KUSTOM KAMERA: Greased-up Eyecandy

A photographic poke in the eye as you peek under the hood of kustom kulture. Let 9 international photographers take you on a road trip through a vintage landscape, where the women wear stockings and speak in seductive whiskey-stained whispers, and the men, hard and mean, burn rubber through your imagination.

With more beautifully produced, adrenalin-soaked pages of visceral eye-popping images, this collection is a must-have for all the greasers, hot rodders, and kustom artists who loved Kustom Graphics, as well as fans of stunning cutting-edge photography.

The nine photographers profiled:
Laurent BAGNARD
Dirk BEHLAU
Shannon BROOKE
Richard HEEPS
Chas Ray KRIDER
April MAY
Gayla PARTRIDGE
Dave PERRY
Roy VARGA

Hardcover + jacket, 208 pages
254 mm (h) x 216 mm (w)
£24.99

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VIVA’S PINUPS: Bullet Bras and Backseat Betties

Plunge inside for a heady, heady dose of pin-up photography at its raunchiest and most atmospheric. New York’s Viva Van Story has redefined the art of the pin-up with her raw energy, kick-ass perfectionist attitude, punk rock approach to lighting and her unfailing instinct for capturing a vintage aesthetic. Her timeless images range from smoldering seduction to coquettish playfulness. She depicts women who are sexy, but also empowered, ironic, and complex.

Her work has headlined the Detroit Dirty Show, and she has been featured in such publications as Bizarre Magazine, Car Kulture Deluxe, Deadbeat Magazine, DicE, Edge Detroit, Leg Show, New York Post, Ol’ Skool Rodz, Real Detroit Weekly, ROCKRGRL, Tattoo, and Varla Magazine.

Hardcover + jacket, 176 pages
280mm (h) x 210 mm (w)
£24.99

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KUSTOM GRAPHICS II: Hot Rods, Burlesque and Rock’n’Roll

Fasten your sear belts, all you gearheads and rubberneckers, for another adrenalin-soaked visual trip, as 40 artists treat you to a second dose of eyeball-scorching Kustom Graphics.

With all new art and plenty of new artists, this is the essential source book for anyone into kustom, lowbrow, tattoos, rock ’n’ roll, and burlesque. Kustom Graphics contributors Jorge Alderete and Sol Rac are back with new work. The vibrant California scene—surfing, hot rods, and much more—is represented by L.A.’s Kalynn Campbell, Jason Cruz, and Max Grundy; Damien Fulton from El Segundo; David Lozeau from Carlsbad; and Marco Almera and Rob Kruse. Cheesecake pin-up artist Andrew Bawidamann represents the Midwest via Columbus, Ohio, and Dan Picasso illustrates in a 1940s pulp style from Marathon, Texas. Canadian artists include Ontario’s Jeff Norwell and Calgary’s Mark Dulmadge.

International artists include Europeans Harry Brack, Franke, Thorsten Hasenkamm, Claudia Hek, Angelique Houtkamp, Erik Kriek, Mighty Sam, Alex Patrocinio, and Jeffrey Warlich as well as Simon Watts from Australia.

Hardcover + jacket, 256 pages
254 mm (h) x 216 mm (w)
£29.99

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PINSTRIPE PLANET II : More Fine Lines From the World’s Best

Since Pinstripe Planet’s 2006 publication, the pinstripe scene has grown immensely, and here’s the record of the scene’s growth for new and old aficionados. The world’s best pinstripe masters in the U.S., Japan, UK, Europe, and Australia have new work to show. Significant new artists have emerged on the scene since the last edition, and they are showcased here as well. Not only are the works brilliantly photographed, the book also explains how artists first found inspiration, how they work, and where their influence can be seen. Cutting-edge art galleries are now beginning to treat pinstriping as worthy of recognition by serious collectors.

This book is part of that trend—essential for anyone into the Kustom car and culture scene, for existing pinstripers looking for new sources of inspiration, and for new aficionados of one of the most visually exciting aspects of the counterculture.

Much-anticipated follow-up to Pinstripe Planet featuring 24 international artists.

Hardcover+ jacket; 192 pages
(h) 190mm x (w) 240 mm
£24.99

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666 PHOTOGRAPHY: Virgin Queens and High-camp Divas

666 Photography is an Austin, Texas based company that specializes in retro/vintage photography.their props are handmade, their backdrops are handpainted, and if they can’t find the perfect costume, they make it! The awe-inspiring staged playful pop creations collected here feature such fantasy elements as modern women recast as High-Baroque Madonnas; amazing 1940s hair styles, dried-flower corsets, pin-up girls riding carousels, circus glamour, and ironic recreations of Weimar Germany cabaret and decadent 1920s Berlin. The visual invention is stunning.

Often inspired by icons of female beauty and power ranging from mermaids to Mucha, these unique photographic visions have attracted such fans as Courtney Love. Collected here, they become a riot of astounding creativity and color.