The Light Between Us

Howcanaphotographerofinternationallyknownstarscreateiconicportraitsthatlingerinthememory--especiallysincetheseactorshavealreadybeenphotographedandfilmedmillionsoftimes?VincentPeters--whohasbeenworkingsince1995formagazinessuchasVogueandGQandfashionbrandsincludingDior,LouisVuitton,andYvesSaintLaurent--reliesentirelyontheclassicartofportraitphotographyforhispictures.Focusingonsmallgesturesandsubtleproductionsinsteadofprominentposes,heensuresthathissubjectsdonotdisappearintothebackdropandthattheirfacesarethefocalpoint.EmmaWatson'sfeaturesarelentatragicnotewithwhitemakeup.AnnieLennoxappearslikeasternmissionaryinasuitandfedora.PhotographsofstarssuchasDavidBeckhamandChristianBalearemarkedlymasculine.EvenmoreintimatearetheimagesthatPetershastakeninprivatesurroundings,likewhenheaccompaniedMonicaBellucciduringhersecondpregnancy.Hissophisticatedlightinghasthemostimpactinhisblack-and-whitephotos,bestowingthemwithabreathtakingcinematicquality.