Ezra Petronio's incredible fashion portraits are on debut in Zurich.
In 30 years, Ezra Petronio has shot over 4,000 Polaroid portraits. That evens out to about 130 per year, but it’s not just the quantity that’s impressive: Petronio’s subjects range from fashion greats like Karl Lagerfeld and Azzedine Alaïa to contemporary designers like Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta, with editors, stylists, assistant designers, and a broad group of creatives sprinkled in the mix.
Among the creative classes represented are Petronio mainstays like Malgosia Bela and Anja Rubik, though it’s the lesser-celebrated stars and reclusive celebrities that make the work really stand out. You can find a portrait of Louise Bourgeois, who spent three hours with Petronio in her studio while an assistant meticulously picked off a paper collage from the wall to create the photographer’s signature white background, only to sit for a single image.
“It’s a wonderful thing meeting these people too; there is a real creative exchange and mutual respect,” he continues, “and a lot of responsibility. The person gives themself to you—it’s a very intimate thing. You have to live up to that responsibility.”first 2022 issue now, and while the Polaroids will remain a constant, the thing he’s most excited about is fashion’s new guard.
“Ezra Petronio Stylistics” opens at Galerie Gmurzynska’s two locations in Zurich, Talstrasse 37 and Paradeplatz 2, on November 25, 2021.Paul Hameline photographed by Ezra PetronioKendall Jenner photographed by Ezra Petronio
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