Erotic Bondage: The Art of Rope

Book Description
Masterful B&W fine-art photography with a potent erotic charge. A wide variety of models pose in selected situations, with tableaux ranging from rope bondage to classic fine art nudes, all photographed with a frankness which transcends photography and exalts the models.

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About the Author
Edward Lee has been a fine art photographer for 30 years and was editor/publisher of PIC Magazine. His work has been widely exhibited, published, and collected.

Excerpted from Erotic Bondage: The Art of Rope by Edward Lee. Copyright © 2004. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Introduction I would like to take the credit for having the idea for this book, but I can’t. Doing a fine art black and white erotic bondage book was Chloe’s idea, and when I agreed that it was a good idea and wanted to work toward making it a reality, she threw herself into the photo shoots for the book with complete devotion. Many of the ideas for shoots, particular poses, specific rigging and props were hers. I consider the work we did together a collaboration of two artists rather than my sole creation. Many of the photos of other models sprang directly from ideas which she had that we never had the chance to work on. I had been doing fine art photography professionally for more than thirty years when we met, but I had never really gotten serious about trying to depict artistic bondage. It was only when I got really serious about producing the images for this book that I realized just how hard it would be to create enough fine art bondage images that I thought were good enough for a book. Many sessions later I finally feel that I have enough work to produce a book which will live up to the original artistic concept that we developed. As for the frank nature of my work, I feel that the body is beautiful, and that includes all parts and aspects of it. I have photographed nude women (and a few men) for so many years that I treat their bodies as forms to create my compositions. Eroticism is created by the tension of the poses and the restraints on the bodies, as natural a thing as the body itself. To those who view my work as pornographic I can only say that modern psychology has shown us that pornography is not inherent in the work, but is in the eye (and mind) of the beholder. The photograph only acts as a mirror. I’m often asked which photographers influenced my work. The reality is that I was trained in the fine arts of drawing, painting and sculpting before turning to photography, and I was influenced in lighting and posing by the great masters of art as much as by any photographers. The artist who influenced me most is that misunderstood Austrian master Egon Schiele. Among photographers that I have a particular affection for are Robert Demachy, William Mortensen, Helmut Newton, and Edward Weston, among the past masters. Among today’s photographers I have been particularly impressed by the work of Ralph Gibson, Tony Ward, Craig Morey, Lee Higgs, Sam Haskins, Jeff Dunas, Robert Farber, Jacques Bourboulon and many others. I give all of these influences credit for the good parts of my work, and as for the rest I assume the blame. Having this book come to life is one of the greatest pleasures of my life. I just hope that the viewers will come away with an appreciation for the beauty of bondage and fetish, an aspect of humanity which is all too often swept under the carpets of our minds. If I can open a few eyes and minds I will feel that it has been work well done. Edward Lee


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