Private Parts [Hardcover]

Giovanni (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2006

Aficionados of one of the most important male appendages will find this photobook a "must" for their collections. The 'subtle differences' between men are the focal point here. This selection of shots, taken with absolutely no shame either on the part of the models or the photographer, shows what in the gay world holds a level of importance inversely related to its size compared to the rest of the body - the penis! A direct and very clear look at the male crotch is what fascinates Giovanni.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Giovanni, pseudonym for a well-known photographer, works in the fashion industry and has been photographing male nudes for several years now with great success. Most of us would recognise his works without realising it stems from his lens. After the bombastic achievement of his first work, "Bites", he continues his triumphal procession with "Private Parts".

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Bruno Gmunder Verlag (May 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3861879875
• ISBN-13: 978-3861879879
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #961,203 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No faces at all, October 25, 2006

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Sir Nigel Irvine (London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Private Parts (Hardcover)

This book contains around 123 pictures in a variety of sizes. Some in colors and some in black and white.

If you are only interested in viewing genitals then this book may be something for you. However, there are websites on The Internet that would provide much higher quality in that regard.

I did not appreciate the book because there were no faces in the pictures. I did not find viewing genitals on their own interesting.

That being said, the book certainly contains what one would expect. Hardly the best specimens, though.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Views of the Forbidden Zone: Open the Door to Voyeurism, October 30, 2006

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Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Private Parts (Hardcover)

Giovanni (whose real identity is withheld, as though being a famous fashion photographer would prevent his being an art photographer as well) enters the region of controversy that has beleaguered the art world for centuries. How many famous paintings go at great lengths to somehow drape the male genitalia for fear of offending the eyes of both women and men - as though no one has other access to anatomy with their own eyes? It remains a conundrum, this false modesty, one that some of our finer contemporary artists are now addressing.

But on to this particular book. As in is previous volumes BITES, this fine photographic survey PRIVATE PARTS in both black and white and color photographs has as its model the male phallus - in varying states of tumescence - and while not every photograph is an art piece (some good shots idea-wise are out of focus or poorly reproduced), the body of work is fascinating on many levels. It is a perfect adjunct to the books written about the importance of size in the male self-perception: while nearly every model sports superior equipment, the sensuous aspect of each photo has more to do with positioning than with girth or preputial statements or piercing. The photographs are for the most part isolated in the privacy of the model's perineum and rarely involve the presence of other models in the same frame.

The question arises (!): in this second successful foray into forbidden territory, an apparent attempt to shine light and acceptance on a subject that most artists and photographers avoid, why doesn't Giovanni follow through with stepping forward with his true identity? Just a question. All things aside, this is a very well designed and executed book that hopefully will make a difference in the psychology of phallus avoidance. Grady harp, October 06

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Striking Photographs, August 27, 2006

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Private Parts (Hardcover)

From the largest publisher of gay male related books, Bruno Gmunder, comes this photographic essay dedicated to male 'private parts.' The photographer, Giovanni, is the pseudonym of a world-famous photographer who works in the international fashion scene. In most of his work the central theme is located a few feet higher up on the body. In this book basically just the bare nude torso is shown. Most of the book is in exquisitely lighted and printed black and white. Indeed the printing quality is so high that you might think these are true photographs rather than having been printed. There are, however, a couple of sections printed in full color.

Giovanni has selected his models carefully with a penchant for very well built, very well muscled young men. He has posed them carefully, and has a brilliant eye for lighting and shadow.