| The first book was an angry comment on a magazine's misinterpretation of the photographer's work. Adenauer, ein Portrait Joseph Keller Verlag Starnberg, 1965 |
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| The next book was done with Martin Goldstein, a psychoanalyst, who gave lectures in high schools and col-lected questions about sex. The book was an answer to the questions. Lexikon der Sexualität Jugend Dienst Verlag Wuppertal, 1970 |
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| Realizing that sex education should begin earlier than the teens, McBride did a book with psychologist Helga Fleichhauer-Hardt for children and their parents. »Show Me!« was highly controversial, sold over a million copies, but was finally banned in the United States and other countries. Zeig Mal! Jugend Dienst Verlag Wuppertal, 1974 |
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| The Lord's Prayer was a secular interpretation of the Bibletext questioning the concept of God as on old man in Heaven with a beard and a long robe. Das Vater Unser Jugend Dienst Verlag Wuppertal, 1974 |
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| Galerie Gerda Bassenge exhibited Will McBride's early photographs of Berlin, 1955-1961 and supported the idea of the book of unpretentious snap shots taken in those years. Knips Rembrand Verlag Berlin, 1979 |
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| The Foto-Diary gave form to a 13 year old project earlier called The Walls. A highly personal account of the Berlin years, it contains many unforgettable images. The personal approach to his photography has caused many conflicts with editors and publishers over the years. Finding these friends in the business with similar attitudes is difficult. Fototage-Buch 1953-1961 Fröhlich und Kaufmann Berlin, 1982 |
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| Will McBride's all time best book was beautifully printed but poorly bound and was marketed only brie-fly. The memorable color photographs first appeared in the legendary »twen« magazine and were later in »Look« and in »Zoom«. Siddhartha Swan Verlag Kehl am Rhein, 1982 |
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| The development of a positive feeling for sexuality in religion provided the idea for illustrations to the Bible's »Song of Solomon«. It contains some of the finest photographs done in Italy for the youth magazine, Due Piu at the publisher, Mondadori. Das Hohe Lied Burkhard Haus Offenbach, 1985 |
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| McBride was tired of working for art directors who's ideas he thought overused and non-visual.There was only one place to go into the art world. Will McBride Studio Will McBride Editions Frankfurt/Main, 1986 |
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| The young males inspired these photographs of boys, some of them nude, causing raised eyebrows and frowns but bringing interest to a theme once held exclusively by pedophiles. Boys Bucher Verlag München, 1986 |
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| McBride's young friend, Richard Geldmacher provided the inspiration for a series of color photographs based on his life and poetry . »R« Will McBride Editions Frankfurt/Main, 1988 |
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| Aids made the sexual problem more difficult. It was no longer enough to tell young people to get closer. It was necessary to show them how - often without sex. The use of condoms is shown in this book, as well as different sexual lifestyles including gay and lesbian relationships. A new book is planned to go into sex and maturity and old age, also sex and aggression. Zeig Mal Mehr! Belz Verlag Weinheim, 1989 |
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| A mere 16 pages, this self published pamphlet is the only printed record to date of McBride's extraordinary work in three dimensions. The bronzes are usually life-size. The photographs are in color . Sculpture Will McBride Editions Frankfurt/Main, 1990 |
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| Finally, a major exhibition, curated by Peter Weihermair of the Frank-furter Kunstverein, provided the impetus for an all encompassing catalogue of black and white photographs. Will McBride 40 Jahre Photographie Edition Stemmle Schafhausen, 1992 |
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| After spending the 70's mostly on the road and at the farmhouse in Tuscany McBride returned to Germany 0 this time to Frankfurt. Throughout the 80's McBride sent a pamphlet around describing the Frankfurt scene. Goodwill McBride Will McBride Editions Frankfurt/Main, 1983 |
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| As the magazine work decreased and the art work increased, McBride, still without a gallery, gave studio shows with invitations, pamphlets and cards to inform a growing public. FFM Buchmesse 90 Will McBride Editions Frankfurt/Main, 1990 |
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| Another studio show of sculpture in the making and slides and paintings drew a crowd of mostly young fans. A Private Showing Will McBride Editions Frankfurt/Main, 1991 |
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| The boy theme was taken up again in a small book of black and white photographs, relating them to the sculpture projects. Situationen/Projekte Rimbaud Verlag Achen, 1993 |
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| Will McBride's finest black and white photography of the 60's is collected in the Benedikt Taschen book. My sixties Benedikt Taschen Verlag Koln, 1994 |
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| A new show of Adenauer photographs caused a new book concerned with German social politics in the 60's. Adenauer's Kinder Nicolai Verlag Berlin, 1994 |
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| Editor and arist are one and the same man, and the resulting union of biography and autobiography in words and pictures is very special. I WILL McBRIDE Könemann, 1997 |
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| Will McBride's books contain photographs that did not always find their way into magazines. The photographs are highly personal and follow the development of the author's own self. The bronzes and the paintings derive their realism from Photographs. "I am not a photorealist", says McBride but he has always used photographs to gather information. And the mood he wants to convey comes from his photographs. Art Work (Looking for a show and publish |
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