MANILA, Philippines - Everybody has his or her own imperfection. With this in mind, renowned photographer Jun De Leon and lawyer-professor-student Al Agra trained the spotlight on celebrities living the healthy life and came up with a coffee table book titled No Body Is Perfect.
De Leon and Agra are a tandem to beat. They embarked on a collaboration that launched not just a new, one-of-a-kind publishing house (wittily named Kape Teybol Book Publishing House), but also produced a tome that managed to cull an impressive number of celebrities all passionate about one thing: healthy lifestyle.
“We only have one life to live. And we should live it to perfection — not just by being fit, but by being our fittest selves,†De Leon pointed out. “The individuals who have graciously agreed to appear in our coffee table book No Body Is Perfect recognize their imperfections and limitations, but have not allowed these to stop them from becoming the best versions of themselves by changing their lifestyle into one that is ‘nearly perfect’.â€
No Body Is Perfect features over 50 celebrities and personalities including the likes of Iza Calzado, Piolo Pascual, Judy Ann Santos, Lovi Poe, Sam Pinto, Derek Ramsay, Robin Padilla, Angel Aquino, Joey Mead-King, Matteo Guidicelli, Angel Jacob, the Manzano boys — Edu, Luis and Lorenzo, Rissa Trillo, Myrza Sison, the athletic Ravena family, and publisher Al Agra’s children Jessie and Noel, among many others.
According to Agra, also a recent convert of healthy living, “We’re hoping for the project No Body Is Perfect to serve as an inspiration for many other individuals to find that drive and motivation to change their lifestyles, and try to reach their own measure of perfection.â€
(No Body is Perfect will be available in major bookstores nationwide and Kape Teybol Buk Publishing House beginning June 27. There will also be a week-long exhibit for the general public, featuring all photos from the book from June 27 to July 4 at the Bonifacio High Street Central Amphitheater.)