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Twenty Six Years: Nude Photographs

by Andrew Kaiser

Since 1983, Thomas Karsten has published over ten photography books gaining him critical praise all over the world. Considered Germany’s most published living photographer his work has appeared in such magazines as Stern, Art, Nerve, and Capital. Collecting his best work over the past several decades and breaking the images down by year, it is easy to see why Thomas Karsten has made such a name for himself.

Twenty Six Years: Nude Photographs

Thomas Karsten
Paperback
Konkursbuchverlag
ISBN: 3-88769-336-1

His work is personable, beautiful, and honest. It is obvious Karsten’s subjects put a lot of trust in him, and that trust does not go un-rewarded.

Twenty Six Years works as far more then a collection of pretty faces showing their naughty bits to the camera. It’s the evolution of a photographer who has an obvious love for his craft, and for women.

Flipping through Twenty Six Years it’s plain to see that haircuts change, technical expertise grows, but beauty is still beauty and that will always be timeless. Thomas Karsten may not be telling me anything new with this, but I appreciated the reminder anyway.