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Summary: i think this book is great
Review: Why are people so intimidated by the content of this book.The photos in the book are in no way distasteful.I for one think the female body is a temple that should be cherished and marveled.The female should be loved with the strongest love a man can give.The females in this book maybe young but beauty and grace know no age when a beutiful thing is found should it not be displayed...yes,I think it shall. Keith Artis Windsor V.A
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Summary: Shocking yet very gentle and seductive
Review: At first I have to admit I bought the title because I was curious about what artistic value this book could possibly have in the real world. I was suprised to find out that the work was very nicely done but in my mind skirting the edges of exploytation and child pornagraphy,then I was repulsed to find that the book slightly aroused me, but then I realised that this is exactly the type of response mr. hamilton is looking for. I think this book is supposed to shock then arouse and then help you see and appreciate the beauty that he pointing out to us. While I don't think its fair to compare this to anything by jock sturges this is a truly fine book
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Summary: "This is the Age of Revelation"
Review: The genius of David Hamilton is all too often overlooked. Too many people concentrate on the so-called "audacity" of his photographic subjects, and too few on his actual artistic method.His photographs are mesmerizing. In "The Age of Innocence", he captures in an instant what every man spends half his life trying to accomplish. Needless to say, however, Mr. Hamilton is an artist ahead of his time, and it will take some time for popular opinion to reflect that. However, Mr. Hamilton's true genius is not reflected in his photographs alone; it is his singularly masterful combination of literature and artistic form that make "The Age of Innocence" the most insightful and absorbing book I have _read_ in many, many years. To put it simply, you will not -- not ever -- regret buying this collection. This is the sort of book one wishes more people could understand; it is the kind of book that one will continue to read, admire and think about for the rest of one's life. When I read these reviews before buying my copy, I found that they all seemed somewhat vague. This is because the nature of Mr. Hamilton's work is simply too difficult to put into words. Just think, however, about how good a book has to be to force so many people to come back online and spend time writing about it. This work has no equal.
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Summary: Awesome!!!!!!!!!
Review: I have considered photographing these kind of things....human body in different surroundings and positions, and this book is a great guide. I think its difficult photographing young human body and this book reeally shows people how the pros do it. Its just beautiful.
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Summary: A cynical manipulation with pretensions to high art.
Review: Hamilton's work is erotic and titillating, which I am very much in favor of, but it seems he's uncomfortable appealing directly to our lust. He borrows heavily from classic art and literature in hopes of elevating his photography in the public's eye, and elevating his reputation to that of artist (or "artiste"). He makes maximum use of soft focus, sepia tones and other tricks to give the work the appearance of art, but the deception is paper-thin; ultimately the pictures strike me as saccharine and precious. They are accompanied by high-sounding quotations culled from various literary works, the sort of thing that leaves students in Freshman English gasping with awe. His models are naked and they could be delightful; unfortunately he dresses them up as nudes.
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Summary: Incredible Beauty Preserved
Review: We need volumes more like this one. Thousands of lovely, innocent girls need to be as artisticaly documented in the nude as David Hamilton subjects have been. This book should be in every one's home, apartment, library, summer camp, and office. More importantly, young girls need to see it to appreciate what they have. Fantastic art!
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Summary: Not Your Average Photography Book.
Review: This is....an unusual book of photos, but I don't think it is obscene, merely vulgar....vulgar coming from the Latin "vulgate", meaning "common". Really, I think there is higher ground to be taken by Mr. Hamilton in the world of photography. Why a bunch of pubescent girls in the nude? Nevertheless, I shall give it five stars, because the quality of the photographs is quite good.
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Summary: The best. Simply the best.
Review: This book is the best collection of art photos ever, bar none. The pictues are so elegant, like fine wine...thank goodness they don't have to be consumed to be enjoyed.
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Summary: This is very weird, but I like it anyway.
Review: The Age Of Innocence is unsettling in a way, because I am 26 years old, yet if I was the same age as the girls in the book (12-18), I would probably love it. I guess I just do not want to feel like a "dirty old man". Shows you the effect on this country pedophilia has had. So, despite a little bit of queasiness felt while viewing the pictures, I give it a thumbs up. Honestly, the girls are all very beautiful, and I think a lot more people like this book than are willing to admit. The pictures are, for the most part, tastefully done, the exceptions being the ones at the end, regarding the loss of a girl's virginity. That is enough to make me squirm, and I am not even a parent. Apart from that, David Hamilton has done a fine job.
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Summary: Erotic? Perhaps. Artistic? Definitely.
Review: This book is marred only by its ending, which is concerned with the end of innocence, not the living of it. If the book stayed true to its title, then it would have merely lamented the fact that a girl's innocence does end-in many cases, before its time. Otherwise, this is a wonderful book, although not as shimmering and sweet as The Fantasies Of Girls.
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