On the Cover Photo

“Light is the most important thing in photography. For this special shot showing the portrait of the young girl with a crown of little white flowers, I worked in the moonlight with the Leica M6 and a Noctilux lens, which I set very open and completely open. The result is that the reflection on the girl's profile is purely due to the moonlight. I love this photo, it's magical for me. A photo that gives you an emotion and touches you somewhere, is a good photo. I took this photo during a trip to India, where I accompanied Italian fashion designer Romeo Gigli with one of his collections. I visited a great variety of places on the east coast, in Madras and Madurai; model Kirsten Owen came with us from Paris. On a fashion assignment, you travel with a team and new situations arise constantly. I never give orders; I give everyone freedom. The model is also free to change her attitude in different ways. Working as a team in this way – art director, model, hairstylist, make-up artist and s tylist – is a wonderful combination of circumstances and chance.”