NAKED IN PARADISE

von Graffenried, Michael

ISBN 10: 189923585X / ISBN 13: 9781899235858

Published by Dewi Lewis, Stockport, England, 1997

About this Item

(110) pages. Black and white photographs by photojournalist von Graffenried; introductions by art curator Harold Szeemann and photography critic A. D. Coleman. Signed, without inscription, by the photographer on the title page. Von Graffenried spent 3 years introducing himself to members of the Swiss Friends of Light, a longtime naturist organization (nudist colony) on Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland. He was able to persuade some of them to agree to being photographed in their everyday lives within the colony. The result of this book of photographs that blur the border between vernacular and fine art photography. Both book and dust jacket are in as-new condition. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Seller Inventory # W2266

Bibliographic Details

• Title: NAKED IN PARADISE
• Publisher: Dewi Lewis, Stockport, England
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 189923585X
• ISBN 13: 9781899235858
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Michael von Graffenried
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: SIGNED
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Photography
  • BIBLIO-LIVE-2

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Synopsis

The original new age nudist movement in Switzerland.

About the Author

Michael von Graffenried has worked for a variety prestigious publications including Stern, Le Monde, Liberation, Geo, Paris Match, The New York Times, Newsweek and Life. During the 1990s his photographic projects have taken him to the Middle East, Cuba, Slovenia, China, Vietnam, the Sudan, Haiti and Algeria. In 1989 he was awarded a World Press Photo prize. Since 1980 his work has appeared in 13 books.