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Sanjana Vargheese
Feb 26, 2021
MCM WORLDWIDE/KONIG GALERIE
Celebrity photo shoots are usually a pretty complicated affair.
Famous fashion photographer Juergen Teller photographed big names in Hollywood for W Magazine’s Hollywood issue covers – from George Clooney to Riz Ahmed to Tessa Thompson.
Usually, cover photoshoots are a huge deal – and take a massive team of people, hours in makeup and lighting, and several locations. But when the photos from Teller’s shoot started to pop up on the Internet, people were a little confused – but also incredibly amused.
juergen teller is going to hell for this https://t.co/GDZ4i1hRpx— aya (@aya) 1614183969
@blxckswns he did parasite’s park so-dam so dirty I’m still mad about it wtf was this https://t.co/rqaITZC6p2— ᶠᵘᵗᵘʳᵉᵖᵉʳᶠᵉᶜᵗ (@ᶠᵘᵗᵘʳᵉᵖᵉʳᶠᵉᶜᵗ) 1614205425
They really said “meet me by the tree outside the office. I’ll be the one with the iPhone.” https://t.co/B8Kcv1B7k4— Nichole 🍞🍯 (@Nichole 🍞🍯) 1614203264
The photos seem to be taken on a phone on a random street near a tree – while all of the actors and actresses seem to be wearing nice clothes, it’s not precisely clear whether there was a huge team or how much went into the shoots themselves.
I have information that will lead to the arrest of Juergen Teller https://t.co/mUr5T36ZFc— Andrew (@Andrew) 1614186452
Jonathan Majors photographed by Juergen Teller for W Magazine https://t.co/ICaDQq3eVQ— Film Updates (@Film Updates) 1614178164
Riz Ahmed admitted that the photo shoot was one of the fastest in his life - two clicks.
This @wmag shoot was the fastest of my life. 20 seconds, two clicks. Juergen Teller is the OG.… https://t.co/fJ0HJq79QU— Riz Ahmed (@Riz Ahmed) 1614184680
On social media, people have taken to posting memes about the photoshoot.
Juergen Teller got these celebs out there like https://t.co/YgrTkHQSQd— #BuhariIsAFuckNigga (@#BuhariIsAFuckNigga) 1614202160
me, headed to my juergen teller photoshoot https://t.co/KyjnxmHAd1— Reimundo (@Reimundo) 1614203569
zendaya photographed by juergen teller https://t.co/rXw4mpyuZT— zombie girl (@zombie girl) 1614187678
MA photographed by Juergen Teller for W Magazine https://t.co/awJJ2Mqz0Y— Seth (@Seth) 1614203108
Tessa Thompson photographed by Juergen Teller for W Magazine https://t.co/ayM7Vr8KoM— Film Updates (@Film Updates) 1614087454
shaquille o'neal photographed by juergen teller for w magazine https://t.co/hdCOOjCIBq— rhonda (@rhonda) 1614183980
Ben Affleck for W Magazine, by Juergen Teller (2020) https://t.co/YRRxsVo1Wk— no, I didnt (@no, I didnt) 1614206400
There was the inevitable Hillary Clinton photographed by Juergen Teller meme – with that infamous photo from her campaign in 2016.
Hillary Clinton photographed by Juergen Teller https://t.co/zidglCEq83— dani (@dani) 1614193580
There was a screenshot from Parks and Rec which felt thematically similar.
Some people pointed out that it was another reason why photographers who weren’t as well known needed to be given a chance to take some risks and do something exciting.
Juergen Teller is the perfect example of why major publications need to stop recycling the same white male industry… https://t.co/xx4ZAZZVVO— soph 🍜 (@soph 🍜) 1614209899
There was that iconic video of a lacklustre security guard.
Of course, some people did point out that Juergen Teller’s photography ranges widely – and that maybe the lo-fi, shot on an iPhone aesthetic of the images was a deliberate choice.
really obsessed with how Juergen Teller switches from mom trying out her new phone camera to fine art fashion photo… https://t.co/a1PHuFQa5V— eIIa 😧 (@eIIa 😧) 1614212832
Gen Z cancelling Juergen Teller because they’re just discovering his photography style https://t.co/uEgFdzqjPg— nolan (@nolan) 1614197057
A few days after the images were published online,someone had even started a petition to tell fashion magazines to stop hiring Teller – unless he went back to shooting on film.
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