Naked Pictures Of My Ex-Girlfriends [Hardcover]

Mark Helfrich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 17, 2000

Cultural nostalgia is omnipresent as we enter the new millenium, and much of the looking back is focused on the 1970's. It was a time when being young and American meant a world of sexual freedom in an era untainted by AIDS. For photographer MArk Helfrich it was a time to not only explore these freedoms, but also to document them. In 'Naked Pictures Of My Ex-Girlfriends', Helfrich shares with us what most have hidden away or have long ago destroyed- intimate, private pictures of his ex-girlfriends, a decades worth from 1970 to 1980. Helfrich explains "...it was no big deal photographing my girlfriends topless or nude, almost all of them were thrilled to pose for me, because they knew I was so into it. It was fun. It was like playing a game. It was like living Antonioni's 'Blow Up." This collection of black & white and colour images is presented as a nostalgic diary from the carefree sexual seventies, a glimpse of a time and life many wish they could have lived.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: Consafos Press (April 17, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965653536
• ISBN-13: 978-0965653534
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,471,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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52 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Engaging pics, questionable motives, April 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Naked Pictures Of My Ex-Girlfriends (Hardcover)

Excellent, evocative photography. However, there are a number of author's comments in this book which are almost mean-spirited and/or over-sexual, and not in keeping with the stated happy-go-lucky semi-innocence of the project. More prurient than sweet, in a couple cases. And gratuitous, in one or two cases. Whether the photos and text document real relationships or not (there seems to be some doubt), overall the book doesn't come across as a nostalgiac reflection on youthful friskyness. It seems more like a sleazy Internet photo gallery of "ex-girlfriends," or a collection of photos depicting women who don't suspect they're being written about on a bathroom wall. Not that this inherently makes it bad (or undesirable), but it certainly won't meet the expectations of people looking for good clean naked fun.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HONEST, CHARMING, FUNNY - I love this book!, April 6, 2000

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J.Crawford (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Naked Pictures Of My Ex-Girlfriends (Hardcover)

This book chronicles, in detail, what romance and love was like through a great period in American history. I think anyone who thinks this book is pornography is an idiot. It isn't about nude photos. The author offers a voyeristic view of all the intimate details of his love life with these women. Sometimes funny and romantic. At other times the book borders on crass. Overall, this is a very honest and unique piece of work.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Details Magazine - April 2000, March 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Naked Pictures Of My Ex-Girlfriends (Hardcover)

This provocative new book documents one man's sexual journey and shows a nation of Peeping Toms how to do voyeurism right. The work is a diary, a confessional, a pop cultural chronicle, and, perhaps most resonantly, an elegant reminder of why we are all avid voyeurs. As you go through the book, you find yourself identifying with Helfrich because you gradually realize that you know these women - from your own life...the feminist, the earth mother, the crazy artist, the temptress, or just the girl next door...and you walk away feeling like you just had an honest talk with another guy about sex and women.