Men in Nature
Naturist Men Books

Handsomely illustrated books of nude men.

Naked Places - Fifth Edition
GM03S Softcover
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A guide for Gay Men to Nude Recreation and Travel.
Compiled and edited by Michael Boyd, Naked Places is the discerning man’s guide to gay nude recreation around the world. Remarkably well written directions to over 500 nude beaches, hot springs, and other natural areas that are popular with gay men. 316 pages.

Fully Exposed: The Male Nude in Photography by Emmanuel Cooper

HTF01S Softcover
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This is an illustrated history of the male nude in photography from the beginnings of the medium through to the 90s.
Through a combination of art criticism and photographic essay, the book addresses the issues and prejudices surrounding representation of the male nude in different cultural and historical contexts. With over 250 photographs by artists such as Robert Mapplethorpe and Annie Liebovitz, "Fully Exposed" is a study of how western societies react to and seek to control the challenges of the naked male body. Some of the photographers that are featured include: Lea Andrews, Diane Arbus, Jean Francios Bauret, Imogen Cunningham, Frank Eugene, Bernard Faucon, Duggis Fields, Yvonne Gregory, Annie Liebovitz, Robert Mapplethorpe, Angus McBean, Duane Michals, George Platt Lynes, Arthur Tress and Bruce Weber.

Beach Boys
PB02S Softcover
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From the creators of Blue Magazine, Australia's stunning nude photography magazine, comes this enticing look at the men of summer.
Tanned torsos, sun-kissed smiles, and wet bodies are just a few of images waiting for you in Beach Boys. If you have ever wondered what going to a nude beach is all about then this book will give you a good idea of what are missing! 197 pages with color photos from a variety of photographers whose websites are listed in the index.

Luxure
PB04H Hardcover
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Richard de Chazal is one of Australia’s most respected haute-couture designers, makeup artists, stylists and photographers.
A member of the Australian design hall of fame and winner of numerous photographic, design and art awards, his lavish creations on the catwalk, in theatres, in the pages of magazines and calendars and on the walls of collectors globally have won him acclaim as well as outrage. The shots are fireworks in creativity and imagination. In three topical sequences he seduces us into the world of obsessions, astrology and the four seasons. The complex settings are reminiscent of the decadence of the twenties, the surrealism and the extravagance of the baroque. Works include images created for the Sydney 2000 Olympics. 74 pages of color photos.

Intimate Strangers Kobi Israel
PB05H Hardcover
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In a provocative snapshot style, Kobi Israel shares his personal search for the secret, moments of day-to-day life and the divine that is hidden in all of us.
“In November 2002, I moved from Tel Aviv to London and settled in Soho, the center of its gay life. I was fascinated by the amount of ‘strangers’ in a place where we were all ‘strangers’. Coming from Israel, I was a foreigner like so many others who came over from another country or another city. We are all foreigners among foreigners here – everyone you lay your eyes on is a mystery, an enigma. All the people in the photos are very special strangers who allowed me to witness and capture a special moment of intimate truth.” 120 pages of color photographs.

Fotografien
PB06S Softcover
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Micahel Taubenheim, born in 1968, lives and works in Berlin. He is a trained carpenter and occupational therapist who discovered photography by chance.
His work has been published in many magazines and newspapers since 1990. He takes his audience on a voyage of discovery to witness his young men on an intimate journey to lonely places and remote woods. 96 pages with 93 B&W photos – limited quantities available from the distributor!

Bondi Urban
PB07H Hardcover
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Photographer Paul Freeman returns with his second book about the men of Bondi in Australia.
The young single man of Bondi, in Sydney, at his best, is fit and sporty, loves the beach and all it offers, has a cheeky irreverence for everything and a healthy willingness to have a go at anything. A more literal interpretation of the contemporary Australian male than Bondi Classic, Paul’s first book, this collection seeks to capture something of that spirit of freedom. 221 pages with 217 color and B&W photos.

Bondi Classic
PC01H Hardcover
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OUT OF PRINT - LIMITED AVAILABILITY!

