Players Calendar [Calendar]

Rick Day (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2009

His models have an exhibitionistic tendency. Photos are worked over to give the bodies a strong and special glow. 'I wanted to blur the lines of sexuality with this project. Men and women should be able to turn the pages and lose themselves in beauty and lust' - Rick Day.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Calendar: 12 pages
• Publisher: Bruno Gmunder Verlag Gmbh; Wal Blg edition (July 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3867873003
• ISBN-13: 978-3867873000
• Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 11 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,142,583 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rick Day is my god..., October 18, 2009

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J. Salzenstein "Style Editor" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Players (Hardcover)

If you like hot athletes in very little clothing- and really, who doesn't?- PLAYERS will make you very happy. This new photo book from New York based photographer Rick Day features incredibly hot, muscled, sporty men showing off the bodies they've built through years of playing football, soccer, wrestling, and other sports we love to fantasize about.

Or at least models who we'd like to believe play those games.

If you pay attention to high-end clothing ads, the International Male catalog, or have an obsession with hot male models, you'll definitely recognize a few guys in this book. Of course given the lack of clothing, you might not be looking at their faces.

PLAYERS features models in sport gear... who seem not to care much for wearing it. And also like to embrace their exhibitionist side. And we're fine with that. The book is gorgeous- even by Bruno Gmunder standards, which are already incredibly high. Of course the colors and clarity are brilliant, and it's printed on high quality paper, but it goes even further. As coffee table books go, it has one of the best layouts I've seen in years.

If you're even a bit on the prudish side, I'd advise you to stay away from this book; it's got some full-on nudity, in a big way. (And I mean a big way.) It's artfully shot, the production value is incredible, and I wouldn't call it porn, but it's definitely a bit more "exciting" (or perhaps "excited" is the better word) than classic Herb Ritts type shots.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STUNNING!, August 5, 2009

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C. Griffith "Novablond" (Washington DC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Players (Hardcover)

This book is simply STUNNING. Mr. Day's talent is beyond definition...He is not only able to find models (who are works of art in and of themselves), but is a master at creating and an intense atmosphere of sex, power, strength, and vulnerability. The book, gets deeper, more meaningful, and challenging each time you look at. It is a great addition for any collection!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING BOOK!!!, August 19, 2009

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Peter E. Mclean "Blonde Fan" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Players (Hardcover)

This is an amazing book full from cover to cover with vibrant, wonderful and sexy images. Rick Day has done an amazing job with his gifted eye and precise shutter. Great photgraphy, surperb presentation and wonderful images!!!