The girls in Ellen Von Unwerth's images exude warmth and sexiness, often in equal degrees. A model before she became one of the world's best-known fashion photographers, Von Unwerth creates pictures filled not only with glamour but also fun. She has helped shape a new visual language in which the power of sexual allure and the joy of girlish intimacy thrive together. -- J.E.

Drew Barrymore in "Two Kittens", Los Angeles 1995


Caroline Ribeiro, 2000

Transcribed from March/April 2001 American Photo.