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Peter Lindbergh, a bastion of contemporary fashion photography whose work appeared on the covers of magazines like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, and whose monochrome images propelled the careers of supermodels like Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington Burns and Linda Evangelista in the 1990s, died on Tuesday in Paris, where he lived. He was 74. Peter Lindbergh, a pillar of contemporary fashion photography who played a key role in inaugurating the supermodel era in the 1990s, died on Tuesday in Paris, where he lived. He was 74.
His death was announced on Wednesday on his official Instagram account. His death was announced on Wednesday on his official Instagram account. No cause was given.
In a career that spanned more than four decades, Mr. Lindbergh rose to become one of the best-known names in fashion photography for his alternately cinematic and naturalistic portraits of models and screen sirens and his preference for shooting in black and white. In a career of more than four decades, Mr. Lindbergh became one of the best-known names in fashion photography, propelling the careers of supermodels like Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington Burns and Linda Evangelista with his alternately cinematic and naturalistic portraits in black and white, his preference.
His most recent high-profile assignment was to shoot 15 monochrome portraits of subjects — including the climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg, the actress Jane Fonda and the model Adut Akech — for the September issue of British Vogue, which was guest-edited by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. His work appeared regularly on the covers of magazines like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, and it has been shown in museums worldwide, among them the Victoria & Albert in London and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. He also published several books of his photographs.
Mr. Lindbergh’s most recent high-profile assignment was to shoot monochrome portraits of 15 notable subjects — including the climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg, the actress Jane Fonda and the model Adut Akech — for the September issue of British Vogue, which was guest-edited by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.
“His ability to see real beauty in people, and the world, was ceaseless, and will live on through the images he created,” Edward Enninful, the editor of British Vogue, wrote in a tribute on Vogue’s website.“His ability to see real beauty in people, and the world, was ceaseless, and will live on through the images he created,” Edward Enninful, the editor of British Vogue, wrote in a tribute on Vogue’s website.
Mr. Lindbergh focused on developing a timeless, humanistic romanticism in his work, and today his imagery is instantly recognizable in campaigns for boldface luxury industry names like Dior, Giorgio Armani, Prada, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein and Lancôme. He also published several books. Mr. Lindbergh conveyed a timeless, humanistic romanticism in his work, producing instantly recognizable imagery in advertising campaigns for luxury industry names like Dior, Giorgio Armani, Prada, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein and Lancôme.
Most famously, Mr. Lindbergh’s reputation was anchored in the rise of the supermodel in the 1990s. Its inception was the January 1990 cover of British Vogue, for which he assembled Ms. Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Ms. Campbell, Cindy Crawford, and Tatjana Patitz in downtown Manhattan. He had shot some of the women on a beach in Malibu for American Vogue two years before, as well as for the first cover of the magazine under a new editor in chief in 1988, Anna Wintour. His work was closely linked to the rise of supermodel era, most famously with his January 1990 cover for British Vogue: a group portrait of Ms. Evangelista, Ms. Campbell, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford and Tatjana Patitz, whom he had assembled for the shoot in Lower Manhattan.
“It was a new generation, and that new generation came with a new interpretation of women,” he later explained of the shoot, which went on to inspire the video for George Michael’s 1990 single “Freedom,” starring the models and cementing their status as household names. He had photographed some of the women on a beach in Malibu, Calif., two years earlier for American Vogue, as well as for the first cover of that magazine under its new editor in chief in 1988, Anna Wintour.
“It was the first picture of them together as a group,” Mr. Lindbergh said. “I never had the idea that this was history. Never for one second.” “It was a new generation, and that new generation came with a new interpretation of women,” Mr. Lindbergh later said of the British Vogue cover. He added: “It was the first picture of them together as a group. I never had the idea that this was history. Never for one second.”
He was born Peter Brodbeck on Nov. 23, 1944, to German parents in Leszno, Poland. When he was 2 months old, Russian troops forced the family to flee, and they settled in Duisburg, the center of Germany’s steel industry. The shoot went on to inspire the video for George Michael’s 1990 single “Freedom,” which featured the five models and cemented their status as household names.
