Sex & Cigarettes

Strong women, accentuated by their beauty and sensuality,

are the hallmark of fashion photographer Daniella

Midenge. Her pictures evoke intimacy and passion, beyond

the outer shell. Black-and-white or color, her photos

have an incredible power of expression that draws the

eye of men and women alike. Her unique style still shows

the influence of photography greats like Peter Lindbergh

and Herb Ritts. But, as a woman and a model herself,

Daniella Midenge is at home both behind and in front of

the camera, informing her art direction, staging, and hair

and makeup―all of which she does herself. It’s no wonder

she is reluctant to let others handle the processing of

her photographs. A creative family, her love of high-concept

fashion photos in old glossy magazines, and her

work as a makeup artist all contributed to the many twists

and turns on Midenge’s path to photography. But after

her first contact with a camera, she never looked back.

For the first time, Daniella Midenge’s best work is collected

in a single volume: one that will leave you wanting to

see more.