Walter Iooss shoots “Body Paint” feature for Sports Illustrated’s latest Swimsuit Issue

02/27/2013 – 11:33 am

For Sports Illustrated‘s 2013 Swimsuit Issue, Walter Iooss photographed a feature that, ironically, contains no actual swimsuits at all. For “Body Paint,” the models—Chrissy Teigen, Alyssa Miller, Kate Upton, Anne V, Nina Agdal, and Ariel Meredith—each sport a famous suit inspired by past Swimsuit Issues swimsuits and created solely with body paint. The shoot took […]

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Recent pages from Walter Iooss’ diaries

05/14/2012 – 8:33 am

As you may know, Walter Iooss keeps a diary. Diaries, actually. He fills them with newspaper clippings, cutout photos, his own images, handwritten text, and mixed-media embellishments of his own design. They’re part travel journal, part photo book, and totally Walter. Here’s a look at three spreads he recently sent me from November 2011, when […]

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Walter Iooss lands cover of Sports Illustrated’s new Swimsuit Issue

02/15/2012 – 7:42 am

Sports Illustrated‘s 2012 Swimsuit Issue just hit stands yesterday—and we’re so excited that the cover photo, of 19-year-old model Kate Upton, is by Walter Iooss. Congratulations, Walter! . . Kate, who was photographed by the legendary Sports Illustrated contributor in Australia, told CBSNews.com that the image that made the magazine’s cover “was one of the […]

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Presenting… 21 new editorial and advertising highlights

03/25/2011 – 7:45 pm

I’ll be taking next week off, but to tide you over, here’s a look at 22 of our photographers’ latest editorial and advertising shoots, as featured in our spring e-newsletter. See you on Monday, April 4… . . .

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Walter Iooss, Bjorn Iooss, and the Swimsuit Issue

03/11/2011 – 12:28 pm

. On a dreary, rain-soaked Manhattan day near the end of a loooong winter, one’s mind drifts to thoughts of tropical climates where the sun is constant and there’s not a shred of wool to be found. Places like you see in the current Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, the cover of which was shot not […]

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Walter Iooss’ new book is “Heaven” on earth

05/11/2010 – 10:07 am

. . Walter’s been shooting for Sports Illustrated for 47 years—he had his first assignment for the magazine when he was just 16. It’s pretty incredible, when you think about it. Now there’s a book that surveys his photographs for SI‘s famed Swimsuit Issue, to which he has contributed 23 times. Heaven is a 256-page […]

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Walter Iooss photographs Brooklyn Decker for Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue

02/09/2010 – 1:18 pm

Walter shot Brooklyn Decker, among other models, in the Maldives for Sports Illustrated‘s 2010 Swimsuit Issue. . . There is a veritable bonanza of his photos, plus some video, at SI.com—including these… . . .“Walter brings out this very fun, athletic side of me,” Decker tells SI.com. . . There’s also a video of Walter […]

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