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Once
more
unto
the
breach,
dear
porn
surfers
. .
. Once
more
we
come
to a
slickly
produced
(Eastern)
European
magazine-style
erotic
photography
site.
You
have
to
love
the
presentation.
There
isn't
as
much
of
that
deathless
poetic
prose
(thank
god),
but
it's
still
designed
to
ooze
class.
There's
obviously
an
attempt
being
made
to
identify
with
a
very
upscale
market.
This
is
porn
as
lifestyle.
Little
clocks
at
the
top
of
the
page
here
let
you
know
the
current
time
in
Los
Angeles,
New
York,
Prague,
Moscow,
Dubai
(Dubai?
Where
the
fuck
is
Dubai?),
Singapore,
and
Tokyo.
News
headlines
keep
you
up
to
date
on
the
latest
global
happenings
(and
some
of this
is
real
news
too,
not
that
World
Sex
News
stuff).
A
column
on
the
left
gives
you
the
latest
foreign
exchange
quotes,
so
you
can
see
how
the
Euro,
Pound,
Yen,
and
various
other
currencies
are
doing
against
the
US
dollar.
This
actually
confused
us
for
a
while
because
we
thought
it
had
something
to
do
with
converting
what
your
monthly
membership
was
going
to
cost.
But
rest
assured
it
has
nothing
to
do
with
such
vulgar
matters. Yes,
Pure
Beauty
is
definitely
going
for
image.
This
is
the
website
that
the
international
man
of
business
affairs
and
eminent
arbitrageur
visits
on
his
wafer-thin
custom-designed
laptop
while
sitting
comfortably
in
the
wood-paneled
cabin
of
his
GulfStream
V.
No
need
to
flick
the
gold
cufflinks
and
check
his
Rolex.
The
little
clocks
let
him know
that
an
evening's
debauchery
is
about
to
begin
as
soon
as
he touches
down
in
Prague
. .
. Well,
that's
the
image.
Yes,
this
is
another
high-class
sort
of
artsy
photography
site
in
the
magazine
style
that
(we
think)
MET
Art
pioneered
and
that
every
other
erotic
photography
site
has
since
copied.
Though
for
some
reason
the
people
running
these
sites
absolutely
hate
it
when
you
point
out
something
so
obvious.
And
they're
always
taking
shots
at
each
other.
For
example,
part
of
the
mission
statement
here
is
"to
break
the
sterile
lackluster
presentation
that
exists
on
most
websites."
Huh?
Is
this
site
so
different
to
look
at
as
the
other
European
erotic
photography
sites?
(We're
not
talking
about
the
photography
here,
but
the
layout
and
navigation.
Fuck,
they
even
have
the
same
short
tag-lines,
like
Hegre's
"seize
your
dreams,"
Galitsin's
"the
fire
from
within",
and
this
place:
"express
your
desire.")
Why
can't
they
get
along?
Are
they
trying
to
cover
up
for
the
fact
that
they're
all
secretly
being
run
by
the
same
guy?
Hmmmm.
Oh
well.
Nobody's
going
to
fix
it
if
it
ain't
broke
(i.e.,
it's
making
money),
and there's
no
denying
it's
well
organized
and very
nice
to
look
at. Basically
what
we
have
here
is a
photographer
site,
with
the
photographer
of
record
being
Adolf
Zika
(there
are
other
people
involved,
but
he's
the
headliner
and
shooting
most
of
the
stuff
himself).
If
you
want
to
find
out
more
about
the
guy
he
has
a
personal
homepage
at www.zika.cz.
He
lives
in Prague
(the
site
is a
celebration
of
"Czech
Beauty"),
"works
mainly
in
Southern
France,"
and
has
shot
for
a
number
of
big
name
fashion
magazines. So
he's
a
pro. The
reason
we like
him,
however,
is because
he's
a
tit
man.
Now
we're
not
saying
this
because
he
has
a
lot
of
surgically
enhanced
models
(he
doesn't
have
any),
or
because
his
pictures
focus
on
tits
(they
don't),
but
because,
at
least
compared
to
most
of
these
other
classy
nude
photogs,
he
likes
girls
with
curves.
We're
really
getting
tired
of
the
waifs.
