Ellen von Unwerth

I don't stand behind the camera drooling. Knowing that, the models are more likely to open up and relax.

— Ellen von Unwerth

I love beautiful women. I love to show their personality, their sexuality. There's a fashion side to my erotic pictures: I love…

— Ellen von Unwerth

It's good to shock. It's not good to always be careful. It's good to disturb a little.

— Ellen von Unwerth

“Technique undoubtedly helps make photography magical, but I prefer to work with atmosphere. I think that the obsession with technique is a…

— Ellen von Unwerth

Women are not just there to be admired, they are there to be enjoyed.

— Ellen von Unwerth

I'm into capturing the moment. Sometimes, I'll rip the camera out of my assistant's hands and he'll be shouting, But there's no…

— Ellen von Unwerth

I love sexy, intelligent women. Sexiness is hard to define. Of course a woman can be beautiful, but I think it's something…

— Ellen von Unwerth

I like to photograph anyone before they know what their best angles are.

— Ellen von Unwerth

A sexy picture can come from anyone who forms an intimacy with their subject. You can take a sexy picture of your…

— Ellen von Unwerth

I think that the obsession with technique is a male thing. Boy's toys. They love playing... I would rather search for a…

— Ellen von Unwerth

It’s a woman saying something secretive, something in her eyes that’s almost animalistic

— Ellen von Unwerth

I love all the old pictures - of spanking and Bettie Page and corsets. But you can't do spanking in fashion, so…

— Ellen von Unwerth