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Peter Lindbergh. On Fashion Photography. 40th Ed.

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Peter Lindbergh’s seminal compendium, now published in a special anniversary edition. Through collaborations with the most venerated names in fashion, Lindbergh created new narratives with his humanist approach. This book features more than 300 images, many previously unpublished, and an adapted interview with Lindbergh.
Hardcover6.1 x 8.5 in.2.73 lb512 pages

“An indispensable volume for every fashionista’s bookshelf.”

Cosmopolitan
“Peter Lindbergh, renowned for his alternately cinematic and naturalistic portraits of models and screen sirens, aimed to demonstrate that there is beauty in age and, more than that, audacity.”
The New York Times

“Throughout the book’s 500-plus pages, the affection Lindbergh has always had for his subjects is constantly apparent. His photos have always favored personality over polish.”

The New York Times
Peter Lindbergh. On Fashion Photography. 40th Ed.

Peter Lindbergh. On Fashion Photography. 40th Ed.

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The Lindbergh Lens

The photographer who altered the landscape of fashion photography

It was on a Malibu beach in 1988 that Peter Lindbergh shot the White Shirts series, images now known the world over. Simple yet seminal, the photographs introduced us to Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Rachel Williams, Karen Alexander, Tatjana Patitz, and Estelle Lefébure. This marked the beginning of an era that redefined beauty, and Lindbergh would go on to alter the landscape of fashion photography for the decades that followed.

This edition gathers more than 300 images from forty years of Lindbergh’s career. It traces the German photographer’s cinematic inflections and humanist approach, which produced images at once seductive and introspective.

In 1980 Rei Kawakubo asked Lindbergh to shoot a Commes des Garçons campaign, one of his earlier forays into commercial photography. Kawakubo gave him carte blanche. The following years brought forth collaborations with the most venerated names in fashion and resulted in a relationship of mutual reverence; Lindbergh’s respect for some of the greatest designers of our time is palpable in his portraits. Among those photographed are Azzedine Alaïa, Giorgio Armani, Alber Elbaz, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Thierry Mugler, Yves Saint Laurent, Jil Sander, and Yohji Yamamoto.

Widely considered a pioneer in his field, Lindbergh shirked the industry standards of beauty and instead celebrated the essence and individuality of his subjects. He was pivotal to the rise of models such as Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Mariacarla Boscono, Lara Stone, Claudia Schiffer, Amber Valletta, Nadja Auermann, and Kristen McMenamy.

Lindbergh’s reach also extended across Hollywood and beyond: Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Rampling, Richard Gere, Isabelle Huppert, Nicole Kidman, Madonna, Brad Pitt, Catherine Deneuve, and Jeanne Moreau all appear in his works. From the picture chosen by Anna Wintour as the cover of her first Vogue issue to the legendary shot of Tina Turner on the Eiffel Tower, it is never the clothes, celebrity, or glamour that takes center stage in a Lindbergh photograph. Each picture conveys the humanity of its subject with a serene melancholy that is uniquely and unmistakably Lindbergh.

From the outset of his career, Lindbergh was well-known in the contemporary art world, where his photographs were exhibited in galleries long before they appeared in magazines. This edition features an updated introduction adapted from an interview in 2016, allowing a glimpse behind Lindbergh’s lens, where the photographer recounts his early collaborations, the tenuous relationship between commercial and fine art, and the power of storytelling.
The photographer and author

Peter Lindbergh (1944–2019) was a master of his craft who made his mark in the halls of photography history, with such credits as shooting the first American Vogue cover under Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, bringing together for the first time a group of young women who would become the ’90s supermodels. His work has been presented in solo exhibitions at Hamburger Bahnhof, the Berlin Museum for Contemporary Art, Bunkamura Museum of Art in Tokyo, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, and Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf.

Peter Lindbergh. On Fashion Photography. 40th Ed.
Hardcover15.6 x 21.7 cm1.24 kg512 pages

ISBN 978-3-8365-8250-6

Edition: Multilingual (English, French, German)

ISBN 978-3-8365-8286-5

Edition: Multilingual (English, Italian, Spanish)
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40TH edition

Olivier,November 1, 2021
Des volumes toujours aussi bien présentés, richement illustrés et livrés dans des délais parfaitement respectés. Client depuis de nombreuses années, j'ai trouve avec la collection 40 th anniversary l'occasion d'agrandir ma bibliothèque !

Great book

Nikolaj B.,October 28, 2021
Great book, amazing pictures, very inspiring and can look through it many times. A good representation of fashion history as well.

World reference in photography

Guillaume,October 28, 2021
Everyone should have a copy of this book at home.

Brilliant

Brendan,October 28, 2021
I'm a huge fan of Peter's work and this book is an amazing testiment to his work. If you have the space and muscles get the larger edition for more impact.

Lindberg tribute.

Joelle,October 27, 2021
This book is a great compilation of Lindberg's work on fashion. His eye on it was particular and so respectful of models. I like the small format of the book.