Hips

by Patrick Roddie, Mark Morford

The human hip is one of the most enigmatic and alluring parts of the body. Photographer Patrick Roddie makes portraits by framing the sensuous curve and swell of his subjects to create a stunning body of work that reveals endless variations on the same shot. Hips is a collection of 250 arresting and inspired photographs of hips (some in costume, some in body paint, some in nothing at all), taken at the vibrant and insanely creative annual international arts festival known as Burning Man. Each subject is photographed in the exact same position, but the images themselves are varied and unique, providing a rich kaleidoscope of self-expression and individuality wherein conventional rules and regulations no longer apply. This highly original photographic document, captured in a chunky and irresistible package, portrays a style and sensibility that cannot be properly defined with words, and offers a visual portfolio to spur the imagination from an instinctive photographer who shoots straight from the hip.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published May 5, 2005

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

very interesting photographic idea.
arranged very well.
good coffee table book, can raise a few eyebrows and certainly be a kick-start to a bit of conversation.

[Alex Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's an interesting collection, one that certainly could inspire imagination for fashion and design. The lack of people's faces really gives us a different sense of who these people are and what they are doing. Despite the display of sex organs (at times) we do get a very different feeling about who we are looking at from their stance, what they choose to wear and adorn themselves with.