Meghan Markle Shared an Intimate Tribute to Late Photographer Peter Lindbergh
Celebrated photographer Peter Lindbergh passed away at 74 yesterday. The news was announced on his Instagram today, and hours after it was posted, Meghan Markle paid tribute to Lindbergh on her SussexRoyal Instagram.
Meghan had worked with Lindbergh on her British Vogue Forces for Change issue. The SussexRoyal Instagram shared a photo of them together and in the post's caption, wrote about how Meghan only had Lindbergh in mind for the issue she guest-edited.
A post shared by Peter Lindbergh (@therealpeterlindbergh) on Sep 4, 2019 at 1:31am PDT
The SussexRoyal Instagram wrote:
Honoring the life and work of photographer Peter Lindbergh. His work is revered globally for capturing the essence of a subject and promoting healthy ideals of beauty, eschewing photoshopping, and preferring natural beauty with minimal makeup.
The Duchess of Sussex had worked with Peter in the past and personally chose him to shoot the 15 women on the cover for the September issue of British Vogue, which she guest edited. There is no other photographer she considered to bring this meaningful project to life.
“Forces for Change” was the one of the esteemed photographer’s final published projects. He will be deeply missed.
A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal) on Sep 4, 2019 at 5:25am PDT
Lindbergh was the person who revealed what Meghan's personal vision for that shoot was and how it aligned with his own embrace of natural beauty. He spoke glowingly about her in British Vogue, saying, "My instructions from the Duchess were clear [for the cover shoot of the women selected as Forces for Change]: ‘I want to see freckles!’” Lindbergh said said he spoke to Meghan on the phone during the morning of the New York shoot. “Well, that was like running through open doors for me. I love freckles.”
“I hate retouching, I hate make-up. I always say, ‘Take the make-up off!’” Lindbergh continued. “The number of beautiful women who have asked me to lengthen their legs or move their eyes further apart…” he laughed. “You would not believe. It’s a culture of madness.”
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