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2004
PHOTO - January/February 2004
Special amateur contest edition, featuring photos submitted by readers. Themes include portraits, sports (see sample), "rouge" (red), energy, "charme" (nudes, see sample), photojournalism, "mode" (modeling), "lavassa" (coffee), nature, "numerique" (bizarre stuff, see sample), animals, butterflies, and graphic art.
Price: $12 - Mint
Price: $10 - NM NL

2003
PHOTO - December 2003
The December 2003 issue features "Belles Filles Du Monde," which I think means "beautiful women of the world." Natalia Vodianova is on the cover, seminude. She is also the subject of an 8-page inside feature. There is an 8-page feature on the work of James White, including full-page portraits of Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Kirsten Dunst, Meg Ryan, and Pamela Anderson. Pammy is also in her own 6-page feature, photographed in pin-up style by Richard McLaren (see sample). There is an 8-page feature on the 2004 Pirelli Calendar, including Karolina Kurkova. There is also a 9-page review of modeling agencies and their beautiful female models, with dozens of small photos including Noemie Lenoir, Petra Nemcova, Nadja Auermann, Helena Christensen, Ingrid Seynhaeve, Eva Herzigova, Carmen Kass, and Georgianna Robertson.
Price: $10 - NM NL
PHOTO - November 2003
The cover is by Therry Le Goues, who also has a 6-page feature. This issue also has Madonna in an 8-page pictoral; 8 pages on the work of David Bailey (see sample); 10 pages on women of Shanghai by Bettina Rheims (see sample); another 10-page feature on China; 8 pages on Helmut Newton's For the Freedom of the Press (see sample, includes Grace Jones and Rachel Williams); and 6 pages on Willy Rizo (includes Brigitte Bardot).
Price: $10 - NM NL
PHOTO - May 2003
The May 2003 issue has a cover by Steven Lyon and a 6-page feature on his work; 12 pages on Henri Cartier-Bresson; 18 pages on the war on Iraq; actress Zoe Felix in a 4-page pictoral (see sample); 6 pages on the humorously erotic photography of Paul M. Smith (not for children); and 8 pages on Julia Margeret Cameron.
Price: $10 - NM NL
PHOTO - April 2003
Courtney Love is on the cover in a discreet topless pose. She's also inside in a much more revealing photo. This issue also features the Rock n Roll photography of Peter Beard, especially Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones; and 8 pages of Laetitia Casta and Adriana Lima of Victoria's Secret. This issue also has celebrity portraits of Bjork, Eva Herzigova, Alek Wek, Madonna, Britney Spears, and Johnny Depp.
Price: $10 - NM NL
PHOTO - March 2003
The March 2003 issue is a tribute ("hommage") to the late Herb Ritts. It has 6 pages on his life; 4 pages on his technique, equipment, and exhibits, and a 40-page portfolio of his work. Subjects include nudes of Stephanie Seymour, Laetitia Casta (3 photos, see sample), Cindy Crawford (2 photos), Kate Moss, Alek Wek (cover), and Helena Christensen; male nudes; Africa; and portraits of Louis Armstrong, Madonna, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Christopher Reeve (in wheelchair), Dennis Rodman, Antonio Banderas, and Jim Carrey. There is also a 2-page insert giving all of the text of the Ritts feature in English. Other features in this issue include "Girl Culture" by Lauren Greenfield (see sample); and 6 pages on model Carina Schiesti Swarovski by Helmut Newton (see sample).
Price: $10 - NM NL
Price: $8 - Ex/VG NL
PHOTO - January 2003
This is a special amatuers edition, full of submissions from the magazine's readers. Sections include portraits, photojournalism, "rouge" (red), energy, "charme" (nudes, see sample), sports, fashion, graphics, "paysage" (landscapes?), animals, and "numerique" (?).
Price: $10 - NM NL

