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As good as it gets!
I knew when I placed this order, that the basics would be there.Thebodies, the scenery.However when you get inside of this book you areawestruck in witnessing not just a collection of photographs by a greatartisan, but an artists total vision followed through to its completion.Reymond Vino's work here is without equal.The photgraphy is the best I'veseen in a long time, and the paperstock and binding are top notch.Thiswill make any coffee table pround.Caro Reymond, L'Oro per L'Oro.

As good as it gets!
I knew when I placed this order, that the basics would be there.Thebodies, the scenery.However when you get inside of this book you areawestruck in witnessing not just a collection of photographs by a greatartisan, but an artists total vision followed through to its completion.Raymond Vino's work here is without equal.The photgraphy is the best I'veseen in a long time, and the paperstock and binding are top notch.Thiswill make any coffee table pround.Caro Raymond, L'Oro per L'Oro.

More Vino! More Vino!
This is my 1st introduction to Raymond Vino's photography, and all I can say is "Where has he been?"This south Florida photographer can stand next to all the other well-known great photographers (Jeff Palmer, HowardRoffman,etc.)These black and white photographs of male couples withattractive athletic bodies are the main images in this book.This photosare erotic and show a tender romanticism.These photographs are a welcomerelief from the overdeveloped and overposed male models of some otherphotographers.These guys are your everyday, natural males you might haveas a neighbor, friend or co-worker.

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NOTES FOR THE COLLECTOR OF MALE EROTICA
Beautiful photobook by Reed Massengill. Black and white photos lovingly created by a great artist. Massengill writes in his notes for the book that he is not a "professional" photographer, and that may be why thisphotobook is so refreshingly original and magnificent. Massengillconcentrates on displaying the beauty of the male form, every line andcurve, with attention to detail and devoted respect for his models. This isa small book, can easily fit in your back pocket, but a "musthave" for the collector simply because these photos are so good.Highly recommended for the collector.

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beautiful boys
They are all beautiful boys out of daily reach. But they are so real, just in front of you. There even contain some hardcore pictures, but presented in a different way. So get it.

Frank, Honest, and Refreshing
Gradually, with the fine art stature achieved by photography, we are begining to see the male body in unashamedly homoerotic contexts.Reed Massengill has gathered a bevy of beautiful young men, asked them to relax and enjoy the sensual pleaure of their youthful bodies, and recorded this activity with simple, casual, quiet elegance.No manipulation here for artsy looks (gimmicks, overly dramatic lighting, fetishism).These are simply beautiful men enjoying being beautiful.Books like this help us overcome the national double standard of "nudity is OK in advertising, TV, movies, but NEVER put it into art form".Humbug!

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Fantastic collection of beauties; beautifully photographed!
Another fantastic collection of male nudes by a master photographer. With a distinct style that embraces both a romanticism as well as an eroticism, Gerhart has gathered together another truly dazzling collection of the artfor which he is renowned!

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High Quality photography.
This book contains B&W images of extremely high technical quality. Both the photography and the print manipulation are excellent, showing rich deep black tones and brilliant whites.

The models range from buffed young men to older more muscular types, although the latter predominate. Most of the models have a 'rough boy' look to them which many will find erotic. The settings for the photos seem to be in dilapidated or run-down buildings or factories.

This is eye-candy of the highest order

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Summary
"With their refreshing sense of serendipity and their use of contrastbetween subject and background, Bill Costa's photographs are among themost visually arresting male nudes ever seen. Eschewing the standard art aesthetic of the nude, Costa establishes a sense of shared intimacy between his models and the viewer thorugh his photographs. His imagesareat once powerful and familiar, erotically charged without abandoningasense of the commonplace."

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A remarkable collection of extremely fine images.
This large format soft-cover book contains some truly stunning images. The plates are all B&W, a medium that conspires toallow the photographer to present his subjects without distraction.

Some of the most startling photographs show men in conjunction with some amazing natural rock formations allowing the viewer to conspire with the view that man is a hard beast, yet as the subjects are totally dominated by nature one is also forced to accept how weak and small a man is.

