Laurie Toby Edison

Photographer

photo from Women En Large photo from Familiar Men photo from Women of Japan

Women En Large

Images of Fat Nudes

“The nude women of Women En Large have a certain majesty, the unabashedness of Henry Moore sculptures. They have escaped. And they ... convince you that clothes, not flesh, are what make fat people look diminished.”

— Tracy Young, Allure


Familiar Men

A Book of Nudes

“Masculinity is far more exquisite and fine than femininity. Women can count on the astounding elasticity they have built into femininity. Only with serious, sustained effort can a woman rupture it. The delicate filigree structure of masculinity, in contrast, splinters at the slightest strain.”

— Jaime Cortez


Women of Japan

The Models’ Words

モデルの言葉

“To complete Women of Japan, I need not only to take more photographs, but also to present my slides to many communities, and discuss with a wide variety of Japanese audiences how they see the work, how they want women of Japan to be represented in the photographs, and what material is appropriate for the accompanying texts.”

— Laurie Toby Edison