Just bought this book while shopping in Edinburgh at the weekend. I really like Sante D'Orazio's work and this book is just fantastic. The layout and style of the presentation just suits the imagery so well - the book follows a sort of scrapbook style presentation and just has page after page of fantastic images. As you read through the pages, you feel as if you are reading Sante's private diary.Most of the photographs seem to date from the early and mid 1990's and it is the monochrome images that really grabbed me. The photographs of Kim Bassinger, Drew Barrymore, Naomi Campbell and Raquel Welch are simply stunning.
For me, it is one of those books that I wish I could have produced (if only I had the talent!).
To truly appreciate this book, you have to see beyond the pure technicalities of the photographs and just engage with the mood. I know some photographers are going to look at this book and say some of the images are blurred or not printed very well, but the atmosphere is just overwhelming. What strikes me most about Sante D'Orazio is the relationship that he must have established with the people that he shoots. Truly a magnificent book and one that I will cherish.
If you are looking for a copy of it, you will find it here on the UK Amazon site. I think there are a few different versions of this book around, some with different images on the cover. I have the paperback version published in 2006. ISBN: 978-3888149115.
