Patrick Demarchelier has taken pictures of the most beautiful models of the world, among them Kate Moss, Nadja Auermann and Christy Turlington. During his photography sessions he always waits for the moment when the model forgets the presence of the camera. Thus he succeeds in capturing facial expressions that are entirely candid and natural.
His words I like to shoot very fast, before they (the models) have a chance to think about their expressions describe his working methods very accurately.
The attempt to capture natural emotions in the moment is one of the essential characteristics of Demarchelier’s approach to photography.