Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue, March 2015

February 7th, 2015|Categories: Celebrity Editorials & Photo Shoots, Fashion Photographers, Film|Tags: 2015, Amy Adams, Annabelle Wallis, Annie Leibovitz, Benedict Cumberbatch, Carmen Ejogo, Channing Tatum, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Clive Owen, Damian Lewis, David Oyelowo, Dev Patel, Dominic West, Eddie Redmayne, Emily Blunt, Felicity Jones, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Hollywood Issue, Imogen Poots, Jack Huston, Jack O'Connell, James Corden, James McAvoy, Jamie Dornan, Jason Bell, Jeremy Irons, Jude Law, Judi Dench, Juliet Rylance, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Branagh, Lily James, Luke Evans, Mark Rylance, Matthew Goode, Michelle Dockery, Miles Teller, Natalie Dormer, Orlando Bloom, Oscar Issac, Ralph Fiennes, Reese Witherspoon, Richard Madden, Ruth Wilson, Sally Hawkins, Sam Claflin, Sienna Miller, Sophie Turner, Terence Stamp, Timothy Spall, Tom Hiddelston, Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue|

Su and I have been obsessed with the Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue since its inception in 1995 (quick note: Oscar nominees and likely winners for best lead and supporting actress Julianne Moore and Patricia Arquette are two of the women featured on the first Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue cover). A line-up of the most beautiful, popular performers of the year is too good to resist, and we would eagerly await the tri-fold cover each year, fold it out (or in the past few years, refresh the page) and delight or dismay in the choices of cover-stars. There have been a few misses, especially over the past few years, but the majority of the issues are memorable and timeless. Inside each issue, portraits of celebrities are featured and photographed by popular photographers. I believe Annie Leibovitz has shot every cover, including this year’s. This year’s portfolio is shot by British portrait photographer Jason Bell and features only popular British actors (even though the cover definantly features three American actors). While I’m not personally familiar with a lot of the performers, and I’m not totally on board with some of the people featured, and of course I have an angrily scribbled list of people who were overlooked (“WHERE’S IDRIS?” Su exclaimed), the actual photos are gorgeous; it’s always so refreshing to see a talented photographer who isn’t especially well known receive a spotlight this big.