“This is a story told in pictures. The pictures will speak of strength, honesty and
dignity.” (Niko von Glasow)

Niko von Glasow
NoBody’s Perfect (german)
Published by Ulrich Kühne
Hardback with dust jacket 19 x 25 cm,
72 pages, 40 illustrations,
Price: 19,95 €, ISBN 978-3-938045-10-7,
Available September 2008

“Many years ago, I had an ambition to take a series of beautiful nude photos of disabled people. My psychiatrist advised me only to do it if I was prepared to strip for the camera myself. This horrified me so much that I dropped the idea…”

But not forever. Fortunately. This is the start of a spectacular contemporary artistic project. Niko von Glasow has found eleven comrades to pose for the pages of a pin-up calendar – men and women who show how human beings are shaped by life experience, humour, and a dose of Thalidomide. And who have a lot more to offer than just their bodies. This is the story of twelve glossy photographs, and of the fates that lie behind them.

• Nominated for London’s National Portrait Gallery Photographic Portrait Prize 2007
• Photographed with great artistic ability
• A thought-provoking book
• The publication of the book will help support the Thalidomide Association of Nordrhein-Westfalia
• The film “NoBody’s Perfect” by Niko von Glasow opens in September 2008