"The global economy remains clouded with uncertainty, leaving fans of male photography more hesitant than ever to part with the cash necessary to expand their home libraries. Fortunately, 2011’s best photography books in this genre feature work by some of the mediums most reliable and skilled artisans, which minimizes investment risks. And all five books are destined to become collector’s items.
The Company of Men, by top celebrity photographer Blake Little, honors organic masculinity as a new gay archetype; Dolce & Gabbana Uomini, the latest tome from fashion photographer Mariano Vivanco, presents the world’s top male models as light emerging from shadow; George Platt Lynes: The Males Nudes features unpublished work by the 20th century master; Players Two, the sequel to Rick Day’s 2009 smash, includes some of the year’s most viral images of men; and 615 Jefferson Avenue, artist David Armstrong’s first photography book in nearly a decade, reaffirms that his sumptuous vision is like no one else’s."
Check out le cinque nomination di quest'anno e vota la tua preferita. Il vincitore per il libro fotografico dell'anno 2011 sarà annunciato la mattina di Mercoledì 21 Dicembre. In bocca la lupo Mariano, noi tifiamo e votiamo per te!
Dolce & Gabbana Uomini by Mariano Vivanco: “Any type of light can create something beautiful. Your mind will find the right image,” says photographer Mariano Vivanco in the interview that opens Dolce & Gabbana Uomini. It’s a telling statement from a photographer who’s captured the unconventional beauty of Rick Genest and Lady Gaga using crisp, controlled studio lighting and also shot the world’s top male models as light emerging from the shadows in this beautiful 2011 photography book. Uomini's photos draw upon many of the same visual references as Bruce Weber and Herb Ritts, but rather than lassoing light as if it were a wild horse to control, Vivanco interacts with it; even following it’s lead on occasion. The models are drawn into this sensual interplay, too. Some become so soothed and relaxed by it, they bare all for 35-year-old photographer's lens. But there’s nothing lascivious about the images. Rather, the scent of magic permeates the otherworldly beauty of Vivanco's photographs. At times, Uomini comes close to convincing you that Mt. Olympus actually exists.
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