Left: Peter Lindbergh, Right: Fred Herzog
Earlier this week, an outpouring of condolences directed toward legendary artist Robert Frank streamed through international news outlets and various social media channels. What we need to remember is that since September 3rd, the photography world also lost three other icons who deserve a tribute on DPReview. Peter Lindbergh passed away on the 3rd, Charlie Cole on September 5th, and Fred Herzog on September 9th - one day before Frank.
Peter Lindbergh
Peter Lindbergh 2015, via Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0
Peter Lindbergh leaves behind a legacy as one of the fashion world`s most renowned and sought after fashion photographers. The German artist passed away on Tuesday, September 3rd, at the age of 74. Lindbergh`s style of capturing women with minimal makeup and forgoing any retouching in his black-and-white images presented a stark contrast to the typical 1980s aesthetic of big hair, loud makeup plus outfits, and excessive airbrushing.
Portrait of German Photographer Peter Lindbergh, taken by Stefan Rappo (New York, 2016), via Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0
Lindbergh was born in Leszno, Poland, and grew up in Duisburg, Germany. He attended the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. During that time, it was the pure love of capturing his brother`s children in action that inspired him to pursue a career in photography. In 1973, he opened his very first studio in Düsseldorf. Five years later, he would move to Paris and take a job at Vogue magazine, essentially the `fashion bible` to this very day.
Peter Lindbergh, the photographer behind the lens of this iconic Vogue cover has passed away. pic.twitter.com/1i4So5oCgz
- S (@dolcesa_) September 4, 2019
Lindbergh is most famously credited for ushering in the era of the 1990s supermodel. His January, 1990 cover shot plus accompanying spread for British Vogue featuring Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Pat ...
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