Behind the Scenes of the STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI photoshoot by Annie Leibovitz

Daisy Ridley’s Rey hones her lightsaber skills—and channels her inner Force.

Photographed exclusively for V.F. by Annie Leibovitz. For The Last Jedi: costume design by Michael Kaplan; production design by Rick Heinrichs. For V.F.: set design by Mary Howard. For details, go to VF.com/credits.

Daisy Ridley as Rey, at the helm of the Millennium Falcon, with Joonas Suotamo as co-pilot Chewbacca.

Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, and Kelly Marie Tran as the rebels General Leia Organa, Poe Dameron, Finn, and Rose Tico, with droid BB-8.

Neal Scanlan (seated), creative supervisor of the Star Wars creature shop, and guests at the Canto Bight casino.

Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, with droids R2-D2 and BB-8 and the Droid Department’s Brian Herring, Dave Chapman, Matthew Denton, Lee Towersey, and Joshua Lee.

Carrie Fisher (General Leia Organa), writer-director Rian Johnson, Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), and producer Kathleen Kennedy with Fisher’s dog, Gary, and Hamill’s daughter’s dog, Millie.

Fisher, who passed away last  December, with daughter Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Kaydel Connix).

Fisher and Hamill, with whom she first worked four decades ago.

Benicio Del Toro, as the shifty “DJ,” a newcomer to the saga.

Adam Driver, in character as Kylo Ren, Han Solo’s son and slayer, wields a crossguard lightsaber.

THE DARK SIDE

First Order leaders General Hux, Kylo Ren, and Captain Phasma, played by Domhnall Gleeson, Adam Driver, and Gwendoline Christie.

Go Behind the Scenes with Lighting Master, Albert Watson, As He Photographs Preeminent Dancer Sergei Polunin

I had the good fortune to meet one of my photography idols a few years ago. Albert Watson was gracious and generous with his time and knowledge.  He is a living master who continues to inspire and push his creative vision well into his 70's.


"Behind Albert’s vision and his subtle play with light is great skill that takes his images to a higher level of art. He transforms a great image into an artistic experience." [Via Profoto]

Sergei Polunin by Albert Watson

Albert Waston at work

Time Magazine's Person of the Year 2016 Issue ~ Trump

For the 2016 Person of the Year issue, TIME commissioned Nadav Kander to photograph President-elect Donald Trump—the person deemed to have most influenced the year’s news, for better or worse—for the cover of the magazine.

 

"It’s hard to measure the scale of his disruption. This real estate baron and casino owner turned reality-TV star and provocateur—never a day spent in public office, never a debt owed to any interest besides his own—now surveys the smoking ruin of a vast political edifice that once housed parties, pundits, donors, pollsters, all those who did not see him coming or take him seriously. Out of this reckoning, Trump is poised to preside, for better or worse." ~ Time Magazine's NANCY GIBBS

 

 

 

Past Issues of Time's Person of the Year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Behind the Scenes of TIME’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens Photo Shoot

"You get almost star-struck when you meet R2-D2." ~ Photographer Marco Grob

R2D2

Han Solo ( AKA Harrison Ford)

John Boyega poses for Swiss photographer Marco Grob

23-year-old British actress Daisy Ridley. Ridley will star in her first film as the character Rey, a female scavenger who was abandoned by her family when she was five years old, in the upcoming Star Wars sequel.

 Adam Driver plays the villain.The details of Driver’s villain character, Kylo Ren, have remained extremely secretive during the lead-up to the film’s Dec. 18 release. 

Lupita Nyong'o

Gwendoline Christie: Brienne of Tarth on Game of Thrones, Commander Lume in The Hunger Games series and now, Captain Phasma in the upcoming Star Wars sequel. Her costume has particular significance, she tells TIME. "It is rare that women get to play a character and below the neck they are really covered up to the extent that you cannot really see the flesh outlines of their body," she says. "It felt really progressive to me. And consequently I'm very proud to play this part because yeah, you look at her and she looks badass. But also it means something much deeper and it represents something of proper progressive thought." 

Oscar Isaac who takes on the role of X-wing pilot Poe Dameron

Star Wars: The Force Awakens ~ Behind the Scenes Photos by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair

Annie Leibovitz traveled to London’s famed Pinewood Studios to photograph some never-before-seen characters and confirmed a rumour or two in the process. There’s a lot of mystery surrounding the closely guarded Star Wars set, but a few of those well-kept secrets are finally out, thanks to these exclusive photographs from the June issue of Vanity Fair. [via Vanity Fair]



“I mean, walking onto the Millennium Falcon set? To be on it, it’s insane. There were people who literally cried when they walked onto that set. It’s a strange thing, the effect it has.”  ~ Director J.J Abrams

Watch: The Star Wars Cast on Set for Vanity Fair’s Cover Shoot

Behind the Scenes: Benedict Cumberbatch Photo Shoot for Vanity Fair by Photographer Jason Bell

Nerd Alert! Rare Behind the Scenes Star Wars Polaroids

On-Set: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is an ongoing exhibit at the British Film Institute Southbank running through January 4, 2015 that features assorted ephemera from the making of the first Star Wars film, including a number of candid Polaroid photos taken on-set. The shots, owned by crew member Ann Skinner, feature a number of characters cut from the original film as well as lead actors shot in unexpected situations. ( via BFI)


Mark Hamill aka Luke Skywalker, on location in Tunisia. 1977. 


Parked in a rough neighbourhood.

Laze Loneozner as Fixer ~ looking for space babes about that tall.


Biggs Darklighter


Koo Stark as Camie

Darth Vader never breaks character... unlike Grand Moff Tarkin

Darth Vader (David Prowse) sans helmet, and Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin

The Princess hangs out at the trash compactor.

Ann Skinner’s continuity script for Star Wars (1977)