Sex & Cigarettes

Sex & Cigarettes

Strong women, accentuated by their beauty and sensuality,<br><br>are the hallmark of fashion photographer Daniella<br><br>Midenge. Her pictures evoke intimacy and passion, beyond<br><br>the outer shell. Black-and-white or color, her photos<br><br>have an incredible power of expression that draws the<br><br>eye of men and women alike. Her unique style still shows<br><br>the influence of photography greats like Peter Lindbergh<br><br>and Herb Ritts. But, as a woman and a model herself,<br><br>Daniella Midenge is at home both behind and in front of<br><br>the camera, informing her art direction, staging, and hair<br><br>and makeup―all of which she does herself. It’s no wonder<br><br>she is reluctant to let others handle the processing of<br><br>her photographs. A creative family, her love of high-concept<br><br>fashion photos in old glossy magazines, and her<br><br>work as a makeup artist all contributed to the many twists<br><br>and turns on Midenge’s path to photography. But after<br><br>her first contact with a camera, she never looked back.<br><br>For the first time, Daniella Midenge’s best work is collected<br><br>in a single volume: one that will leave you wanting to<br><br>see more.