Naked (Bruno Gmunder Verlag) [Hardcover]

Dylan Rosser (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2011 | Series: Bruno Gmunder Verlag

Whenever a photographer wants to show his models completely nude he needs a lot of empathy to create an atmosphere that's free of any restraints. Dylan Rosser is perfectly capable of this as he has already proven with his photo books. Naked is all about intimacy and encounters with men at their most vulnerable but also at her most beautiful. His style is more down-to-earth and accessible than in his last book Red, the pictures are striking and go under your skin.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Bruno Gmunder Verlag Gmbh (November 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3867872260
• ISBN-13: 978-3867872263
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dylan Rosser has been photographing the male nude for more than a decade. He has been based in London for the last decade but often shoot in NYC and Los Angeles.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dylan Rosser: The Male Nude As Art, December 15, 2011

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Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Naked (Bruno Gmunder Verlag) (Hardcover)

Dylan Rosser was born in South Africa, became well known for his graphic design talents and in 1998 moved to London where he began his very successful career in photography. Rosser photographs male models in both New York City and Los Angeles and his works have been published in tow highly honored books - X-POSED and RED. In NAKED Rosser seems to be gradually eliminating supportive props and themes and now an approach the male nude in full color, beautifully detailed images that are likely some of the finest and most refined works in this genre.

Rosser uses minimal backgrounds for his photographs - at time the background is simple white space, while at other times he uses a burnished wet silver sheen that sets of skin tonalities magnificently well. Other images are incidental 'sets', such as empty gyms or deserted buildings or the mere suggestion of a support system such as a corner, a wall, a couch, a ladder. From these setting he brings in a bevy of incredibly well sculpted models - alone and at times with another model - and from this combination of lighting, pristine judgment in composition, and extraordinarily virile and handsome men he makes images that are at one both art and sensuality. The manner in which he engages the models' eyes or paints their bodies with water, light and shadow is nothing less than fine art.

There is a sense of intimacy here, a sense that Rosser seems to invite us, the viewer, into the arena of his edification of the male form. it is a very tempting invitation and one that will please the eyes and thoughts of the reader. Grady Harp, December 11

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book, January 24, 2012

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John Douglass (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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Not only is this book beautifully bound, it is filled with beautiful photographs of some of the most handsome and athletic men I have seen in a book of this sort. The images really convey the beauty and masculinity of the human form.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best yet from Mr. Rosser, December 4, 2011

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Paul A. Dirks (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews
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Each photo in this book has a wonderful pair of characteristics: utter simplicity and intense eroticism. Rosser's ability to create the former and to elicit the latter from his models is amazing. No disappointments here, quite the contrary.