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and portraits that are both very real and romantic

— Phillip Toledano

Their togetherness is taken for granted so openly that the viewer feels at each moment like one of them

The enigmatic and absurd landslide of images that inundate our daily lives falls across the pages of this book and is mounted like so many strange butterflies on every page

Certain People OOP and portraits that are bothIntroduction by Susan Sontag Mapplethorpe's portraits taken over the past ten years are exquisitely presented in gravure. His undeniable strength of vision is apparent in all styles of portraiture shown, ranging from stark studio shots of celebrities to environmental portraits of children. Here are many of his well known images, including the self portraits, as well as lesser known work. Sontag's short essay on portraiture adds insight to the