photo: © Taschen - Naomi Campbell. Updated Edition
Naomi Campbell, known as a supermodel, entrepreneur, activist and provocateur has dazzled the world since her teenage years with her looks, her strength and her unstoppable spirit. She was the first black model to cover the French magazine Vogue and TIME magazine she was the face of hundreds of magazine covers, countless editorials and advertising campaigns, and a favorite subject for some of the best photographers of the ’80s, the ’90s, and today.
Originally published as a signed Collector's Edition of just 1000 copies, this book showcases a collection of the very best from Campbell's portfolio in an updated unlimited XL edition.
It contains photographs by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Richard Avedon, Anton Corbijn, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Paolo Roversi, Ellen von Unwerth and Bruce Weber, and includes unforgettable shoots such as Peter Lindbergh’s series of Naomi dancing as Josephine Baker on the beach for Italian Vogue, and Jean-Paul Goude's composition of the model racing a cheetah for American Harper's Bazaar.
The very best of Naomi Campbell in an updated two-part portfolio
In addition to magazine covers, advertisements, video stills and more, the collection also contains texts that Naomi has written exclusively for this publication. Naomi talks about her childhood; the beginning of her modeling career; working with the biggest fashion designers, including Azzedine Alaïa, John Galliano, Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Gianni Versace; and her meteoric rise to superstardom.
Photographer biographies and an illustrated appendix are also included.
The signed Collector's Edition is now available in an unlimited and updated XL edition.
Graphic designer Josh Baker has been editing and designing books for TASCHEN since 2005. His collaborations include signed limited editions of David Bowie, Naomi Campbell, Dennis Hopper, Norman Mailer and Tom Wolfe, as well as popular pop culture titles such as Matthew Weiner. Mad Men and the Eisner Award-winning 75 years of DC Comics.
Naomi Campbell. Updated Edition – Josh Baker
Pages: 522
Price: €95.99
Publisher: Taschen
