Today is a day to remember those who have been lost. Today we’d like to remember fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh who passed away last week. 

via Nevada Sagebrush

Lindbergh discovered his love for photography while taking shots of his brother’s children. After he discovered his passion, he attended the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. This is what lead to Lindbergh opening his own studio in 1973 and taking a job with Vogue in 1978. According to the Nevada Sagebrush, starting a job at Vogue kickstarted his remarkable journey. 

He defined the decade in 1990 with his shots of Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Tatjana Patitz, and Cindy Crawford. It has been stated that Lindbergh really began to come up in the fashion world the year by “strutting in different colored dresses and lip- synching to Michael’s soulful voice,” according to Nevada Sagebrush. That became a key moment in his career and a part of what makes Lindbergh so influential. 

CNN reiterated a quote by Peter Lindbergh:

“When you look in the magazines, the women have no experiences or any marks of a past or of anything…and they are totally wiped out and washed out and I think that’s insane,” he said. “That dream of perfection and that dream of forever young is a ridiculous thought.” 

via CNN

Thank you

Being a young woman and knowing that there’s a photographer who believed that any “imperfection” shouldn’t be washed out, that means a lot. Young women are told all the time that what we to do to make ourselves more beautiful. We often hear how to adapt to certain methods to fix our imperfections. Lindbergh was the photographer who snap shots of beautiful strong women like Cindy Crawford, Lupita Nyong’o and Emma Watson. The fact that he believed that perfection is a dream gives me a sense of confidence in myself.

The photography world has taken two sad loses these past two weeks, Peter Lindbergh and Robert Frank. Two wonderful and influential photographers who made a difference in this field of art. 

Rest in Peace, Peter Lindbergh. Thank you for your inspiration and beautiful work.