Sublime by Simon Bolz

Following the success of his first coffee table book Frisky, photographer Simon Bolz spent four years creating Sublime, a new large-format photography book featuring previously unpublished work.

Across 208 pages, the limited-edition book brings together nude and glamour photography created during journeys, private encounters and carefully staged photographic adventures.

An Ode to Women

Simon Bolz creates pictorials celebrating the beauty and appeal of women. His photographs invite the viewer into a visual world shaped by travel, freedom and the atmosphere of distant places.

For Sublime, Bolz travelled from Riga to Chuchurumbache, photographed in private apartments, explored the Mediterranean Sea, undertook a road trip in a DeLorean and created a series of further photographic adventures.

Twenty-three women appear throughout the book, portrayed with different personalities and moods, ranging from self-confident and informal to quiet and reserved.

Bolz describes sensitivity as an essential part of his photographic approach and a key element in creating sensual imagery.

Nudity as a Matter of Course

Bolz sees the return to printed photography as a counterpoint to information overload and increasingly rapid media consumption. Browsing photographs on paper creates a slower and more deliberate viewing experience.

The emphasis throughout Sublime is on aesthetics. The photographs combine entertainment and erotic tension while treating nudity as a natural element of the visual language.

The title Sublime reflects the character of the 208-page book: an ambitious visual collection designed to be experienced slowly and in print.

Simon Bolz

Simon Bolz, born in 1976, graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts in Frankfurt in 2002. Since 2012 he has produced pictorials for magazines including Playboy, Men’s Health and Matador, as well as for calendar publishers. His photographic approach is guided by curiosity, sensitivity and a strong focus on aesthetics.

Sublime by Simon Bolz

• Large-format photo book: 24.5 × 33.5 cm / 9.6 × 13.2 in
• 208 pages
• Special coated art paper, 170 g/m², silk matte
• Hardcover with matte cellophane coating and partial UV varnish
• High-quality stitched binding
• 164 color photographs and 15 black-and-white images
• Genre: aesthetic nude and glamour photography
• Limited edition of 1,200 copies
• Original listed price: €57.90 plus shipping

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