dita von teese: pocketvenus

German Playboy. Fifteen pages featuring a cross section of Sean McCall and Peter W. Czernich photography.

The German photographer describes his work in a very pragmatic way: “As a fetishist, I take fetish photos,” says Peter W. for Czernich. Since 1996 he has taken over 3000 pictures of Dita Von Teese. The best photos are in the book “Vintage Dita.” Czernich publishers the fetish magazine “Marquis.”

In the past 20 years Sean McCall has had many prominent individuals before the lens. Angelina Jolie, Bo Derek, Muhammad Ali, Chris Farley. And: Dita Von Teese. McCall is versatile. The American turns film and photographs into advertisement, style and performance.

I attempted to translate those blurbs as best I could, but lets face it: I can’t read German.

Cover shot by Don Flood.