
Prominent women with clever minds are portrayed in a simple, approachable and rousing way - with their pores, wrinkles, freckles and everything that goes with them.



With the works in this book Lindbergh also wants to redefine norms of beauty and shows us aesthetically captivating, never before seen pictures of his Pirelli shoots, which have become cult. His almost anti-fashion fashion photography, which relies on the realism, personality and expressiveness of his models instead of propagating impossible ideals, revolutionized the industry. These intimate images represent a different kind of beauty, far away from society's obsession with youth and perfection one which is concerned with individuality, the courage to be yourself, and your very own sensibility.Peter Lindbergh is one of the most influential fashion photographers of the last decades and brought a completely new style to fashion photography. I'm interested in what is powerful and real." -Peter LindberghWith 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, and numerous solo exhibitions at world-renowned institutions including the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, and the Gagosian in London, Peter Lindbergh is a master of his craft who has made his mark in the halls of photography history.The industry quickly became enamored with his almost anti-fashion photography, capturing the zeitgeist and the spirit of his subjects rather than pursuing today's search for perfection, which he considers inhuman.Handpicked from 37,000 unreleased photos from his groundbreaking 2017 Pirelli calendar shoot, Lindbergh offers an intimate insight into a pool of extraordinary talent: Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Charlotte Rampling, Dame Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Kate Winslet, Léa Seydoux, Lupita Nyong'o, Penélope Cruz, Robin Wright, Rooney Mara, Uma Thurman, and Zhang Ziyi.His message is simple. "What is merely beautiful has always bored me.