One striking fact about all the images is that they have a misty quality which works well and I hope is not an error in the book production. Well worth adding to your collection of male erotica.

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Shadows on skin at the everglades edge
Vance is just a genius. The form of his pictures and figures cascade with awe on every page. Mystery and beauty splash every page.

Savoring the Image
I purchased this collection of photgraphs entitled "The Woods" not long after its publication because I was mesmerized by the subtle beauty and sensuality of its cover.Turning its pages lured me into aworld of evocative illusion where simple poses in simpler surroundingsgenerated a genuine magic.Shortly after I moved, I had occasion to comeacross the book again while unpacking.Once again, I looked through it andwas reminded of Mr. Vance's incredible eye and the power and beauty heconveys in this work.I look forward to sharing in his future vision.

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Close to Perfection
These are some of the most beautiful men I have ever seen. The potographer captures them so well. If you like guys, ckeck this awesome book out!

Some Beautiful Men
This book of photographs has a lot going for it. No one can accuse Mr. Fahrmeyer of not being creative in that there are many exquisite photographs here, beautifully lit and printed and seldom repeated. The first photo in the book is a very strong image and draws you immediately into it and invites you to look further. I particularly like the photographs on pages 16, 29, 87 and 95 for their impeccable lighting. There is a beautiful innocence in the two photographs on pages 38 and 39. The several photographs like those on pages 80 and 81 work, where the models lose most of their eroticism, becoming almost kaleidoscopes in the repetition of their limbs. The artist certainly has a sense of humor as evidenced in the model on page 120 in the classic discus-throwing pose. Here, however, he is all set to throw a plate.

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Great pictures demonstrating superb technical skill.
This softcover book contains many fine photographs which demonstrate superb control of light,depth of field and also posing his models. A few are set in outdoor urban settings, and they are not as successful to my eye as the more controlled indoor photographs.

Beefcake certainly sums up the majority of the models, amny of whom appear to be well into their 20s. There are very few (well two) tender young subjects.

This is a great addition to a collection unless you don't like B&W images.

Summary
Beefcake in an urban setting. Costahas chosen a variety of super-hunkyguys andplaced them in abandoned buildings and in front of a crumbling industriallandscape. Another quality must-have from publisher, Bruno Gmunder.

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Refreshing and Reassuring to See this Book Widely Available
Kristen Bjorn is probably the most successful and highly respected creator of filmed male erotica.He has traveled the globe searching and successfully finding the tanned and sculpted men of the Adonis category that fill the pages of this book.Unlike many other photographers of the male physique, Bjorn goes beyond the at times plastic surface of gratuitous suggestion and allows his models to be grouped or isolated in poses that, whilenever entering the realm of graphic interaction, do parade the men in the aroused state.

Such subject matter is not without precedent: many of our famous contemporary artists such as Odd Nerdrum, Paul Cadmus, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Duane Michaels have incidental use of the male 'at attention'.But it is Bjorn's sensitive eye for composition, lighting, and environmental locations that allows him to free his models to explore their natural state of sexuality.

Sadly, there is no accompanying essay about the artist to accompany this full color portfolio, but hopefully with time authors will have equal courage as Bjorn to discuss what Kristen Bjorn courageously presents as art.Grady Harp, March 05

Stunning Latin Men!
No one knows how to find handsome, machismo, sensual men like Kristen Bjorn does.He is a photographer in a league by himself.Over the years he has continually brought us beautiful, desirable men from around the world.This collection of all color nude images are of some of his best looking men.All of them have been filmed by Bjorn and appeared in his many erotic videos.Bjorn is a perfectionist whose technical brilliance makes most of these images seem three dimensional.He knows how to bring out the best in each of his models.This is a beautiful book, and at 120 pages, is larger than most photo books being published.If you're a fan of Bjorn's work, you'll appreciate this new book, or experience the excitement if you are a first time viewer of his talented work.One of the best!

