She is undoubtedly a superstar in the making. Meanwhile Moss’s magnetic allure is arresting throughout, whether she is languishing in bed or staring directly down the camera lens. On the part of Sorrenti, the masterful use of light and shadow conveys an otherworldly intimacy and a deft understanding of the craft. These stunning monochromatic images are a testament to the talents of both individuals. Until recently they remained forgotten, but after Sorrenti’s wife Mary Frey unearthed the prints and contact sheets in their New York home, she compelled him to show these intimate, candid shots to the world, some 25 years after they were taken. Now, Sorrenti offers up a vignette of their time together, in the form of 50 exceptionally personal portraits of Moss, all housed in a new hefty tabletop book. The connection was instantaneous, and after another chance meeting at a party in the city, which ended with an early morning walk in Hyde Park, the pair became inseparable for two years. “I remember sitting next to her and feeling like my heart was going to stop her beauty overwhelmed me,” he recalls. In what could be described as the ultimate 90s love story, a young Kate Moss met Mario Sorrenti – then a model, now a world-renowned photographer – on a shoot in London back in 1991. Photographer Mario Sorrenti documents his relationship with Kate Moss in a series of intimate, previously unseen black and white portraits from the early 90s.
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