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POSSIBILITIES: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF JOHN WILLIE Review: Huge book, fantastic printing quality, filled with never-before-seen photos and history! Buy it! - This will be the end-all book on John Willie's photographic career, starting with his modest snapshots taken in Australia and going all the way through to his later days in New York and California. You get to see his progression from shooting with what was obviously a rather basic-quality box camera or low-end 35mm piece to taking photos with better quality 4x5's, Rolleis, and better 35mm cameras in the fifties and sixties. You also see his technique improve, his subject matter get progressively more risque, and his talent at composition and lighting improve as the years pass. The author obviously did extensive research on John Willie and has a sizable collection of his photographs. A LOT of myths about John Willie are set right in this book - he never met Bettie Page, let alone photographed her - he didn't like Irving Klaw and their partership was very brief. Willie had a lot of demons, he was bad with alcohol, bad with his finances, and generally good at making a mess out of his life - very sad tale for someone with so much imagination. There are more photos here than you'll likely ever find in any other single volume, and it's a huge book - WELL worth the money, this is one you buy to enjoy and as an investment - it will appreciate in value once these are out of print. The printing quality is outstanding, and as one person points out, I loved that the author chose to include a lot of Willie's photo shoots that didn't exactly go off as planned (bad lighting, too much noise in the photo, motion blur, etc.). John shot these photos, primarily, in a series with a model (most of whom are identified, which is great), and back in the days of film, if you didn't have the lighting right and the camera settings right, you ended up with a sub-par photo - this was especially tricky shooting indoors. Those sessions are included anyway, about a dozen or so of them, just so the subject matter isn't lost to history, and they're still fantastic to look at. As Willie's skills progressed in the 1950's, the lighting problems and other issues vanish and you have fantastic photos - quite a bit of bondage and fetish, but, what else would one expect from John Willie? Some of the photos are quite large, some are four and six to a page, some of the larger series which he sold as sets in the fifties are reduced to smaller sizes so they can tell their whole "story" which is how they were marketed and sold new to begin with. HIGHLY recommend this book if you're a photographer, love boudoir photography, fetish, or just seeing the history of how there is absolutely nothing new under the sun. NONE of these photos are what I would consider pornography. You won't see full frontal nudity in here, that's not what John was after. Rear ends, yes, once-in-a-while, breasts, yep, more often in the fifties and early sixties. Nudes in long black boots, yep, but, covering their "naughty bits" just enough to make it interesting and leave your imagination to run wild. This is a "must have" book if you're a fan of Irving Klaw-style photos, and it's a spectacular tribute to a man who was one of the pioneers of very good fetish photography, but alas, never managed to get his personal life in order. Excellent book, buy it while you still can. Review: This is a fantastic book, amazing photos - This is a fantastic book, amazing photos. The only sort of downside is at in this day of super sharp digital shots, these are largely vintage 35mm, so very grainy. It does go with the vintage feel though, ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars (7) | | ISBN-10 | 0914646494 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0914646495 | | Language | English | | Print length | 472 pages | | Publication date | January 1, 2016 | | Publisher | Bélier Press | ## Images ![POSSIBILITIES: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF JOHN WILLIE - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61WTWDEquqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Huge book, fantastic printing quality, filled with never-before-seen photos and history! Buy it! *by N***R on January 8, 2019* This will be the end-all book on John Willie's photographic career, starting with his modest snapshots taken in Australia and going all the way through to his later days in New York and California. You get to see his progression from shooting with what was obviously a rather basic-quality box camera or low-end 35mm piece to taking photos with better quality 4x5's, Rolleis, and better 35mm cameras in the fifties and sixties. You also see his technique improve, his subject matter get progressively more risque, and his talent at composition and lighting improve as the years pass. The author obviously did extensive research on John Willie and has a sizable collection of his photographs. A LOT of myths about John Willie are set right in this book - he never met Bettie Page, let alone photographed her - he didn't like Irving Klaw and their partership was very brief. Willie had a lot of demons, he was bad with alcohol, bad with his finances, and generally good at making a mess out of his life - very sad tale for someone with so much imagination. There are more photos here than you'll likely ever find in any other single volume, and it's a huge book - WELL worth the money, this is one you buy to enjoy and as an investment - it will appreciate in value once these are out of print. The printing quality is outstanding, and as one person points out, I loved that the author chose to include a lot of Willie's photo shoots that didn't exactly go off as planned (bad lighting, too much noise in the photo, motion blur, etc.). John shot these photos, primarily, in a series with a model (most of whom are identified, which is great), and back in the days of film, if you didn't have the lighting right and the camera settings right, you ended up with a sub-par photo - this was especially tricky shooting indoors. Those sessions are included anyway, about a dozen or so of them, just so the subject matter isn't lost to history, and they're still fantastic to look at. As Willie's skills progressed in the 1950's, the lighting problems and other issues vanish and you have fantastic photos - quite a bit of bondage and fetish, but, what else would one expect from John Willie? Some of the photos are quite large, some are four and six to a page, some of the larger series which he sold as sets in the fifties are reduced to smaller sizes so they can tell their whole "story" which is how they were marketed and sold new to begin with. HIGHLY recommend this book if you're a photographer, love boudoir photography, fetish, or just seeing the history of how there is absolutely nothing new under the sun. NONE of these photos are what I would consider pornography. You won't see full frontal nudity in here, that's not what John was after. Rear ends, yes, once-in-a-while, breasts, yep, more often in the fifties and early sixties. Nudes in long black boots, yep, but, covering their "naughty bits" just enough to make it interesting and leave your imagination to run wild. This is a "must have" book if you're a fan of Irving Klaw-style photos, and it's a spectacular tribute to a man who was one of the pioneers of very good fetish photography, but alas, never managed to get his personal life in order. Excellent book, buy it while you still can. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a fantastic book, amazing photos *by L***N on September 9, 2017* This is a fantastic book, amazing photos. The only sort of downside is at in this day of super sharp digital shots, these are largely vintage 35mm, so very grainy. It does go with the vintage feel though, ### ⭐ Do not buy this book. *by P***N on June 25, 2019* I thought it was a collection of old photographs on various subjects but it a disgusting book. Do not buy it. 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