Gemma Ward by Mario Sorrenti for Calvin Klein Obsession 2005

Gigi Hadid, Erika Smalls, Bella Hadid, Joan Smalls, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner by Mario Sorrenti for Balmain Fall 2015 Ad campaign

The Jenner Sisters Headline Balmain's 2015 Fall Campaign

After tapping Kanye West and Kim Kardashian for its Spring/Summer 2015 campaign, Parisian fashion house Balmain has returned to the Kardashian crew, this time calling upon Kim’s half-sisters, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, to headline its latest set of seasonal imagery. Shot by photographer Mario Sorrenti, the stylish campaign also includes the likes of Gigi Hadid and her sister Bella, Joan and Erika Smalls and Armando Cabral alongside his brother Fernando.

Kate Moss Speaks on Shooting Calvin Klein's 1993 "Obsession" Campaign With Mario Sorrenti

As part of an extended series of interviews with Nick Knight and SHOWstudio presenting “the history of contemporary fashion photography as told from the subjects’ perspectives,” Kate Moss speaks on shooting Calvin Klein’s 1993 “Obsession” campaign with her then-boyfriend Mario Sorrenti. As Kate digresses through past work with American fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar and speaks on Sorrenti’s literal obsession leading up to Fabien Baron’s campaign, we learn about a more tangible and personal story regarding what really happened during one of her defining moments. Discussing process and location, the clip goes on to reveal the more intimate details of Kate’s relationship with Mario Sorrenti and the struggles she endured while being involved with such a recognized photographer.

Sasha Pivovarova by Mario Sorrenti for Vogue Italia February 2015, ‘A Stilish Excess’

Milla Jovovich by Mario Sorrenti for i-D Magazine

Tyrone Lebon - Reely And Truly

Shot on Super-8, 35mm, 65mm and just about every other celluloid format possible, Reely and Truly gives you an intimate glimpse into the lives and practices of some of our greatest contemporary photographers including Juergen Teller, Mark Lebon, Dick Jewell, Jack Webb, Sean Vegezzi, Jason Evans, Nigel Shafran, Fumiko Imano, Charchakaj Waikawee, Lina Scheynius, Nobuyoshi Araki, Takashi Homma, Ari Marcopoulos, Jill Freedman, Nick Sethi, Asger Carlsen, Arne Svenson, Petra Collins, Tim Barber, Peter Sutherland, Renee Cox, Mario Sorrenti, and Lele Saveri.

Lexi Boling by Mario Sorrenti for Vogue Paris November 2014, 'Double Jeu'

Kate Moss Turns Director for British Vogue

Kate Moss turns director and camerawoman for the September 2014 issue of British Vogue. For her very first foray into filmmaking, the iconic model shot Lara Stone as the Dutch bombshell–styled by Moss as well–bonds with the beautiful British Lupines for her Mario Sorrenti-photographed spread. Fittingly, the Super 8 piece lends a unique lo-fi filmic quality to the shoot while Moss’ husband–guitarist Jamie Hince–lends his own work to the film as The Kills’ “Goodnight Bad Morning” scores Moss’ debut.

Camilla Christensen by Mario Sorrenti for 032c Summer 2014, 'Queen Frostine'

Giuseppe Zanotti: The Art of the Woman’s Shoe

Marilyn Monroe once said “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.” This is certainly one mantra that Italian maestro, Giuseppe Zanotti lives by. The one time DJ who grew up in San Mauro Pascoli, a small town that has a long tradition of shoe-making has acquired a cult following of fashionistas and celebrities alike. And It’s not exactly hard to see why; smoking hot sneakers for daytime and the highest of all heels for night time, Zanotti does it all, transforming women with the peep of a toe or a sculpted heel. Life + Times caught up with the legendary luxury shoe designer to discuss his muses, music taste, and his brotherly love for Kanye West.

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Mario Sorrenti - "Draw Blood For Proof" Book and Interview

During the 90s, Mario Sorrenti began covering the walls of his New York studio with snapshots, polaroids, contact sheets and pieces of ephemera. Strung together like a thread of memories, they became a way of working for Sorrenti and offered a rare insight into his artistic process. Several years later, in 2004, these works made up a large-scale photographic installation at the Andrew Roth Gallery entitled Draw Blood for Proof.  Exploring the idea of presenting private works within a public space, Sorrenti then re-photographed the gallery installation and has now released it in his new tome. 

Here, in a rare interview, Sorrenti tells us why all his inspirations are now stored on a computer and why he didn’t see his early works as "being radical or sexy."

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Natalia Vodianova by Mario Sorrenti for Calvin Klein 2003

Vogue Calendar 2013

The 2013 Vogue calendar is here and it is sumptuous: Hedi Slimane, Mario Sorrenti, Mikael Jansson, Inez and Vinoodh. Kate Moss, Lara Stone, Sasha Pivovarova, Gisele Bündchen and Isabeli Fontana. Hang it up between the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and the Pirelli calendar.

War Photographer Steve McCurry To Shoot 2013 Pirelli Calendar, Karlie Kloss Rumored to Be In It

The Pirelli calendar, known for its artsy and very naked photographs of celebs and models, shot, usually, by fashion photographers like Mario Sorrenti (who did last year’s), Terry Richardson, or Karl Lagerfeld, is headed in a very different direction for 2013.

Steve McCurry, an acclaimed photojournalist best known for that haunting National Geographic photo of the Afghan girl with green eyes, has been confirmed as the photographer. But who are his 12 muses? Modelinia is reporting a rumor that Karlie Kloss has signed on to the project.

Karlie Kloss naked is nothing new. The model caused a lot of controversy when she posed nude for Steven Meisel in Vogue Italia, and frequent appearances on runways. But if she is involved, she may not be nude.

Photographer McCurry said, “I want to portray women who are sexy without being naked.” The shoot had been scheduled for May in Brazil, so the portraits are most likely in the can.