Model and Photographer Ellen von Unwerth on Finding Her Talent | In Fashion

Ellen von Unwerth talks to SHOWstudio about her early life in a Bavarian hippie community, getting scouted on her first day of university, and how her career as a model helped her photography. Widely acknowledged as being responsible for Claudia Schiffer's rise to fame, von Unwerth shoots women with spontaneity and sexiness in mind. 'I think lots of people have talent but never find it,' she says. 'The luck was that I found it.' Interviewed by SHOWstudio’s editor Lou Stoppard on 15 June 2015 for SHOWstudio's In Fashion series. In Fashion is the SHOWstudio interview series profiling the individuals shaping the ever-changing landscape of contemporary fashion. https://www.showstudio.com/projects/in_fashion Listen to the full conversation on the In Fashion podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/in-fashion/id1828171048 https://open.spotify.com/show/52vjM15G4HPaV4Sxw5bium?si=VF_keOQ3TZ2KQHo3pHdvFA Established in November 2000, SHOWstudio is an award-winning fashion website, founded and directed by Nick Knight, that has defined the manner in which fashion is presented via the Internet. A pioneer of fashion film and live fashion broadcasting, SHOWstudio is now recognised as the leading force behind these mediums, offering a unique platform to nurture and encourage fashion to engage with moving image in the digital age. In its documentation of fashion and the arts, SHOWstudio has collaborated with pop culture icons and creatives including Tracey Emin, Lady Gaga, John Galli