Fetish (Special Edition) [Deluxe Edition] (Hardcover)

~ Tony Mitchell (Author)

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Product Description

Fetish collects together for the first time in one volume the best of S&M fantasy photography.

About the Author

Mitchell is a senior lecturer in Writing and Cultural Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney. He has a PhD in Drama.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Carlton Publishing Group; Deluxe edition (October 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858688248
• ISBN-13: 978-1858688244
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,390,943 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Whips and Rubber and Rope, OH MY!, February 16, 2003

By	J. Hancock (indianapolis, IN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Fetish: Masterpieces of Erotic Fantasy Photography (Paperback)

You will be hard pressed to find a better collection of fetish photography from such a wide cross section of photographers. This is certainly the Best of the Best.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 48 photographers wide and one inch deep, June 13, 2001

By	Leonard Cook (Fremont, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Fetish: Masterpieces of Erotic Fantasy Photography (Paperback)

48 photographers are represented in "Fetish", a survey of recent trends in determinedly decadent photos of women in vinyl, rubber or rope. Some, like Nobuyoshi Araki, show 2 photos, most get 4 photos and a few photogs get 6 pix, giving a fairly shallow sampling of each photographer. The range of work shown is also fairly narrow, but in this field, perhaps that's a benefit, particularly for newcomers. For example, there's nothing in "Fetish" to compare with Mapplethorpe's photo of a ... nailed and wired to a block of wood -- in fact there are very few photos involving males at all. So while the book deals with material that remains controversial and retains an illicit look, "Fetish" is a fairly safe first stride into the dark side. Reproduction quality is uneven but in the many cases where it is good, it is very good indeed. I REALLY want to hang out with Derek Ridgers...or Sandra Jensen. Really. I do. They must be much more interesting people than I am. And PLEASE could I hire a model like Mike McMillan's redhead with the blue rope. Gasp, what a picture.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good general overview, July 18, 2001

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This review is from: Fetish: Masterpieces of Erotic Fantasy Photography (Paperback)

A survey of fetish work. As a result it doesn't hold together like a single photographer's work would, for example, the book jarringly jumps from black and white , to color, and back again, and the subject matter varies from the ordinary to the unusual. If you're looking for the high-style of a Joel Peter Witkin, this isn't your book.