Ellen von Unwerth

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Ellen von Unwerth

Ellen von Unwerth (born 1954, Frankfurt) is a photographer and director, specializing in erotic femininity. She worked as a fashion model for ten years herself before moving behind the camera, and now makes fashion, editorial, and advertising photographs.

Ellen von Unwerth found fame when she first photographed Claudia Schiffer. Her work has been published in top magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair, Interview, The Face, Arena, Twill, L'Uomo Vogue and I-D, and she has published several books of photography. She won first prize at the International Festival of Fashion Photography in 1991.

Von Unwerth did promotional photography for Duran Duran from 1994–1997 and did some photography for their 1990 album Liberty and 1997 album Medazzaland. Her work has been seen on other album covers, such as Bananarama's Pop Life (1991), Belinda Carlisle's A Woman and a Man (1996), Cathy Dennis' Am I the Kinda Girl? (1996), Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope (1997), British R&B group All Saints' Saints & Sinners (2000), singer-songwriter Dido's Life for Rent (2003), Britney Spears' album Blackout (2007), Christina Aguilera's 2006 album Back To Basics and her 2008 greatest hits album Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits and R&B singer Rihanna's Rated R and Talk That Talk.

Von Unwerth has also directed short films for fashion designers, and music videos for several pop musicians. She has directed many commercials and web films for top brands like Revlon, Clinique, Equinox and others, many featuring celebrities.

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Exhibitions

• 2003 - "Revenge" - Camera Work (Berlin), Kammel Mennour (Paris), Staley Wise (New-York)
• 2005 - "Omahyra & Boyd" - Kammel Mennour (Paris)
• 2007 - "Be Fabulous" - C5 Art Center (Beijing)
• 2009 - "Fräulein" - Kammel Mennour (Paris), Staley Wise (New-York), Camera Work (Berlin), Michael Hoppen (London)
• 2010 - "Le Cinema d'Ellen" - Le Bon Marché (Paris)
• 2011 - "Photographs" - Fahey / Klein (Los Angeles)
• 2011 - "Berlin at Night" - NRW (Düsseldorf)
• 2012 - "Do not Disturb!" - Michael Hoppen (London)
• 2012 - "The Story of Olga" - Camera Work (Berlin)
• 2012 - "Caught!" - Izzy Gallery (Toronto)
• 2013 - "Playdate" - Staley Wise (New-York)
• 2013 - "Made in America" - Fahey / Klein (Los Angeles)
• 2013 - "Little Beast" - acte2galerie (Paris)
• 2014 - "My Way" - Izzy Galerie (Toronto)

Films

• "I create myself" – Demi Moore (1997)
• "Naomi" – Katherine Hammett
• "Wendybird" (short film of Erin Fetherston's Fall/Winter collection) – Kirsten Dunst

Awards for movies

• 2013 - A Shaded View of Fashion n°6 - Sister Act / Beauty Prize
• 2013 - La Jolla International Film Festival - Bus Stop with Amber heard and Silviu Tolo / Official Selection
• 2013 - ASVOFF x MoBA - Red Handcuffs shot for Vs. Magazine / "Fetish" Grand Prize Winner
• 2014 - La Jolla International Film Festival - Crystals and the Postman are a Girl's Best Friend for Sister by Sibling and Swaroski / Best Hairstyling
• 2015 - Oslo Trend Film Festival - Chantal Thomass for Madame Figaro Magazine / Best Commercial Film

Editorial

• Bananarama "Pop-Life" Album Promoshoot (1991)
• Belinda Carlisle "[A Woman and Man(Belinda Carlisle album)Album Photoshoot" (1996)

Janet Jackson "The Velvet Rope" Album Promoshoot (1997)

• Eva Riccobono in Vogue Germany August 2003 ("Gipfeltreffen" editorial)
• "Housework: A Living Death" in Twill magazine No. 8 (2004)
• "Girls at Play" in Twill magazine No. 9 (2005)
• Christina Aguilera "Back To Basics" Album Promoshoot (2006)
• Fergie "The Dutchess" Album Promoshoot (2006)
• "Lady Chatterley" in MIXTE Magazine – Darla Baker (2006)
• Britney Spears "Blackout" Album Promoshoot (2007)
• Christina Aguilera "Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits" Promoshoot (2008)
• Rihanna "Rated R" Album Promoshoot (2009)
• Christina Aguilera in Cosmopolitan (2010)
• Christina Aguilera in Out (2010)
• Christina Aguilera in Latina (2010)
• Ann Ward in Vogue Italia (2011)
• Emma Watson for Touchpuppet
• Beyoncé "4" Album Promoshoot (2011)
• Rihanna "Talk That Talk" Album Promoshoot (2011)
• Ashley Smith for Galore Mag Issue No. 1 cover (2012)
• "Goodbye Horses" with Ashley Smith in Galore Mag No. 1 (2012)
• "Ride It" short film for Galore Mag (2012)
• Madonna in Cosmopolitan (2015)

Music videos

• "Femme Fatale" – Duran Duran (1993)
• "I Will Catch You" – Nokko (1993)
• "Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thang" – Salt-N-Pepa (1995)
• "Are 'Friends' Electric?" – Nancy Boy (1995)
• "Electric Barbarella" – Duran Duran (1997)
• "Bring It On" – N'Dea Davenport (1998)
• "I Got Trouble" – Christina Aguilera (2007)
• "Fragment One-And I Kept Hearing" – Kenneth Bager (2010)
• "Year of 4" - Beyoncé (2011)

External links

• Ellen Von Unwerth on kamel mennour's gallery
• Art and Commerce photography
• Ellen von Unwerth's reel at MOO Studios
• Ellen von Unwerth' portfolio (257 photos)
• Ellen von Unwerth @ Staley+Wise
• Ellen von Unwerth at the Music Video Database
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