The Age of Innocence Hardcover – February 1, 1992

Some people would argue about the content of this book. It has nudity shown in only a way that only David can present with tastefully. I would not call it dirty porn. I have seen a lot these women on other web sites. So the point of their age seems in question. If I can find them on Google search so I doubt their really under age as much as young looking women in artful photos. There is no sex in these pictures. I purchased the book used from a book store here in the states, used. Good for your collection if you like Davids books.

Beautiful book.Many fine photos of beautiful young girls in their lovely age. Optimal size of book and true well prepared.This book is art generally and not a child pornography.I have absolutely no interest about child pornography, but I like Hamilton's book as really fine art.

Hamilton's famous 'haze look' is clearly evident, many of his subjects poses are one dimensional. I experienced many mixed emotions upon viewing this work. On one hand, Hamilton definitely is a very talented photographer. Other photographers have borrowed his ideas and techniques. However, the book is really more about his artistic technique with a camera than about the beauty of his subjects. I purchased this along with another book on Amazon, "Holy Nature: A Celebration of Naturism". Both books are created by photographers who seek to capture the beauty of the nude and nature. However, in the Holy Nature book, you can the photography is clear and the prints large and in color. You are seeing the beauty of the female nudes and their surroundings. In this book the beauty is often obscured by a blurry or hazy black and white image.

Great!

this book has been way over hyped, and how other reviewers can give it 4 or 5 stars is a mystery. and as far as sharing it with your children, dont bother. the work is a total wreck because somebody in the edit room took scissors to the photos and cropped the heck out of what could have been nice frames. why did they crop the photo's taking nearly all of the image of the subject away? the intent of the book, expressions of that time in a young womans life have been multilated with down-sizing the picture's frame, as if they were ashamed to show the human figure here. the book is a dissapointment, and I cant honestly recommend it. as well, the final closing of the book was rather dis-tasteful, cheaping and degrading the spirit of how the book is marketed. the sleazy ending made the entire experience worthy of the fireplace. the text, rather borish and ill suited as if an amateurish attempt to add some style to the already cropped and meaningless photos. dont bother with this work.

Good enough for the Hamilton fan but not very satisfying for this viewer.

Awesome book, very hot

The reputation of Hamilton suggested that this would be a valuable book on the subjects of his photography. While the quality of the paper and the printing was excellent, the photos fell short of what I had expected.There was far too much cropping of the photos, leaving out too much of the photo image. That was very disappointing. The artistic presentation and the verses for each photo were excellent.Next time, show the complete subject of the photo - - - don't cut off so much.

This is a book filled with the beauty of innocence, nothing to 'get off on' in these pages if thats all youre after. A moment in time capture elegantly and honestly by David Hamilton.

I found this book to be interesting David Hamilton has a different style to photography.

This is a collection of approximately 200 photographs (with text and poetry) showing young girls, many of them obviously under the so called age of consent, in varying stages of undress. The majority of the photographs show bare breasted girls, and while there are a few full nudes, there are no provocative poses or photographs of female genitalia. By today's standards, these pictures would be judged as pornographic with clear overtones of paedophilia, and yet in their day, circa the late 1970's they would have been viewed with more tolerant and understanding eyes. Should one bother to read the text which accompanies this photographic collection, it will be clear that the photographer's intention is to pay homage to the concept of virginity and to deify this almost mystical state. If the viewer should find the pictures erotic, it is testament to the fact that innocence is, in itself, one of the most erotic concepts of our human sexuality. To criticise the book simply because of its content of nudity is to deny that the nude has always played a major role in art. To criticise the specific subject matter of the book is to completely misunderstand the purpose and intent of the artist.