A Look Back at Peter Lindbergh’s Work for Vogue

A Look Back at Peter Lindbergh’s Work for Vogue

“Wildest Dreams,” with model Rianne Van Rompaey and actor Tomasz Kot
“Wildest Dreams,” with model Rianne Van Rompaey and actor Tomasz Kot
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, July 2019
“Wildest Dreams,” with model Mayowa Nicholas
“Wildest Dreams,” with model Mayowa Nicholas
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, May 2018
“Love in the Trenches,” with model Doutzen Kroes
“Love in the Trenches,” with model Doutzen Kroes
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, February 2018
“The Runaways,” with model Vittoria Ceretti and actor Lucas Hedges
“The Runaways,” with model Vittoria Ceretti and actor Lucas Hedges
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, February 2017
“A World Apart,” with Nicole Kidman
“A World Apart,” with Nicole Kidman
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, August 2015
“Light Brigade,” with models, from far left: Leila Nda, Aya Jones, Imaan Hammam, Malaika Firth, Tami Williams, and Kai Newman
“Light Brigade,” with models, from far left: Leila Nda, Aya Jones, Imaan Hammam, Malaika Firth, Tami Williams, and Kai Newman
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, March 2015
“One Enchanted Evening,” with models, from left: Aymeline Valade, Bette Franke, Elza Luijendijk, and Zuzanna Bijoch
“One Enchanted Evening,” with models, from left: Aymeline Valade, Bette Franke, Elza Luijendijk, and Zuzanna Bijoch
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, June 2014
“Light Brigade,” with model Caroline Trentini
“Light Brigade,” with model Caroline Trentini
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, June 2014
“The Feminine Mystique,” with model Fei Fei Sun and actor Joel Kinnaman
“The Feminine Mystique,” with model Fei Fei Sun and actor Joel Kinnaman
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, March 2014
“Lift Off,” with Sandra Bullock
“Lift Off,” with Sandra Bullock
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, October 2013
“Star Dust,” with model Edie Campbell
“Star Dust,” with model Edie Campbell
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, June 2013
“Window Dressing,” with model Carolyn Murphy and actor Tobey Maguire
“Window Dressing,” with model Carolyn Murphy and actor Tobey Maguire
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, April 2013
“Spell Bound,” with model Lara Stone and actor Alexander Skarsgård
“Spell Bound,” with model Lara Stone and actor Alexander Skarsgård
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, July 2011
“La Isla Bonita,” with model Joan Smalls and musician Bruno Mars
“La Isla Bonita,” with model Joan Smalls and musician Bruno Mars
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, June 2011
“Brief Encounter,” with model Daria Werbowy and actor David Strathairn
“Brief Encounter,” with model Daria Werbowy and actor David Strathairn
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, January 2011
“The Talented Miss Mulligan,” with actor Carey Mulligan
“The Talented Miss Mulligan,” with actor Carey Mulligan
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, October 2010
“Checks and the City,” with model Karlie Kloss
“Checks and the City,” with model Karlie Kloss
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, September 2010
“Magnificent Obsession,” with model Natalia Vodianova and actor Ewan McGregor
“Magnificent Obsession,” with model Natalia Vodianova and actor Ewan McGregor
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, July 2010
“Couture’s Glorious Excess,” with models Trish Goff, Carolyn Murphy, and Kylie Bax
“Couture’s Glorious Excess,” with models Trish Goff, Carolyn Murphy, and Kylie Bax
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, October 1997
“Wild at Heart” with models, from left: Helena Christensen, Stephanie Seymour, Karen Mulder, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, and Cindy Crawford
“Wild at Heart” with models, from left: Helena Christensen, Stephanie Seymour, Karen Mulder, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, and Cindy Crawford
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, September 1991
“Seeing Spots,” with model Naomi Campbell
“Seeing Spots,” with model Naomi Campbell
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, June 1990
“Star Turns,” with models, from left: Karen Alexander, Ana Grenah, and Nadège du Bospertus
“Star Turns,” with models, from left: Karen Alexander, Ana Grenah, and Nadège du Bospertus
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, December 1989
“Jet Set,” with model Linda Evangelista
“Jet Set,” with model Linda Evangelista
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, September 1989
“White Heat,” with model Estelle Lefébure
“White Heat,” with model Estelle Lefébure
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, June 1989
“Resort to Color,” with model Carré Otis
“Resort to Color,” with model Carré Otis
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, December 1988
“Headlines From Paris: Haute, but Not Haughty,” with model Michaela Bercu
“Headlines From Paris: Haute, but Not Haughty,” with model Michaela Bercu
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, November 1988
“Another Kind of Beauty...” with models, from left: Estelle Lefébure, Karen Alexander, Rachel Williams, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, and Christy Turlington
“Another Kind of Beauty...” with models, from left: Estelle Lefébure, Karen Alexander, Rachel Williams, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, and Christy Turlington
Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, August 1988

Peter Lindbergh, the fashion photographer and director who passed away yesterday, was the master of the unguarded moment. That’s not to be confused with candid; there was always a beautiful sense of composition to his pictures, and also a lot of openness. His were photos that breathed—and not only because many of them were taken out of doors.

Lindbergh was known for highlighting women’s beauty and joy. You might add curiosity to that list; journeying, or road-tripping, was one of the motifs that ran throughout the work he did at Vogue, where he started contributing in 1984. Another trope was to cast a cinematic gaze upon his subject, capturing her from afar or through a window. These actions heightened the sense of narrative in an editorial. When he used sets, as he did in a 2013 story featuring Sandra Bullock, he let the machines and scrims and supports be seen. Even when documenting the most romantic couture pieces, frills were never part of Lindbergh’s vocabulary. He was a natural.

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