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" Even if you happen to be a genetic anomaly and basically embody human perfection, it can&amp;#039;t possibly be easy for any woman to pose nude. This morning at a press conference for the release of the 2012 Pirelli calendar, shot for the first time by an Italian photographer, it became clear that that photographer&amp;#039;s talents go beyond his way with a camera. Lensman Mario Sorrenti cast twelve girls for this year&amp;#039;s edition, with the help of casting director Jennifer Starr, shot in the achingly beautiful, rugged landscape of Corsica. The subjects include nine models and three actresses, many of whom appeared in the calendar in previous years. Of his approach in photographing the girls, Sorrenti explains,&amp;quot;We tried to keep it very simple, there were times where we did just photographs with the model and myself and there was no one around. I think that was the moment when I was able to capture some of the most beautiful photographs...You kind of lose yourself and you go with the flow of the moment and just let things happen.&amp;quot; Sorrenti&amp;#039;s intimate manner obviously resonated with the models. The girls spoke candidly in a behind the scenes video, see what they had to say about their experience below: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve known him since I was 17. We were boyfriend and girlfriend for a couple years. It&amp;#039;s easy to see that he loves women.&amp;quot; - Kate Moss &amp;quot;Mario and I have been friends since we were teenagers. He&amp;#039;s the only person I would take my clothes off for.&amp;quot; - Mila Jovovich &amp;quot;In the end you get that one shot, that magical decisive moment. It&amp;#039;s not sexy in-your-face, it&amp;#039;s more innocent sexy.&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;d like to do it every year till I&amp;#039;m 75.&amp;quot; - Lara Stone &amp;quot;I shot in the woods and it was very serene. It makes you feel calm and comfortable in your own body, so you focus on the beauty and intimacy.&amp;quot; - Joan Smalls &amp;quot;I feel always beautiful when he&amp;#039;s shooting me.&amp;quot; - Natasha Poly &amp;quot;Mario likes a girl very natural and just how we were born... as relaxed as possible.&amp;quot; - Isabeli Fontana &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s mysterious and secretive, but I trust Mario... it&amp;#039;s poetic.&amp;quot; - Rinko Kikuchi &amp;quot;Mario makes you feel very powerful and beautiful as you are \u2014 he empowers women which I think is beautiul.&amp;quot;- Saskia de Brauw The Pirelli Calendar is released in extremely limited quantities. The 25 photos shot by Sorrenti, inspired by the idea of the &amp;quot;swoon&amp;quot; are presented in a canvas lined portfolio for 2012 and are not assigned months \u2014 a format that has never been used before. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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