IN PRAISE OF

• "Whether you’re an exhibitionist yourself or simply admire the uninhibited, you will appreciate RIPE, a collection of photos by Alexa Garbarino.  This glossy, coffee-table-size book features pictures of nude pregnant women in setting that range from a field of grass to a subway car.  Reflections by the subject accompany each photo." –FIT Pregnancy

• "Moms-to-be: If you want to feel great about your burgeoning belly, check out Alexa Garbarino's RIPE, a fine art book of sensuous, joyful, black-and-white photographs that celebrate the beauty of the pregnant nude." –Mothering Magazine

• "Alexa Garbarino is the photographer behind a fantastic new book of nude pregnant portraits, RIPE. Garbarino's portraits -- naked pregnant women posing in mostly outdoor settings -- are sexy, funny, personal and powerful." –Babble.com

• "The most beautiful pregnancy nudes you've ever seen. Never in my life did I feel as beautiful as when I had life growing inside me. Photographer Alexa Garbarino sees that beauty as well and photographed over 100 women for her book, RIPE. Alexa's work is gorgeous, perfectly capturing women at the most beautiful time in their lives." –Cafemom.com

• "RIPE, by author and photographer Alexa Garbarino, is a beautiful photo essay compilation celebrating the nude pregnant body. Each page contains the photograph of a pregnant woman (real women -- not models) in a location of her choosing, accompanied by a story that reveals tidbits about her pregnancy and why she chose the particular location for her photo. Alexa captures the beauty, mystery and strength of the pregnant female form in her photographs."–GivingBirthWithConfidence.org

•  "… a powerful celebration of the beauty of the pregnant body and the sheer joy of being pregnant." –Ann Douglas, The Toronto Star

• "Lush, gorgeous, stunning in every sense of the word, Alexa Garbarino's brilliant photographs pull back the veil on pregnancy, revealing its full beauty and power. The images and stories in RIPE should be required viewing and reading for every woman and every man, too. You will never see the pregnant body in the same way again." –Pamela Redmond Satran, New York Times bestselling author of The Baby Name Bible and Babes in Captivity