Ashley Graham and Co.
A look behind the scenes of the new Pirelli calendar
Among others, Ashley Graham (l.) was photographed by Emma Summerton.
© From the backstage of the 2023 Pirelli Calendar by Emma Summerton, photo by Alessandro Scotti.
Ashley Graham, Cara Delevingne and twelve other models can be seen under the heading “Love Letters to the Muse” in the Pirelli Calendar 2023.
Photographer Emma Summerton photographed world famous models for the 2023 Pirelli calendar entitled “Love Letters to the Muse”. According to a statement from the tire manufacturer, the recordings were made in New York and London. It’s a tribute to all the women who have inspired the photographer throughout her career. Among them are actresses, musicians, activists and painters. “A lot of their ideas come from these women, both real and imaginary,” it said.
Well-known models stood in front of the camera
Photographed: Adowa Aboah, Adut Akech, He Cong, Cara Delevingne, Ashley Graham and Bella Hadid. Also in front of the camera were Karlie Kloss, Precious Lee, Lila Moss, Sasha Pivovarova, Emily Ratajkowski, Guinevere van Seenus, Lauren Wasser and Kaya Wilkins. The presentation of the 49th edition is scheduled for November 2022.
What does the photographer say about the calendar? “I want to encourage the viewer to open their mind and dream with me,” Summerton is quoted as saying. It was a long-cherished wish of hers to photograph for the calendar. “It was incredible when it came about,” she revealed. “It was like some kind of magic spell had finally worked.” Summerton is only the fifth woman to have photographed for the Pirelli calendar.
The Pirelli calendar has been published since 1964 and is considered a collector’s item. Due to the corona pandemic, the edition was waived in 2020. Year after year, Pirelli hires great photographers: Helmut Newton (1920-2004), Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019) and Peter Lindbergh (1944-2019) have already stood behind the camera. Most recently, singer Bryan Adams (62) took on the calendar.