In
general
(and
we
know
this
is a
real
generalization),
these
models
just
look
healthier
than
the
girls
at
other
sites. Action?
Yeah,
it's
all
solo
girl
softcore
posing.
Very
softcore,
actually.
Zika
is
pretty
good
though.
We
were
especially
impressed
with
how
he
doesn't
fall
into
one
style.
There's
a
fair
bit
of
experimentation
here,
so
you're
not
going
to
get
bored. On
to
layout,
quality,
and
what
you
get. Layout.
You
must
know
the
drill
by
now.
Click
on
the
magazine
cover
and
you
go
to a
full
size
cover
image
that
then
takes
you
to
the
gallery.
Pretty
simple.
Not
quite
so
simple
is
the
way
they
have
the
content
divided
up
into
three
different
"magazines."
Ugh.
The
main
part
of
the
site
is
something
called
"For
Life."
This
seems
to
be
the
default
members
area,
and
it's
where
you'll
find
the
daily
photo
galleries.
Now,
don't
strain
your
eyes
looking
for
the
link
to
the
videos
on
the
top
menu.
It's
not
there!
The
"Films"
are
in
another
"magazine."
Then
there
is
something
called
"Exclusive
Beauty"
which
seemed
to
be
all
stylized
black&white
stuff
(and
which
updates
monthly).
And
finally
there
is a
monthly
"Best
Of"
magazine,
with
the
top
voted
pics
as
selected
by
members. Quality.
Top
marks
here.
The
pics
in
the
For
Life
magazine
all
come
in
four
different
sizes:
450x600,
750x1000,
1350x1800,
and--get
ready
for
it!--1920x2560
or
higher
(up
to
5000
pixels
for
some
pics).
Those
are
some
big
ass
pictures.
You
can
download
full
sets
in
any
size
as
zip
files.
The
videos
are
also
impressive.
They
come
in
three
formats
(DivX,
Windows,
and
QuickTime),
high
and
low
resolution.
The
bit
rate
seemed
to
vary
with
every
video
(there
were
only
15
total
when
we
visited)
but
some
of
the
high
resolution
stuff
(in
DivX)
was
amazing,
with
a
3000
kb/s
bit
rate
and
600x400
screen
size
(the
low
stuff
seemed
to
be
coming
in
around
800-1000
kb/s
and
310x220).
There
were
three
kinds
of
movies:
Classic
(sexy),
Behind-the-Scenes,
and
Documentary.
Unfortunately
the
clips
are
all
kind
of
short
(around
2
minutes),
and
despite
the
high
bit
rate
they
seemed
kind
of
fuzzy.
Part
of
it
is
the
way
they
were
shot,
which
is a
bit
from-the-hip.
They
also
mess
around
sometimes
with
the
picture,
which
was
annoying.
But
you're
crazy
to
join
an
erotic
photography
site
for
the
video
anyway. What
you
get.
Well,
the
site
was
still
less
than
a
year
old
when
we
visited
(launched
April
2004),
but
with
daily
updates
(video
updates
twice
a
month
on
the
7th
and
21st),
it's
growing
nicely.
Thousands
of
pics
and
15
videos.
There's
also
a
forum,
a
section
with
interviews,
tributes
and
profiles
(it's
a
magazine,
you
see),
and
a
neat
little
function
that
allows
you
to
change
your
default
preferences
and
background
colour
from
among
11
choices. This
is
another
solid
site,
taking
its
place
alongside
such
others
as
Hegre
Archives,
Galitsin
News,
MET
Art,
etc.,
etc.,
etc.
Maybe
you're
tired
of
the
whole
New
Nude
softcore
erotic
photography
movement.
Maybe
you
really
want
to
see
these
girls
getting
dp'ed
and
taking
massive
facials
until
they
gag.
But
in
that
case,
don't
join.
Yes,
this
is a
very
full
developed
niche
now,
but
the
bottom
line
is
it's
still
great
stuff
and
you
already
know
if
you
groove
to
it. The
technical
quality
is
superb,
the
models
excellent
(would
we
see
chicks
like
this
if
we
just
walked
around
downtown
Prague?),
the
photography
professional,
and
you
get
daily
updates.
The
site
is
nice
to
look
at
and very
well
designed.
And
the
monthly
rate
is
reasonable
too. |
