A Different Vision on Fashion Photography

This retrospective volume surveys four decades of Peter Lindbergh's fashion photography, tracing his departure from the airbrushed glamour of the 1980s toward the stripped-down, black-and-white naturalism that redefined how the industry photographed women.

Edited by curator Thierry-Maxime Loriot, the 522-page book was published by Taschen. It accompanies a touring retrospective that opened at Kunsthal Rotterdam in September 2016 before traveling internationally, including to the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. The book reproduces Lindbergh's magazine editorials, ad campaigns, and personal projects, drawing together images made for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and other titles alongside his own commentary on the medium.

Lindbergh (1944-2019) began as a painter before moving into photography in the 1970s, and became one of the most influential fashion photographers of his era. His 1990 British Vogue cover, shooting a group of then-unknown models together and unretouched, is widely credited with helping launch the "supermodel" era. He continued shooting for major fashion houses and magazines until his death.