Pierre Thomas Karkau trained as an interior designer. He became interested in fashion photography during the 80's and has been well established in the field since 1990.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Te Neues Publishing Company (November 2003)
• Language: Multilingual
• ISBN-10: 3823845551
• ISBN-13: 978-3823845553
• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 11.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,349,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars poor choice, April 21, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Models Secret (Multilingual Edition) (Hardcover)

Do not bother with this book if you are hoping for anything artistic. I think the photographer just took some shots out of some portfolios and threw them to a publisher. The physical quality of the book is good, but the substace is lacking. I'm returning mine. Go with a classic from Peter Lindbergh instead.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MODELS SECRET, July 15, 2004

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kerstin hebestreit (GERMANY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Models Secret (Multilingual Edition) (Hardcover)

What Karkau reveals is not so much a behind-the-scenes look at the modeling world with snapshots of runway models and location shoots, though there is some of this. What he presents here is a glimpse into the deliciously sensual world that these models are so adept at creating. It's more fantasy than documentary, more beautiful than reportive. But is does all this with a distinctly grand and illustrious style, and the girls are so amazingly, so breathtakingly beautiful - long, tall, curvaceous angels that are experts at "turning on" before the camera. With the enthusiastic eye of a party-guest and the attention of a true voyeur, Karkau tantalizes us with scenes that are erotic, imaginative, sophisticated, and fun - with photographs that bring us closer to each model's secret. This is one of Michelle7's BEST BOOKS OF 2003.
kerstin hebestreit

5.0 out of 5 stars Long, Tall, Curvaceous Angels!, December 16, 2008

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Michelle7 "Editor of Michelle7(dot)com" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Models Secret (Multilingual Edition) (Hardcover)

Models Secret is an engaging vision of fashion models stripped down to their bare and often naked essentials. It's a gorgeous collection of black and white photography from Pierre Thomas Karkau, who has been involved in the fashion industry since 1990.

This is a huge book at 11 x 14" and is beautifully produced by TeNeus Publishing. It's comprised of over 150 photographs. What Karkau reveals is not so much a behind-the-scenes look at the modeling world with snapshots of runway models and location shoots, though there is some of this. What he presents here is a glimpse into the deliciously sensual world that these models are so adept at creating. It's more fantasy than documentary, more beautiful than reportive. But is does all this with a distinctly grand and illustrious style, and the girls are so amazingly, so breathtakingly beautiful - long, tall, curvaceous angels that are experts at "turning on" before the camera. With the enthusiastic eye of a party-guest and the attention of a true voyeur, Karkau tantalizes us with scenes that are erotic, imaginative, sophisticated, and fun - with photographs that bring us closer to each model's secret.