Penthouse Photographer Says No to Scantily Clad Models, He's Shooting Something Hotter

Minneapolis native Jeffery R. Werner's photographs have appeared in numerous publications such as Penthouse, Playboy and Maxim -- but not for the reasons you might think. Werner's work at times made him hot under the collar, literally! Known for his astounding photographs of stunts, he's had a couple of close calls on shoots, ducking behind a building or diving off a truck to avoid being seared from the blasts of heat coming from the explosions.

Now after three decades of traveling across the nation -- and 60 countries -- in pursuit of stuntmen and daredevils who put themselves in harm's way in every way imaginable -- by motorcycle, gun, hot-air balloon, airplane, car, train, helicopter, boat and even a washing machine, Werner will return home to debut the release of a collection of his best work in a new coffee-table book called "Incredible Stunts: The Chaos, Crashes, and Courage of the World's Wildest Stuntmen and Daredevils with a Special Tribute to Evel Knievel."

"Incredible Stunts" is like "Fear Factor" on steroids. Featuring photographs of stunts deemed too dangerous for television, here's a book that needs a disclaimer and it should read: Warning! Just looking at this book could inspire greatness... and a few broken bones, too.

Some photos were captured with a special Hulcher camera that shoots up to 65 frames-per-second that would have been impossible to catch with a conventional camera. Some sequences were shot with up to 15 remote cameras to catch all aspects of the stunt, taking hours to set up for just a few seconds of film. By request, Werner will also be conducting a limited number of seminars on action photography and relay some of the harrowing stories of the triumphs and tragedies he's managed to capture.

Website: http://www.incrediblestunts.com/