Humans: Photographs by Henry Horenstein (German Edition)

Horenstein has put together a fascinating visual study of the human animal. These photos are all large, one per over-sized page or even one photo per two-page spread. Then, within this large format, most photos present enlarged views of a body part rarely seen at that scale. For example, an eye fills a two-page spread and creates a remarkable presence. One toe expands across the whole height of a page. Even intimate details grow to monumental proportions, until their scale and perspective make their origin on the human body hard to identify.If you ever needed examples to show how beauty differs from prettiness, Horenstein's documentary imagery gives all you could want. A few pictures even show startling divergence from magazine-cover beauty. These photos, with their intense focus, remind the viewer that every detail of a person deserves attention and respect, as part of that person's whole. Warmly toned B&w reproduction, delicately textured grain, and gorgeous printing only reinforce that impression: these subjects have inherent value, even when they aren't pretty in the normal way.This book's back cover lies much too close to its front - fewer than 90 pages hold the book's whole imagery, at one photo per page or per spread. Wanting more hardly counts as disappointment, though.-- wiredweird

a masterpiece of the body, achieving what few others, if any have. Neither biological, nor pornographic these images give you the opportunity to study the body in the most gorgeous way.

Honestly,His depiction of bodies is absolutely breathtaking. There is such gentle honestly that I wouldnt ex[ect from a male photographer. I like his earlier work better - more of a casual documentary style, but there is no way to fight it. This is beautiful.

男女共に性器のドアップページはありますが、決してエロくはありません。プロの写真家がアートに仕上げた写真集です。本のサイズは、かなり大きいです。ハードカバーで高そうに見えます。場合によって、値が上がるかも・・

A fantastic book! Horenstein uses his artistic vision to show humans in a way that we have not previously considered. These deeply humanist photographs show the beauty in us all.