Naked London

After the success of Naked New York & Naked Los Angeles, Greg Friedler has traveled to London, where he was filmed for national television while taking pictures of people from all walks of life, both dressed & in the nude. The result is a pair of juxtaposed images for each person photographed, with only their profession & age given as a caption. Ultimately, all subjects are equally vulnerable in revealing their unclothed, private selves. In presenting them to us in this most elemental human state, Friedler's documentary-style photography emphasizes the traits we share rather than our incongruities. "Remember way back, when Philippe Halsman did those incredible 'jumping' portraits--the ones where he got the Duke & Duchess of Windsor & Marilyn Monroe & everyone else important & unexpected to jump before his lens? Remember how different from their intended persona they looked in mid air--whether they were revealing or concealing themselves? Well, the achingly gifted & terribly young Greg Friedler has accomplished something not dissimilar with his clothed/unclothed portraits.... You'll want to look at, & love, these pairs of portraits over & over again."--Jordan Schaps, director of photography, New York agazine (on Naked New York)###0-393-04894-2Friedler, Greg is the author of 'Naked London', published 2000 under ISBN 9780393320299 and ISBN 0393320294.