About the Author Patrick Remy has authored several publications and launched two book series, namely Fashion Images de Mode and Strip/Paradise/Desire/Sensation (Steidl). He has also published a number of photographers' monographs and organized several fashion photography exhibitions, in particular in Miami, Tokyo, and Melbourne. He lives and works in Paris. Bettina Rheims is a French fine art and fashion photographer. She first won acclaim with a dramatic series of portraits of striptease artists and acrobats, gaining a solo exhibition at the Centre Pompidou aged just 29. Subsequent series include Chambre Close (1990-1992); I.N.R.I. (1998), picturing scenes from the life of Christ; The Book of Olga (2008 for TASCHEN); and Gender Studies (2014). She has worked on advertising campaigns for major brands including Chanel and Lancome, and taken portraits of such famous individuals as Charlotte Rampling, Marianne Faithfull, Claudia Schiffer, Catherine Deneuve, and Jacques Chirac. Rheims won the Grand Prix de la Photographie de la Ville de Paris in 1994 and the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur in 2002.
E**S
... a genius and this huge heavy volume is a perfect showcase of her work
She's a genius and this huge heavy volume is a perfect showcase of her work.
P**E
Five Stars
Excellent book and service.
A**R
Five Stars
great book
F**S
I tend not to like Taschen books--can't quite put my finger on why this ...
I tend not to like Taschen books--can't quite put my finger on why this is so--but maybe their quality is getting better. In any case, this is a gorgeous book, so very well done. I liked all the "extra" behind-the-scenes type images, as I felt everything added, and that there is so much to enjoy, so much visual excitement, so much to explore. If I had to "complain about something"--it would be that the size and weight of the book make it somewhat of a challenge to casually glance through, but I realize this is a plus to most people, plus the pictures do look really nice at this size.
P**S
Great figurative work, born of total commitment by the sitters as well as the photographer
This is a wonderful overview of the work of a great portrait photographer. What I love best about her work is that whether the piece be fashion-oriented, a traditional portrait, or something more erotically charged, she elicits an almost fierce cooperation and complicity from her sitters. It always seems to me that her sitters create the images as much as Rheims does.
J**F
A Classic
When women love a book like this there is something to rave for right ? ;-)
W**A
Five Stars
great
L**.
Arrived in good condition, wrapped, and on time
Arrived correctly