A magnificent book of famous Aussie male nudes, hardbound, limited edition collectible of Paul Freeman's most exquisite portraits and nudes of Australian actors, sports stars and models reproduced on special art paper.

Freeman's evocative use of light and form in the studio and along the Australian coastline compliments his unique vision of male beauty and the classic hero. Using classic and European religious art references, often within an ancient and moody coastal environment, the book is a unique photographic contribution to the Australian hero ethos, taking us on an epic of male physicality. Paul's story revels in the paradoxes of masculinity. His subjects are strong yet sensual, courageous while provocative, violent and divinely innocent. A tribute to the Australian hero, Bondi Classic is the first in a series of high-end collectibles, and responds to a strong demand for a book of Paul's work. 240 pages (9 3/4" x 12 3/4").

Familiar Men - A Book of Nudes, by Laurie Toby Edison
PF02S Softcover
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The photographer of Women En Large tackles the male nude from a woman's perspective with a candid eye on the essence of maleness.
These are pictures created by a feminist artist who takes care to avoid the stereotypical macho male, and brings you the essence of man as a human being. 80 pages.

70s Male Nudes by Roy Blakey
PG01H Hardcover
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The history of the male nude in photography cannot be written without acknowledging the important contributions Roy Blakey made to the genre.
His 1972 monograph of male nudes, HE, was a revelation when it appeared. This stunning new collection — lovingly edited and beautifully produced — presents this important body of work and helps set the record straight. — Reed Massengill. B&W photos, 160 pages, 8"x10".

Bianchi Outpost
PH10H Hardcover
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In this stunning pocketbook collection of male nude photography, Tom Bianchi pays tribute to what has become the most famous setting in his highly acclaimed body of work — The Outpost Pool.
But the pool is more than a mere backdrop, for as Bianchi says, “We have made ‘art,’ we have memorialized the handsomeness of our friends, and we have enjoyed the camaraderie of one another. In this place we have realized a potential of our tribe today, making the story of our world as we like it.” 64 pages. Also see Men in Motion (VPD4115 DVD).

Natural Man by Sherwin Carlquist

PP01H Hardcover
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This book of magnificent nude men connects the strength of the male figure to the natural landscape.
The models are diverse yet complement the scenery in which they are photographed. Natural light is used, and the photographs are not altered by computerization. Frontal nudity is not coyly avoided or minimized as it is in most photo books of the male nude. The models are "natural men" by being naked in nature, as well as natural in that all of them are uncircumcised. The models sport no tattoos, no tanlines, and those who have body hair retained it, naturally. These are men as nature created!

List of models, dates, places - preface describing photographic methods. This is a first printing of the Uniform Edition, limited, numbered edition of 1,000 Hand Signed by photographer in black sharpie. (This is his 1991 book reprinted in 2004 to conform with his Uniform Edition size 11.5 x 11.5) 124 B&W photographs – each includes a model – no scenery-only pictures!

Man Naturally by Sherwin Carlquist
PP02H Hardcover
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Following the success of his photographic essay Natural Man, Sherwin Carlquist has expanded his coverage of the male nude in Man Naturally.
Featuring 212 B&W photographs (each includes a model – again, no scenery-only shots!). Man Naturally explores the interrelationship between the male body and nature, integrating these two elements in new and ingenious ways in order to produce powerful compositions of lasting beauty. Although the photographs were taken with natural light in localities ranging from the eastern U.S. to Hawaii, most were made in the richly textured landscapes of the American Southwest. As is the case with his first book, Sherwin Carlquist remains firm that all the models be seen as nature created: uncircumcised, no tattoos, no tanlines...
List of models, dates, places - preface describing artistic procedures. This is a first printing of the Uniform Edition, limited, numbered edition of 2,000 Hand Signed by photographer in black sharpie. (This is his 1996 book conforming with his Uniform Edition size 11.5 x 11.5) .

The Natural Male by Sherwin Carlquist

PP03H Hardcover
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This third volume by Sherwin Carlquist extends the efforts of his previous two books by introducing compositions in which the landscape dominates and adds a few novel components.
In the 210 B&W photographs of The Natural Male the artist continues to follow the philosophy of presenting the nude male as nature created…uncircumcised, no tattoos, and no tanlines…
List of models, dates, places - preface describing how models are photographed. This is a first printing of the Uniform Edition, limited, numbered edition of 2,000 Hand Signed by photographer in black sharpie. (This is his 1999 book conforming with his Uniform Edition size 11.5x 11.5) .