2002
PHOTO - December 2002
This is a special supermodels issue. It is packed with photos of beautiful women, often artistically topless or nude. Karolina Kurkova is on the cover, wearing a Victoria's Secret bra and panties. She's also in a 6-page pictoral feature. Natalia Vodianova is in a 6-page pictoral, including photography by Mario Testino, Bruce Weber (see sample), Peter Lindbergh, and Paolo Roversi. Photographer Jaume De Laiguana has a 10-page feature which includes Esther Canadas and Veronica Blume. There are 6 pages on the sexy 2003 Pirelli calendar by Bruce Weber, which includes Natalia Vodianova, Karolina Kurkova, Jessica Miller, and a fully-topless Yamila Diaz-Rahi (see sample). 19-year-old model Marina Parisotta Vay has her own 6-page feature. There is an 8-page feature on the glamorous photography of Vogue, including Herb Ritts, Helmut Newton, Norman Parkinson, and Ellen von Unwerth. Model Giselle Bundchen has her own 4-page feature. Last, but not least, model Arielle Dombasle is in her own 6-page feature. In addition to these main features, this issue is filled with smaller glamour, nude, and semi-nude photos of other models including Noemie Lenoir, Veronika Varekova, Heidi Klum, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Carolyn Murphy, Estelle Lefebure, Naomi Campbell, Estella Warren, Ingrid Seynhaeve, Anna Paola, Kate Moss, Stella Tennant, and many more.
Price: $10 - NM NL
PHOTO - June 2002
Adriana Karembeu is on the cover, photographed by Gerard Ranciman. The 14-page cover feature is of photos that blend Catholicism and glamour/erotica. Models include Kylie Minogue, Rose McGowan, and Brigitte Bardot. Photographers include Jeanloup Sieff, David LaChapelle, Henri Catrier-Bresson, and Helmut Newton. This issue also has 6 pages on model Monica Belluci photographed by Helmut Newton, Fabrizio Ferri, and Richard Avedon (see sample); 10 pages on photographer Andrea Giacobbe; 10 pages on Eric Valli in Nepal; 6 pages on Rebecca Romijn-Stamos in lingerie by Dominique Isserman (see sample); 4 pages on Jurgen Ostarhild; and 8 pages on Arnold Newman.
Price: $10 - NM NL
PHOTO - Jan/Feb 2002
Special amateurs issue, featuring submissions by the magazine's readers. Sections include portraits, photojournalism (including a 2-page homage to New York), "charme" (12 pages of nudes, see sample), sports, "mode" (another 8 pages of women, see sample), animals, scenery (or "paysage"), and grahpics.
Price: $10 - NM NL

2001
PHOTO - April 2001
Naomi Campbell is on the cover, photographed by David LaChapelle. This issue has a 10-page section on Edward Steichen, 6 pages on Glen Wexler, and a 6-page feature on nudes including Helmut Newton. Other celebrities in this issue include Bjork by Ellen Von Unwerth, and Marilyn Manson by Thomas Degen.
Price: $10 - NM NL
PHOTO - March 2001
Features include 10 pages on Cuba by Thierry Le Goues (see sample), 10 pages on nudes by Howard Schatz (see sample), 10 pages on Nazi concentration camps, and 6 pages on surrealism by Gerald Bybee (see sample).
Price: $10 - NM NL
PHOTO - Jan/Feb 2001
This special "Amateurs" issue displays hundreds of photographs submitted by the magazine's readers. Categories include portrait, animals, nudes (see sample), photojournalism, graphics, sports, fashion, and landscape.
Price: $10 - NM NL

2000
PHOTO - October 2000
Features the photography of Hiro, including the cover and a 6-page article. This issue also features 6 pages by Irving Penn; 8 pages of the mideast by Steve McCurry; 8 pages of Japanese/oriental female nudes by Nobuyoshi Araki (see sample); 8 pages by Leni Riefenstahl, consisting primarily of Sudanese tribesmen and women (see sample); 8 pages by Jeanloup Sieff, including Catherine Deneuve, Carla Bruni, and Yves Montand; and 6 pages of glamour photos by Marino Parisotto Vay (see sample). A number of the Araki photographs depict women in bondage and are probably suitable for mature viewers only.
Price: $10 - NM NL
PHOTO - July 2000
Features the photography of Marco Glaviano. A 10-page feature includes model Satya Arteau. This issue also has a 10-page feature on Tina Modotti, and 6 pages on nature photographer Art Wolfe.
Price: $10 - NM NL
PHOTO - June 2000
Model and actress Emma Sjoberg is on the cover in a nude photo and in an 8-page photo layout. This issue also has and 8-page feature by Chayan Khoi, 10 pages on Herbert List, 6 pages on Ethiopia, and 4 pages on Sonia Sieff.
Price: $10 - NM NL
PHOTO - May 2000
Estella Warren is on the cover in a nearly-nude fantasy pose. Photographed by Antoine Verglas, there are five more full-page color photos from the cover shoot on the inside. This issue also has an 8-page feature on fashion photographer Steve Hiett; a 6-page feature on Rolling Stone photographer Mark Seliger, whose subjects include Jenny McCarthy, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Jennifer Aniston; and 10 pages on WWII photojournalist Gisele Freund.
Price: $10 - NM NL

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