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"In his out-of-print photo volume 'Mirror', award-winning Danish photographer, Joachim LADEFOGED looks behind the scenes at bodybuilding competitions in Scandinavia; this book takes readers into a world where the reflections in the mirror are never good enough. The heavily pumped bodies evoke both fascination and horror and the athletes know it. The sprinter has the time to race against. The weightlifter has the weights. The bodybuilder only has the mirror - said one of the bodybuilders photographed in this book. Content
With its portraits photographs and body studies, this photo volume, 'Mirror' by Joachim LADEFOGED, takes an artistic look at bodybuilders through the lens of a photographer who sees their muscular bodies as sculptures, and is fascinated by the bodybuilders' passion and dedication to keep at it whatever the costs." (slightly adapted text, © Ajour, 2008)