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Petals
The body of a woman has been the subject of art forever. Sculptors, painters, and
photographers have tried to capture the nature, shape, and mood of female sexuality.
The collection of photography in Petals captures the unique beauty and central mystery of a woman's body — the full flower of her vulva.
"As a sexual medicine physician/urologist, it is truly important to have PETALS as a tool to use to show my patients the variety in anatomic features of the female genitalia. Nick's work is a highly valuable contribution for the field of sexual medicine. The reaction of my female patients are exceptionally positive and I strongly recommend PETALS book and video."
Joanna Beate Korda, M.D., Sexual Medicine Physician and Urologist
"PETALS is a valuable resource for classes in human sexuality, women's studies, and psychology classes. This video empowers women to love their vulvas. PETALS would be appropriate for use with high school and college students."
Pat Tuckett, Ph.D., Professor, San Diego State University
"Nick Karras has captured the intimacy that every lover wishes to experience. Use this book as a sacred means to bring beauty, joy, and passion into your life."
Ina Mlekush, teacher of spiritual sexuality, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
"After four decades of encouraging women to appreciate the beautiful form, powerful function and orgasmic pleasure inherent in their genitals, I was more than pleased to see Nick's book. Petals is a joyful journey through a vulva garden of delights."
Betty Dodson Ph.D., artist and author of Orgasms For Two
photographers have tried to capture the nature, shape, and mood of female sexuality.
The collection of photography in Petals captures the unique beauty and central mystery of a woman's body — the full flower of her vulva.
"As a sexual medicine physician/urologist, it is truly important to have PETALS as a tool to use to show my patients the variety in anatomic features of the female genitalia. Nick's work is a highly valuable contribution for the field of sexual medicine. The reaction of my female patients are exceptionally positive and I strongly recommend PETALS book and video."
Joanna Beate Korda, M.D., Sexual Medicine Physician and Urologist
"PETALS is a valuable resource for classes in human sexuality, women's studies, and psychology classes. This video empowers women to love their vulvas. PETALS would be appropriate for use with high school and college students."
Pat Tuckett, Ph.D., Professor, San Diego State University
"Nick Karras has captured the intimacy that every lover wishes to experience. Use this book as a sacred means to bring beauty, joy, and passion into your life."
Ina Mlekush, teacher of spiritual sexuality, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
"After four decades of encouraging women to appreciate the beautiful form, powerful function and orgasmic pleasure inherent in their genitals, I was more than pleased to see Nick's book. Petals is a joyful journey through a vulva garden of delights."
Betty Dodson Ph.D., artist and author of Orgasms For Two
- GenresPhotographyArtSexuality
111 pages, Paperback
First published August 15, 2003
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
July 26, 2013
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.
January 2, 2025
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.
February 19, 2009
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.
September 11, 2021
What's not to love?
December 10, 2024
Beautiful.
February 18, 2015
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.
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.
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