Peter Lindbergh offered a new interpretation of women post-1980s without paying too much attention to clothing, as it is noted in the book Peter Lindbergh: A Different Vision on Fashion Photography, one of the dearest and most beautiful photography books in my library, a stunning photographic collection of more than 400 Lindbergh images, many previously unpublished. They were giggling on the beach, looking natural and casual, wearing hardly any make-up. He was the first fashion photographer to put models in nothing else but simple white shirts, no recognizable fashion, for a photo shoot. White Shirts: Estelle Lefébure, Karen Alexander, Rachel Williams, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patiz and Christy Turlington, Malibu, 1988, Vogue USA The German director is a lifelong friend of Lindbergh’s and his film is but a small part of the huge influence that movies have had on the photographer’s work.
I could immediately pinpoint the influence, one of my all-time favourite movies, but I was also transfixed by the photographer’s interpretation, by his own visual narrative showing an angelic figure in a cold and dark city. I remember coming across Peter Lindbergh’s “City of Angels” editorial of Amber Valletta shot in New York City, and inspired by Wim Wenders’ Der Himmel über Berlin ( Wings of Desire), 1987, some time after I had watched the film.
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