Those of you old enough to remember Taboo Magazine, will surely remember the iconic cover imagery that was created by photographer Thom Kondas. The covers always featured Taboo's ego-centric editor-in-chief Don Berry, in his bowler capped persona The Taboo Man, usually composed in some complicated, sexually-saturated gimmick shot with a hot local model.
Taboo Man playing Woman as Cello; Taboo Man holding deck of cards with model "Queen of Hearts"; Taboo Man playing Pinocchio, turning toys into "real girls"...and so on.
Taboo was published in the early to mid eighties, the images however have found their way onto Ovation as part of their "Make Life Creative" campaign.
I wonder if Kondas knows that Don Berry is still publishing, both trade magazines and a blog (under his nom de plume Jack Merde), from his impressive compound in Tranquility, NJ.
When we contacted Merde...er Berry, an associate could only proffer a meek, "he's unavailable for comment."
Stay tuned for further updates.
Hi, I liked the article but have a question, who is the author of the picture?
ReplyDeleteThe photo is beautiful but google does not give me names of its creator
Hi, I liked the article but have a question, who is the author of the picture?
ReplyDeleteThe photo is beautiful but google does not give me names of its creator
I am the creator of the concept and the photograph. I did 11 covers for Taboo along with Don Berry who is still a great friend. I did several Music themes for the covers, It's a shame they are buried in the darkness of time. They really are timeless.
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