Ellen von Unwerth

ELLEN VON UNWERTH (Frankfurt am Main, 1954) .
"Fräulein".
Copy 830.
Signed and numbered.
Collector's Edition, limited to 1500 copies.
Ed. Taschen, 2009. First edition.
Hardcover with slipcase.
Faux leather spine imitation lizard and printed cardboard covers, in matching slipcase.
It has a slight damage in the upper margin.
Measurements: 37.4 x 34 x 7 cm. (slipcase).

Ellen von Unwerth is a German photographer and director, specialized in female eroticism. She worked as a model for ten years before turning to fashion, advertising and editorial photography. She became famous for her photographs of Claudia Schiffer. Her work has been published in major magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Interview, The Face, Arena, Twill, L'Uomo Vogue and I-D, and she has also published several photography books. He won first prize at the International Festival of Fashion Photography in 1991. He did promotional photography for Duran Duran between 1994 and 1997, and did some photography for their 1990 album Libertad and their 1997 album Medazzaland. His work appears on other album covers: Pop Life by Bananarama (1991), Am I the Kinda Girl? by Cathy Dennis (1996), The Velvet Rope by Janet Jackson (1997), Saints & Sinners by All Saints (2000), Life for Rent by Dido (2003), Blackout by Britney Spears (2007), Back To Basics (2006) and Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits (2008) by Christina Aguilera and Rated R and Talk That Talk by Rihanna. He has also directed short films for fashion designers, music videos for pop music artists, commercials and web films for brands such as Revlon, Clinique and Equinox.