SLIP: Naked In Your Own Words

Born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe, Allan discovered his love for photography after Hurricane Katrina forced him re-examine the course of his life. Allan is currently working on directing a feature-length documentary called Temple of Art. Allan Amato is a photographer living in Los Angeles. . His lifelong dream is to become an honorary member of Monty Python. Since then, he has worked with a variety of clientele

My goal was to create a non-presentational kind of image that can't simply be objectified and dismissed. The result is a book dedicated to unravelling the complicated relationship we have to nudity, self-expression and commerce.". It features a wide array of performers, models, actors, artists, designers, doms and dancers photographed by Allan Amato, with art and typography by creative raconteur David Mack.Is there anything more celebrated, or more reviled, than the naked human form? Is there anything as timeless or as ubiquitous? From high art to commercial advertisement to pornography, the world around us is saturated with the evidence that the human mind is obsessed with the human body.In Allan Amato's own words"Three years ago, I began an informal nude series, featuring models,

I’ve grown to admire my body and appreciate myself, as well as growing to adore all the shapes and sizes of other people. - Riley ReidFetish/nude modeling and dancing in strip clubs were the only things that kept me fed and with a roof over my head during some pretty dark and confusing times. - Skin Diamond . I feel the most comfortable and confident with nothing between the world and my bare skin. We all age. Your body is going to change whether you want it to or not. - Dani DanielsI admire people who can grow to love their body exactly for what it is, in its natural state. I get naked for a living because I fucking love it