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INSI THE WORLD OF PETER BERL, GROUNDBREAKG PHOTOGRAPHER AND GAY IN

A new book chronicl the life and work of the groundbreakg photographer and gay in Peter Berl. * photographer gay icon *

Almost 50 years after his unpromisg films and darg self-portras ma him a fg gay sex symbol of the ’70s, Peter Berl n’t que fathom why anyone would still be terted his work.

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He’s an trovert known for his exhibnism; a gifted photographer whose only subject is himself; a porn star who don’t much re for sex; and a man who rpond to the artific that so many gay men nstcted to hi their te selv by creatg an even more exaggerated sexual and stylistic persona. ”Copyright of Peter work, llected for the first time hardver format Peter Berl: In, Artist, Photosexual (Damiani), pil highlights om the thoands of erotic self-portras that Berl has taken over the urse of his life, many of which origally appeared on the vers of gay magaz and ma him an ternatnal cult in. ” To the artist Jack Pierson, Berl is “the first gay nceptual artist.

Copyright of Peter films were a h and ma him the gay sex symbol of the time. And the ubiquy of digal platforms has ma photographg onelf a fact of life: On rtls nights, many a young gay man this si of Pete Buttigieg has unwtgly paid homage to Berl wh an iPhone, an ASOS jockstrap, and a bathroom mirror.

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