The industrial backdrop of young Peter’s new hometown would later become a continuing inspiration for his photography, alongside the 1920s art scenes of Russia and Germany. High-fashion shoots would often take place on fire escapes or street corners, with cameras, lights and cords on display. Mr. Lindbergh was born Peter Brodbeck on Nov. 23, 1944, to German parents in Leszno, Poland. When he was 2 months old, Russian troops forced the family to flee, and they settled in Duisburg, the center of Germany’s steel industry.
He left school at 14 to work in a department store, moving later to Berlin to study art at the Academy of Fine Arts. He began a photography career by accident, he told Harper’s Bazaar in 2009, upon finding that he enjoyed taking photographs of his brother’s children. That prompted him to hone his craft. The industrial backdrop of young Peter’s new hometown would later become a continuing inspiration for his photography, as would the 1920s art scenes of Russia and Germany. His high-fashion shoots would often take place on fire escapes or street corners, with cameras, lights and cords on display.
In 1971, he moved to Düsseldorf, where he set up a successful photo studio. While there, he changed his last name to Lindbergh after learning of another photographer named Peter Brodbeck. He moved to Paris in 1978 to pursue a career. He left school at 14 to work in a department store, then moved to Berlin to study art at the Academy of Fine Arts. He began a photography career by accident — after finding that he enjoyed taking photographs of his brother’s children, he told Harper’s Bazaar in 2009.
His first marriage ended in divorce. Mr. Lindbergh, who divided his time between Paris, New York and Arles, in the south of France, is survived by his wife, Petra; four sons, Benjamin, Jérémy, Joseph and Simon; and seven grandchildren. In 1971 he moved to Düsseldorf, where he set up a photo studio. While there, he changed his last name to Lindbergh after learning of another photographer named Peter Brodbeck. Finding success in Düsseldorf, he moved to Paris in 1978 to further his career.
Mr. Lindbergh was well known for his stance against retouching his photographs. In the introduction to his 2018 book “Shadows on the Wall,” he wrote, “It should be a duty for every photographer working today to use his creativity and influence to free women and everyone from the terror of youth and perfection.” A documentary film about his life, “Peter Lindbergh — Women’s Stories,” directed by Jean-Michel Vecchiet, was released this year. Among the women who appear in the film is Mr. Lindbergh’s first wife, Astrid Lindbergh. The marriage ended in divorce.
In 2016, he shot some of the world’s best-known movie stars, including Helen Mirren, Nicole Kidman and Charlotte Rampling — all devoid of makeup — for the annual, and celebrated, Pirelli tire company calendar. Mr. Lindbergh, who divided his time between Paris, New York and Arles, in the south of France, is survived by his wife, Petra; four sons, Benjamin, Jérémy, Joseph and Simon; and seven grandchildren.
His work was shown in museums like the Victoria & Albert in London and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Mr. Lindbergh was well known for his stance against retouching photographs — a theme picked up on by the duchess of Sussex in a tribute on Wednesday on Instagram.
“His work is revered globally for capturing the essence of a subject,” she wrote, “and promoting healthy ideals of beauty, eschewing photoshopping, and preferring natural beauty with minimal makeup.”
In the introduction to his 2018 book, “Shadows on the Wall,” Mr. Lindbergh wrote, “It should be a duty for every photographer working today to use his creativity and influence to free women and everyone from the terror of youth and perfection.”
In 2016, when he photographed some of the world’s best-known movie stars — including Helen Mirren, Nicole Kidman and Charlotte Rampling — for the celebrated Pirelli tire company calendar, he presented them without makeup.
“I hate retouching, I hate makeup,” he told British Vogue this year. “I always say, ‘Take the makeup off!’ ” He added: “The number of beautiful women who have asked me to lengthen their legs or move their eyes further apart, you would not believe. It’s a culture of madness.”