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Youth Lost in Dreams, Vanity, and Solitude
HOLLYWOOD COWBOY is a perfect companion work to Paul Jasmin's LOST ANGELES.Jasmin is a sensitive observer whose camera seems to gravitate toward romantically inclined casual portraits of beautiful people in enchanted environs. Here is a full mixture of males and females, nude and clothed, all seeming to have that intransigence of the private or public desire to 'become' in Hollywood.There are actors and actresses, models, hustlers, loners, and crowd leaners captured by Jasmin's dramatic focus in moments of ultimate vulnerability.

Though not all of the subjects for these photographs are what we would consider 'beautiful', there is an innocence that is beguiling.Whether captured inside decorous or smarmy rooms or out on the streets and parks, these people find their way into our own dream factories, whether or not those dreams ever were realized or not.A beautiful collection with excellent color and black and white reproduction.Grady Harp, March 05

Lost Angeles
If you like this book , his new book (Lost Angeles) is going to blow your mind. Trust me.

Dreamy & Very Moody!
This is a beautiful book!I was so anxious to see Paul Jasmin's long-awaited first book, having recently heard so much about this remarkable photographer.Over the years, I have researched many photographers, but wasn't familiar with Paul's work at all.Well, I now have another favorite photographer.These are stunningly seductive, moody, romantic, and erotic images, to name only a few feelings that came to me while viewing this sampling of his work.These images are taken from the 1950's right up to 2001.A great selection that covers male and female nudes, portraits of friends, people of the entertainment & art world, fashion shoots and peaceful travel images.

Jasmin states, "I still dream in the 1950's", well, lucky for us.You get a feeling from these photographs that you don't get from the current photographers images, and that's a feeling of innocence.A time when sex was more innocent and much more sensual.A long time friend of Bruce Weber, you can see the influence in a few of these photos.Paul Jasmin have appeared in many leading fashion magazines such as Arena, Vogue, W, and L'uomo Vogue.There are three informative and touching essays by Sofia Coppola, Grazia D'Annunzio, and critic Nicolai Ouroussoff.They help to highlight & explain Jasmin's life and career.Arena Editions has again published another striking book on quality paper, that is handsomely designed.

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I KNOW I SHOULDN'T SAY THIS, BUT...
OK, so I know this is tacky, and an Amazon.com monitor will probably take this post down, but I just left MEN (and FRESHMEN), where I served as Editor, and I wanted to say thanks to everyone who bought the magazine during my tenure. Reading these online reviews really warmed my heart, and made it all worthwhile. I had a blast putting the magazine(s) together each month--hey, I got paid to look at hot, naked guys all day, who could ask for more?

Its raining men
I started looking at these mags back when I was in High School. Other reviews seem to compair this to Playgirl.Well I Have vies both for quite a while and think that there are big differences between the two.The photos in Men, seem to have more of a natural look to them. Playgirl does not seem to focus on the art of the male body.They seem to portry them as being way to cold and unfriendly. I would rather buy men magazines then Playgirl any day.Also,people like what they like. I feel that we also have way to many women magazines that are avail. of this nature. The male nude is very much a wonderful sight to see, that people seem very much ashamed of.

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Long Time Subscriber
I've been a subscriber since right before the days of Bel Ami. I've never regretted a single issue, nor the investment.

Hot!
As a straight female I offer a unique perspective on this magazine.I think it's totally hot.I really like the fiction, and the guys are such cute young hotties!Some of them look a little "mean" for my taste - they look so challengingly at you, instead of invitingly, but then again, a lot of guys in porn look this way to me - this is normal for porn I guess.Very few, if any of them are over-beefed (too muscular), and some of them aren't muscular at all, which means nice variety.The fiction is my favorite of all the gay mags I've looked at - lots of first times, nothing really bizarre or violent.Overall a cool magazine.

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A must buy
I've been a subscriber of this magazine since it first issue back in September 1997, those days the magazine has just changed its name from Advocate Classified and tried to give a style look to the world of all-male erotica, with movies reviews, notices about the adult entertainment, a biweekly serial and great layouts, with time stared giving us more information and articules about everyday life.
In September 2000 the magazine became mothly instead of every two weeks and staring giving more information to combine the style of the gay man and theerotica industry.
To this day this magazine is still of one the best in its field, fantastic reviews, great pictures, personal acounts and insight articules about today hottest places makes it a must-read.

