Kate Upton. Photo by Walter Iooss for Sports Illustrated.
“That’s true,” Walter told me by email. “It was our 2nd shot at a beach named Narrabeen, north of Sydney. She was on a boardwalk, and I was below ground level when we shot her, in a suit that almost doesn’t exist. The first shot we did that day is the opener to the Oz story, with her sitting on the boardwalk. It was probably the best afternoon of the trip. She is a star.”
The 2012 Swimsuit Issue has already got some big-name fans. Here’s a clip of David Letterman‘s “Top 10 Reasons This Year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Is the Best One Ever” from his show Monday night:
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Click on the screenshot below to view a gallery of Walter’s photos of Kate at SI.com. There are 50 images in all…
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Click above to view gallery.
A still from of a giant billboard of the cover being revealed in New York, as seen on "The Late Show."
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And to watch a behind-the-scenes video of their shoots, click on the image below:
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Click image to go behind the scenes.
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[...] Walter. Here’s a look at three spreads he recently sent me from November 2011, when he was photographing Kate Upton in Australia for Sports Illustrated‘s 2012 Swimsuit Issue, and one from an “insane” Express shoot he did amid the hubbub of Times [...]