Sirènes
Although Zena Holloway’s best known for her adorable water-baby books, she did dedicate at least one book to photographing adults. Her gorgeous, evocative book “Sirens” is truly a masterpiece of aquatic/fantasy art, featuring young men and women in gorgeous watery settings.
Sometimes the models are featured as humans, sometimes as nymphs or merpeople, but always with expressive poses. The camera special effects are ingenuis and magical, often giving the images the impression of blissful dreams underwater.
Any and all nudity is tasteful; even the pictures of couples in romantic poses are gently sensual instead of roughly erotic. Holloway has been described as a woman who loves the water world and her pictures are solid proof of the freedom and ecstasy that can be found underwater.
As someone who has grown up by a bay and loved swimming all my life, I can truly appreciate this book and I consider it something of a tragedy that it is unavailable. I was fortunate enough to find a lone copy, but there’s no telling when this will be available to the general public again. If you manage to find a copy, hold on to it!
Reviewer – J.R. Corry
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