Irving Penn

Five unfashionable subjects that propelled Penn from commercial photography into contemporary art.

We look at the models who came to embody an ideal, and the creatives who love them.

Tracey ‘Africa’ Norman sneaked into a casting in 1975 and ended up being photographed by Irving Penn for Italian Vogue, but that was before her trans identity became known in the industry.

With the news that Manuela Pavesi passed away on Friday, we honor her legacy by revisiting the iconic photographer, stylist, and Prada collaborator's best moments in i-D. Pavesi worked with the likes of Helmut Newton, Irving Penn and Guy Bourdin...