The faun, the satyr, Greek and Roman sculpture, medieval saints: these are the themes that photographer Rolf Koppel explores through a lifetime of self-portraits. Each character is an alter-ego, a hidden self, which he describes, enacts and celebrates in the evocative photographs in this stunningly produced volume. Beautifully lit, sensually satisfying and powerfully erotic, Koppel’s portraits have the smooth, sculptural sensibility of Caravaggio or Michelangelo with the added intrigue of knowing that the artist is also watching himself. A splendid gift for afficionados of the male nude.

Rolf Koppel, *1937 in Hamburg, Germany. Lives and works in Santa Fé, USA.