Public Restroom Hand Dryer Photo Book Proposal Rejected | The Daily Pygmy

NEW YORK, NY—Blow, a proposed coffee table book devoted to photos of public restroom hand dryers, was rejected by a twelfth publisher earlier this week. Photographer Donatello DiMaggio, 41, calls his latest collection “a searingly honest portrait of the way we cleanse ourselves spiritually and physically in the twenty-first century.” The proposed volume will contain some 200 photographs of various hand dryers at public rest stops and bathrooms across the country. “And Mexico,” adds DiMaggio. “World Dryers, Xcelerators, Dysons; each with a unique voice. The whirring brrrr of these machines just cries out to be recognized.” DiMaggio spent the past 12 years criss-crossing the country capturing images. “I’ve always spent a lot of time in bathrooms, both public and private. It’s a place I’m comfortable with, a second home, if you will. Write what you know, you know?” While he’s confident his work will see the light of day eventually, DiMaggio does express a few reservations. “I can understand that the big publishing houses might deem my work ‘risque’ or controversial, but at this point I’m pretty close to making this an e-book.” “Unfortunately, Blow is not the right fit for us at this time,” said Jack McGrew, spokesperson for Little, Brown. “From what I’ve seen so far, it’s just a series of poorly shot pictures of hand dryers in gross rest stop bathrooms. Honestly, I was a bigger fan of his previous work, 20 oz. Coca-Cola Bottles Found on the Side of the Road Filled with Urine.” http://dailypygmy.com/public-restroom-hand-dryer-photo-book-proposal-rejected/

a book dedicated to hand dryers we would buy that!