Mardi 13 Décembre 2016 11:18:28 par Jules Metge dans Expositions

Press Release -

For more than 20 years, the Bremen-born photographer Vincent Peters has ranked among the top international fashion and portrait photographers. Clients such as Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Yves Saint Laurent as well as publications in magazines such as VOGUE, ELLE, Numéro, GQ, Esquire, and Harper's Bazaar, lend his work a continuous and visible presence worldwide. His first book, The Light Between Us, enjoyed great popularity, and toured as an exhibition through various countries and cities from 2015 to 2016. Not only does Peters master the glamorous and dramatic, Hollywood-inspired staging of international stars such as Charlize Theron, Penélope Cruz, Laetitia Casta, and Alexander McQueen: in his second book, Personal, he also reveals another side that is more personal and sometimes more intimate.


As of January 20, 2017, the Leica Gallery Frankfurt will present new works by Vincent Peters across 1000 square meters. Through this collection of star portraits, this solo exhibition invites visitors to experience a more private side of the photographer. With tender, emotive ballet scenes reminiscent of the visual world painted by Degas, Peters takes viewers on a journey through his portfolio. Here, fashionably styled images that radiate a sense of classic elegance can be found alongside pure nudes in minimalist settings, while tension-filled hotel situations are juxtaposed with direct and intimate close-ups. Common to all of the images are Peters's use of analogue photography and his skilled lighting that enables a nameless model to appear as beautiful as a Hollywood headliner.

Irina Shayk © Vincent Peters