9 Quotes by Ellen von Unwerth

I love sexy, intelligent women. Sexiness is hard to define. Of course a woman can be beautiful, but I think it’s something in the eyes. It’s a woman saying something secretive, something in her eyes that’s almost animalistic.

Women are not just there to be admired, they are there to be enjoyed.

I like to photograph anyone before they know what their best angles are.

It’s good to shock. It’s not good to always be careful. It’s good to disturb a little.

A sexy picture can come from anyone who forms an intimacy with their subject. You can take a sexy picture of your cat if you want to.

I love all the old pictures – of spanking and Bettie Page and corsets. But you can’t do spanking in fashion, so I wanted to do a project where I could really let go and get girls who also love those things.

It’s a woman saying something secretive, something in her eyes that’s almost animalistic.

I don’t stand behind the camera drooling. Knowing that, the models are more likely to open up and relax.

I’m into capturing the moment. Sometimes, I’ll rip the camera out of my assistant’s hands and he’ll be shouting, But there’s no film in the camera! and I think, Never mind! Let’s go.