Man/Nature by Sherwin Carlquist
PP04H Hardcover
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In this newest addition to the series, MAN/NATURE, there is an effort to depict textures and forms with even greater diversity and richness.
The models are diverse yet complement the scenery in which they are photographed; 28 models are represented, more than in any of the previous books. Natural light is used, and the photographs are not altered by computerization. This book contains 212 striking B&W photographs of natural men captured in the style of Sherwin Carlquist as nature intended…uncircumcised, no tattoos, and no tanlines…
List of models, dates, places - preface describing the genesis of this genre of photography. This is a first printing of the Uniform Edition, limited, numbered edition of 2,000 Hand Signed by photographer in black sharpie. (This is his 2002 book conforming with his Uniform Edition size 11.5 x 11.5). .

Natural Manscapes by Sherwin Carlquist
PP05H Hardcover
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The fifth in Sherwin Carlquist’s series of “unaltered” males (uncircumcised, no tattoos, and no tanlines) in nature achieves his goal of 1,000 published B&W male nudes!
These men are photographed as a “natural history object” in an effort to depict textures and forms with even greater diversity and richness. “Once the human body is considered as a natural history item, all areas of it are just as acceptable for depiction as are plants, animals, and landscape items. Arbitrary avoidance of some body parts as unfit for representation in art is, in fact, a sly but pungent obscenity!” exclaims photographer Sherwin Carlquist.
Includes list of models, dates, places, preface describing the aim of his photography as visual poetry. This is a first printing of the Uniform Edition, limited, numbered edition of 1,000 Hand Signed by photographer in black sharpie. 200 B&W photographs each includes a model (no scenery-only pictures!).

Men in Nature
PP06H
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20 years of color photographs have seasoned Sherwin Carlquist's adventursome technique of capturing the male figure while in motion yet at the same time placing it in an outdoor landscape achieving significant compositions. Enjoy these magnificent full-color, full-page images of the nude male in nature as never before. They represent perhaps the most inpiring images ever created on this topic. Rarely will you see naked men in such frontal glory and natural sensibilities as in this compliation by Sherwin Carlquist -- from cover to cover. Over 200 pages. 11"x11" Hardcover. Quantities limited.

Dieux Du Stade
PP11H Hardcover
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Rugby players from the French capital in classically photographed, duotone pictures — and they’re all naked!
These photos are unusual because the men are not models. They don’t work out just to look good… winning victories on the field sculpts their bodies.
Photographer Francois Rousseau’s electrifying images pay homage to his athletes’ sinewy bodies in a mixture of haunting portraits, individual shots and group photos. They are not made up, shaved or prettified in any way. This hardcover book gives you access to lots of candid takes and extra scenes from the calendar photo shoots. The 152 high-grade, large-format pages of this edition were printed with exceptional quality on different types of paper while using several printing methods. 13” x 11” 152 pages. Hardcover. ”

The Heart of the Roam
PP31S Softcover
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Photographer Otis Lang captures three handsome (Taiwanese) men amidst the beautiful scenery of Taiwan.
Dan, 30 years old, is from Xinzhu County and specializes as an engineer of Science & Technology. Henry, 25 years old, is an Aerobics Instructor from Taipei. Ray, 31 years old, is an Electronic company’s engineer from Miaoli County. The book features 96 pages of color photographs (with full nudity) and is hand signed by Otis Lang, in blue pen next to his photo.

Male Bodies - a Photographic History of the Nude
PR01H Hardcover
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Today, despite increased exposure, whether in gay magazines or in advertising, the naked male figure retains an aura of mystery, a secret to be revealed only in the privacy of the bedroom or, briefly, the changing room.
Male Bodies looks at the new wave of photography of the male nude within its historical context, and asks how this reflects and comments on the times in which we live. 144 pages with 147 illustrations.