Petals

by Nick Karras, Carol Pharo (Foreword)

Petals is about the central mystery of women's body - the full flower of her vulva. The collection presents a series of forty-eight exquisitely photographed sepia-toned pictures of vulvas. Forward and interview with the author by Carol Pharo.

Genres: Photography, Art, Sexuality

116 pages, Hardcover

First published August 15, 2003

Reviews

[Victoria · Rating 1 out of 5]

it's a good book for males to read so they don't think all vaginas look the same..sadly he didn't feature all races just white women. If you're going to have a book about different vaginas then find different vaginas.

[Lady Riviera · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book significantly helped me with my dysmorphophobia. I had been considering a genital aesthetic procedure due to the belief that everyone looks the same or that there’s a ‘standard’ I didn’t meet. While researching, I came across several academic papers that cited this book, which led me to read it. The insights it offers, especially the interview at the end, truly opened my eyes and profoundly impacted how I view myself. It’s a powerful and transformative read that I highly recommend for anyone struggling with self-image and men who have similar belief as me. It would be great if there’s an update of the book with people from different demographic.

[Lobna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A powerful sex education tool, it challenges the myths of a one "normal" vagina. Unfortunately, Karras was very ethnocentric; all women illustrated are Caucasian. he was clearly scared of falling under erotica (he used Sepia tones and close-ups) which undermined the power of the illustrations.

[Janice · Rating 5 out of 5]

What's not to love?

[sean fullerton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful.

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enlightening

When I first started this book, I thought of someone ranting of how women were conveyed in a negative way. However, that has always been the case in history. As I read more, I understood the deeper meaning of what Nick was trying to project to the audience.
A great appreciation goes out to his work & his subjects.