Ducati – A Photographic Tribute by Phil Aynsley |
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 Australian Phil Aynsley has been in love with Ducati’s since buying his first one, a 250 Desmo way back in 1972. Another love affair has been photography, which he managed turn into a profession and a look through this book shows why he has been so well regarded by the Ducati factory.But, all are just so pin sharp, well lit and so artistically brilliant it will make you realise the gap between what most of us call photography is as great as our track skills compared to Troy Bayliss who wrote the forward. Just how an image of a 1973 750 Imola clutch can look so good you want to frame it is beyond me, but there is one in this book that I could cheerfully have on my wall any day! It is a book of very few words and the totally clean and unannoted images are apparently arranged at random throughout the book apart from the split into racing, road and the rest. At the rear are thumb nails with dates and titles for the images for those who must know such facts. For me the joy is just turning the high gloss pages of this large format book and enjoying the sheer artistry of the machinery and photographic brilliance. Each image is surrounded by white borders to allow you to just see the image without distraction – less is more and it is a clever design. What else can I say? It is the epitome of a coffee table book of the highest order. If you love Ducati, love photography then £65.00 is a small price to pay for a work of this quality. ISBN 978 0 646 51731 5 Available in the UK from Disco Volante Moto Tel 01490 412621 www.discovolantemoto.co.uk Review by Ian Kerr
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