Ellen von Unwerth

ELLEN VON UNWERTH (Frankfurt am Main, 1954) .
"The Story of Olga.
Copy 1132.
Signed and numbered.
Collector's Edition, limited to 1000 copies (non-sequential numbering).
Hardcover with slipcase.
Measurements: 47,4 x 37 x 7 cm (slipcase).

With Olga as a candid sexual heroine in search of unsuspected lovers, The Story of Olga is a transgressive and irresistible fairy tale.

After a first collaboration with Bettina Rheims in The Book of Olga -publication that in 2008 reached an immediate success-, Olga Rodionova returns now together with Ellen von Unwerth with The Story of Olga. It is a photographic story that follows the journey of a young widow who, after the death of her wealthy and elderly husband, is dominated by an uncontainable desire. In her search for love, Olga indulges in unexpected experiences, far from the world of opulence and eccentricity to which she was accustomed. This path transforms the story into a unique fairy tale: Olga appears as a protagonist who does not deny her desire and who finds precisely in her sensuality the way to the happiness she longs for. With an imposing castle as a backdrop, surrounded by luxury and glamour, the alliance between Ellen von Unwerth and Rodionova reinterprets the lust of fairy tales and combines it with the passion of the present.

Ellen von Unwerth is a German photographer and director, specializing 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.