Behind the Scenes: 2013 PIRELLI CALENDAR Photographed by Steve McCurry ~ Shot in RIO
The Photographer for the 40th edition is renowned reportage photographer Steve McCurry. McCurry’s most famous is “Afghan Girl” National Geographic cover photo. He has a huge body of work but this is a new direction for him, shooting the Pirelli Calendar. “(for the Pirelli calendar) I tried to portray Brazil, its landscape, its economy and its culture, along with the human element” said McCurry. “This was the story I wanted to tell through my lens. For me photography is an important expressive means to tell large and small stories of daily life.” “I thought ‘Why don’t we find models who aren’t only gorgeous and beautiful but are also doing good things?’” McCurry said at the press conference. Those included this year are Petra Nemcova, the Czech model who founded the Happy Hearts Fund to help children hit by natural disasters, American environmental crusader Summer Rayne Oakes, Brazilian actress and child rights advocate Sonia Braga, and American model Kyleigh Kuhn, who also works to...