Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Manly Contact:

"In 1991, with the release of Out of the Studio, Tom Bianchi revolutionized the way in which artists conceptualize and photograph men. The unselfconscious and affectionate contact between men that is characteristic of his photographs was a reality that had rarely been reported in art." - text excerpt from Stoneweall Inn

Really Disappointing:

I was hoping for much better from a photographer that had done such good work in his previous books. I am not Virginia, and you would probably have to be excessively slow to not realize that there is sex in the studio, you don't have to prove it. Previous books showed beauty and emotion. "In the Studio" had the beauty of the physical body but lacked the emotion. If I was intrested in this style, I would go to an adult bookstore. Not all of it is borderline pornographic. There were some that were worthy of... more info

Not what I expected:

I have watched Tom Bianchi's images find a broader audience as the years have gone by. And I must say that I was really disappointed with "In the Studio". I understand that Bianchi "pushes the envelope" on images of gay men in photography, but these photos were just poorly done, in bad taste ( a semen shot is not my idea of art), and generally tired. Unlike Ritts, Weber, or Mapplethorpe who give a knowing wink to a gay sensability/audience, Bianchi utilizes a style that one would find in some pornographic... more info

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