Dozens of photographers contribute to this collection, giving almost every page a different mood and feel. Color or B&W, natural images or processed, arty and sculptural or fresh and unposed - these images span a wide range of styles and subjects. In part, this book seems to advertise the photographers and studios represented; it includes contact information for dozens of them. Perhaps as a result, these images tend not to display open eroticism and tend not to challenge the viewer. For example, nearly all of the female models fit a common description: twenty-something, slender, and Eurpoean in features and coloring. Many of the male models are buff young figures, too, with few examples of confrontational kinds of nudity.
It's easy to enjoy this collection. Imagery offer plenty of variety, without leaving some generally accepted comfort zone. And, since the human figure itself is timeless, the look that each era imposes on figure gives a glimpse into the style and culture of that time. Feierabend's anthology does a fine job of recording some of the looks imposed by the early years of the 2000s.
-- wiredweird