Snaps: Ellen Von Unwerth by Lynda Stretton It's been eight years since Ellen, born in Germany, stopped posing for the camera and started taking picures herself. Since then her sexy, spontaneous approach has won the acclaim of models and photograpers everywhere. She has been compared with Helmut Newton. Many of her fans attended the launch of her new book - "Snaps" - a collection of her favourite pictures. Ellen Von Unwerth: "I enjoy photographing people. I try to make them feel comfortable and relaxed. It works - most of the time." Eva Herzigova Model: "Her pictures are sexy with a little sense of humour. It's not vulgar, it's always funny. It's always nice. She was a model before, so she knows what it's like to be in front of the camera." Karen Mulder Model: "She has a lot of fun. You have a good time and she takes pictures while you're having fun. Actually, she makes it very easy." Anna Wintour Editor-in-Chief, Vogue: "She has a much looser approach than the more standard photographers. And I think her wit and looseness is part of her charm." Ellen Von Unwerth: "It's good to shock. It's not good to always be careful. It's good to disturb a little." Ellen Von Unwerth has also shaken the sensibilities with her fashion videos and her short, sexy, farce "Inferno". Helen Christensen: "She brings out the side of a woman that only other women see. It's a funny side. All her photographs are beautiful."

Transcribed from a 2000 The Fashion Page: FTV Review; I changed "Keren" in original article to "Karen" and "Helen" to "Helena". (New URL courtesy of Lynda Stretton.)