Not the "Weekly Reader" of school days!
A subscription to "Unzipped" isn't wasted. Not only does the magazine, the definitive publication of gay news, offer lavish and sexually stimulating photo layouts (solo and couples), it is Playboy-esque in providing interviews with prominent gay leaders and entertainers and mainstream articles with a bend toward whatever the subject and its relationship to life as a gay man. Further, there are features about gay websites and where to get just about anything a gay person (or a daring married traditional couple) could want, from videos to personals to the toys the big boys play with. But the magazine's cornerstone is its pictorials, usually of almost-always great-looking guys with bods that send the libido (and certain body attachments) into overdrive, and both the solo and couple layouts leave nothing to the imagination. Beyond those blistering layouts that seldom (if ever) disappoint, though, the magazine has everything else, and the one-year subscription rate for this monthly publication is well worth it. It makes for a dandy companion on cold (and sweltering hot) lonely nights!

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Once is not Enough!
Christopher Mako's has always had the ability to find and photograph the most beautiful men.Now in his book "Sewn Photos" he presents us with a wide array of semi-nude and nude young men who are very muscular as well asvery handsome.He introduces a new dimension to his photography by showingeach models photos in groups of four sewn shots on each page.There aretwo different poses in each group of four.Its like seeing each model inrepeat freeze frame.I think Mako's presents us with images of what reallyturns him on, and then leaves it up to us to decide if we want toparticipate and also enjoy them.

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Very nice to look at..
This book is an awesome book and the men are absolutely beautiful,but I expected a little more thats why I didn't give it a full five stars, But the black and white make it very exotic...

"We Are the Lucky Voyeurs"
This book is full of beautiful male models in...semi-nude &nude poses in theatrical settings and other situations.Even Bruce & Seth Hall, two blonde beautiful male twins, are presented here in sexy bikini's and mesh stockings.Quite a sight.Not only are there beautiful male models, but many celebrities & stars, such as Joe Dallesandro from Midnight Cowboy; Hollywood porn director-drag queen Chi Chi LaRue on a porno set; and the legendary Jimmy James as Marilyn Monroe, among others.

Yes there's a little bit of Hollywood represented here but so much more.What is amazing with Michael's photography is his unique imagination in posing his models in such a different way than other photographers do.His photographs are always fascinating but never boring or static. He began his career in the 70's and today is one of the entertainment industry's most renowned photographers, having photographed all the top stars.

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Fans of Brit Bear Edward Lucie-Smith's 2 bear photobooks
My not-so-insignificant Otherbear and I are both fans of anything the British critic and photographer Edward Lucie-Smith puts his name on, so we both got off on both the Lucie-Smith bearish books of photos by Chris Nelson and Jack Fritscher which are Amazon.com musts for any serious bear collector of not-at-all-insignificant Otherbears, especially with the end of Bear magazine.

Two essential bear photo books that chronicle us all
Chris Nelson's "Bear Cult" makes a perfect companion with Jack Fritscher's "American Men" which afterSeptember 11 terrorist attacks is an apt title. Both books came out about the same time---in fact, Fritscher is in Nelson's "Bear Cult."Do all bears know each other? Both are very different photographers. Nelson: stills only. Fritscher: stills backed with videos. British bear critic Edward Lucie Smith wrote the intro to both books. I confess I've used them both as art and as bearotica. Plus the bear look really is an American invention. These two prime bear photography books should lead the way to more bear photo books. I recommend both these landmark books for every gentleman's library.

Stunning, simple, masculine
Waaay back in the early days of Bear Magazine, Brahma studios was born... and with it wonderful photography. This book is a collection from those days. Simple, masculine, erotic. To call this 'bear porn' is a mistake. This is classic male erotic, with a wonderfully bear-ish 'slant'. (just wish it was hard back to allow it to stay open!)