Couples by Stefan May
36 of 126 photographs out of the coffeetablebook "Couples", published by teNeues (2002)
For any couple what counts are the pheromones, Stefan May's photographs seem to exude pheromones. (...) they're all about couples who come together and who part, about bodies attracted by what seem to be enormous magnets that eat up their emotions, their sexuality and their togetherness with the sense of complicity that comes from black and white, the colors of psychological introspection.
(...) The sheer sense of movement in his photographs doesn't mean that there isn't room to reveal some hidden depth on the part of one of his subjects, even if these are men or women alone. But when they are couples, the mysterious alchemy woven by pheromones makes for an unforgettable book: called "Couples", of course.
Paolo Bonanni, Editor in chief of "Max" magazine Italia, 2002
