Leading European fashion photographer Hanspeter Schneider goes behind the scenes of Rio's notorious sex industry. Blurring reportage and contrivance his images are dangerous, raw and at times shocking yet they allude to the glamour of the catwalk and the safety of the studio. The shots remain real but at the same time are posed, the subjects are prostitutes but, seen here, they are models. "His (Schneider's) pictures, taken in a fragment of a second, are frozen stories. They start before the push of the button and go on in ...
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Leading European fashion photographer Hanspeter Schneider goes behind the scenes of Rio's notorious sex industry. Blurring reportage and contrivance his images are dangerous, raw and at times shocking yet they allude to the glamour of the catwalk and the safety of the studio. The shots remain real but at the same time are posed, the subjects are prostitutes but, seen here, they are models. "His (Schneider's) pictures, taken in a fragment of a second, are frozen stories. They start before the push of the button and go on in the fantasy of the viewers after the shutter is closed"-Alan Porter 2003
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Add this copy of Vila Mimosa to cart. $22.95, very good condition, Sold by Hennessey + Ingalls rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Dazed Books.
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Used-Very Good. Leading European fashion photographer Hanspeter Schneider goes behind the scenes of Rio's notorious sex industry. Blurring reportage and contrivance his images are dangerous, raw and at times shocking yet they allude to the glamour of the catwalk and the safety of the studio. The shots remain real but at the same time are posed, the subjects are prostitutes but, seen here, they are models. 'His (Schneider's) pictures, taken in a fragment of a second, are frozen stories. They start before the push of the button and go on in the fantasy of the viewers after the shutter is closed'-Alan Porter 2003 Book has minor shelf wear.
