Twin Palms is pleased to offer Phillip Toledano's second book, Phonesex. Toledano has photographed nearly thirty phonesex operators in the intimate setting of their own homes, offering a seldom-seen glimpse into the reality of what otherwise is a fantasy created by the operator's voice, and caller's imagination. Accompanying every portrait is a text written by each subject touching on some aspect of his or her experience as an operator. Whether touching, humorous, or disturbing, every operator's point of view is compelling.
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There is a contract that exists between phonesex operators and the people who call. It is a contract of self-delusion. The caller agrees to pretend that he (or she) is calling a young, beautiful girl, and the phonesex operator willingly plays the part. Phonesex reveals the truth. It pulls back the veil to reveal the expected, and the unexpected, all at once. Phillip Toledano
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An astounding, full-color photographic portrait collection of phone sex workers, often in their homes or workplaces,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Phonesex (Hardcover)
Phone Sex is an astounding, full-color photographic portrait collection of phone sex workers, often in their homes or workplaces. The photos of Phone Sex aren't particularly risque; though some of the women are wearing less clothing than others, the goal is to show the actual people behind the audio-fantasy-for-hire facade. Some are attractive, some are plain, some are skinny, some are fat, and all do their job because they have bills to pay. The first-person narrative text offers a glimmer of insight into the lives of phone sex operators. "Phone Sex" is a book for adults only, since some of the text makes graphic reference to various sex acts - not to titillate the reader, but simply because talking about graphic sex acts is part of a phone sex operator's job. "Just last night I received possibly the most disturbing phone sex call I'd had in a long time. A caller shot himself with me on the phone. The unmistakable sound of a gunshot followed by the heavy and wet sound of a body falling with a thud to the floor. Things like this always scare me." Highly recommended.
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A Photography Book,keep that in mind.,
By Megan (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phonesex (Hardcover)
I think this book with leave you yearning to hear moreabout the people themselves,but that can only do justice to the author. Keep in mind folks,this IS a photography book, it's filled with a bunch of great photos and bits and pieces of writing about them. Well done,I like it.
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