Pregnant: Nudes by Ralph Mohr (German and Italian Edition) [Hardcover]

Ralf Mohr (Author)

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Publication Date: August 1, 1998

The women in this book present the results of their fertility before the camera with enthusiasm and in all openness. They are completely 'normal' women, not models, or beautiful bodies specially chosen by the photographer. Single mothers, women with partners (whether married or not), students involved in long-distance relationships, large women, small women, happy and less happy ones -- they all experienced their term of pregnancy in highly individual ways. But they all had one thing in common: with virtually no exception, each was proud of the shape of her rapidly growing abdomen. Ralf Mohr's photographs prove the point: silky, smooth skin over full breasts, the laden belly, the ample bottom -- is this not the epitome of femininity? Text in English, German & Italian.

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• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Editions Reuss (August 1, 1998)
• Language: Italian
• ISBN-10: 3980501752
• ISBN-13: 978-3980501750
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,472,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "The consummate fulfilment of the feminine", June 4, 2005

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This review is from: Pregnant: Nudes by Ralph Mohr (German and Italian Edition) (Hardcover)

So says one of the models, describing her own state.

This is a very different vision of a woman's beauty. Mohr has captured about twenty models in the later months of their pregnancies. It's a beautiful, joyous collection - these women all want to be photographed, want to be seen at their fullest. They want to be celebrated in that part of their life that is uniquely womanly. Most of them talk about how their curves are loved within their families, and are generous enough to let the viewer love them too, just a little.

These are very strong people, as Martina and especially Katrin show. They have friends or lovers, as Andrea shows. Their figures are elegant, as Andrea, Anke, Cara, and Sarah show. They are more than just bellies, as Kolja shows, they people first with other lives. But they are women, too, sometimes more womanly because of their grand figures and because of all the other changes in their bodies.

There are many collections dedicated to women's beauty. Very few of them describe the whole woman, in all the ways that she can be. The may skip early life, or later life, or giving life. Pregnancy may be the most important time of life, because every living person, even you, came from a pregnancy.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gift, June 27, 2007

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C. Miller (Salt Lake City, Ut) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pregnant: Nudes by Ralph Mohr (German and Italian Edition) (Hardcover)

An absolutely beautiful piece of work. These women, and Mohr, have provided a wonderful gift in this book. Few things compare to the images of these women full of life. My only recommendation, more. More photos, more women from a broader spectrum of ethnic backgrounds.

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, Beautiful Nude Portraiture, December 14, 2008

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This is a book of wonderfully inspiring and beautiful photography. Ralf Mohr has created a delightful portrait study of numerous young women whom, as the title implies, are at varying stages of pregnancy. His photography is impeccable, his lighting techniques extraordinary, but it is his hidden rapport with his models that is most striking. They are all amazingly comfortable before his camera. Their is no sense whatsoever of any uncertainty or timidity, nor is there any inflated sense if self-importance either. They just open up to him revealing their opulent and curvaceous forms as well as their true selves. There is a lot of feeling in this body of work and almost without exception every image is an exquisite portrait of pure feminine beauty.

Ralf Mohr studied graphic design with a concentration in photography at the "Fachhochschule" in Hanover. He has displayed his work in a large number of exhibits throughout Germany and abroad and has won countless awards and prizes for his photography. He currently lives in Hanover, Germany.