Intimate: Nudes by Marc Baptiste (Hardcover)

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Product Description

The award-winning and renowned photographer behind the lens of Beautiful, Marc Baptiste offers us another very intimate look at women. Baptiste's inspired, unique, and sensual classicism is bolder than ever in Intimate. Surpassing standard portraiture, his photographs manifest a strong eroticism while incorporating the cinematic power of his fashion work. Intimate highlights Baptiste's passionate, intelligent, and seductive approach to capturing the essence of femininity and beauty. This book is sure to appeal to all admirers of the female form.

About the Author

Marc Baptiste is one of the most respected celebrity and fashion photographers working today. His work has been featured in Vanity Fair, Allure, Vibe, Essence, Equire, Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, and German Vogue, among others. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Bethann Hardison has enjoyed a successful career as a model, designer, writer, agent, and fashion-show producer. She currently serves on the board of directors of the New York African Film Festival and has been a director of the New York Women's Film Festival. Hardison is widely recognized as a leading creative and motivational voice and has inspired legions of talented men and women of color to pursue careers in the arts and fashion.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Universe; illustrated edition edition (November 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789309947
• ISBN-13: 978-0789309945
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #574,255 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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34 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars scattered and distant, March 13, 2004

By	drollere (Sebastopol, CA United States) - See all my reviews

this book suffers from an excess of professionalism: as a successful fashion photographer, baptiste has adapted too well to the demands of shooting for the editorial, and the models shown here are much too practiced in looking pretty on cue. the result is a variety of photo techniques that don't seem especially keyed to the human themes in the photos, and a variety of models who do not communicate any intimacy because they are all so obviously *posed*. helmut newtson is an obvious yet undigested influence, and any newtson collection completely surpasses the emotional impact of this book.

23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a moment, November 30, 2003

By A Customer

Simply put, this book is sexy. Although it is quite different from his first book "Beautiful" he still captures the strength,
femininity and power of being a woman. He has captured very private moments yet his subjects look stunning and not forced. It's a stimulating coffee table book even for the prudish (it may make them blush). Hats off for another great body of work.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two Words: Unabashed perfection, August 15, 2005

By	Sinnamon Love "Chic Geek" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I purchased this book for a lover as a Christmas gift a couple of years ago. He'd always expressed how it was my photograph that first drew him to me... I found this book at a store in midtown Mahattan and was became, entralled, as I flipped page after page. I purchased two copies, one for him and one for myself. I've always been a fan of Mr. Baptiste's work and can only hope to be fortunate enough to one day sit before his lens...