“Strangers In The Buff” is a fascinating mix of photographs and amusing tales told by Allan Warren, a self confessed urbanite and spirited, spontaneous character, who has spent his life living in Los Angeles, New York and his native London. His philosophy is “You need never be lonely if you live in a City and can speak the language”. For more than 20 years he has done just that. Everyday he has made a point of talking to and photographing a stranger. As the years have passed he has photographed 1,000’s of them, some have become firm friends, others lovers and a handful his assailants or would be assassins !!!
 
The erotic portraits of Allan’s encounters with strangers make this book a fun and cheeky exploration of the male form, although there is a serious undertone that life is about  discovering people and having adventures !!

So come and join us on Friday 5 December and meet Allan Warren. Signed hard backed copies of “Strangers In The Buff” are available to Circa members for the special price of £10 on the night.

There will be a Private View of the male nudes and erotic portraits featured in "Strangers In The Buff" and a selection of signed photographs by Allan Warren will available for Circa members to purchase.

Allan Warren began his photographic career at the age of seventeen, when a friend asked him to cover his wedding to Judy Garland... soon such celebrities as Liberace, Sir John Geilgud and Earl Mountbatten of Burma were beating a path to his studio. Since then he has photographed more legends than most, from Mae West, Gloria Swanson, Sophie Loren to Sammy Davis Junior, Cary Grant and Bob Hope. Sir Noel Coward commisioned him to do his portrait for his last Christmas card.

Allan has published five other books to date:

 “Nobs & Nosh” - a colour picture book which included portraits of such diverse characters as Lilian Gish, Roger Moore, Danny Kaye, Nureyev, Dali, HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and Henry Moore. Peter Ustinov wrote the introduction in which he said "and yet there is a third art in the world ...the art of Allan Warren".
 
“Confessions of a Society Photographer”- the first part of his autobiography, written at the age of 24.  Somerset's nephew Viscount Maugham wrote in the introduction: "His success is being able to beguile, spellbind and fascinate and in doing so give confidence to his sitters".
 
“'The Dukes of Britain” - he photographed every living British Duke and produced a tome which has become an historical document in its own right.

“Dukes, Queens and Other Stories” - the second instalment of his hysterically funny autobiography.

“Carpet Dwellers” - a full colour illustrated children's fiction book about creatures that live in the carpet and their adventures.

Allan now resides between his studio in London and Los Angeles and his latest books  STRANGERS IN THE BUFF & THE CARPET DWELLERS are available from Amazon:

For further information please contact:
Jason Bradbury
07931 953934