she explained her feminist approach to photography: "The women in my pictures are always strong, even if they are also sexy. My women always look self-assured. I try to make them look as beautiful as they can because every woman wants to feel beautiful, sexy and powerful. That's what I try to do." Filmmaking Von Unwerth has directed short films for fashion designers, and music videos for several pop musicians. She has directed commercials and web films for Revlon, Clinique, L'Oreal and Equinox. Publications (collectors). (trade). Films I Create Myself – Demi Moore (1997) Naomi – Katherine Hammett Wendybird – Kirsten Dunst; short film of Erin Fetherston's Fall/Winter collection Music videos "Femme Fatale" – Duran Duran (1993) "I Will Catch You" – Nokko (1993) "Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thang" – Salt-N-Pepa (1995) "Are 'Friends' Electric?" – Nancy Boy (1995) "Electric Barbarella" – Duran Duran (1997) "Bring It On" – N'Dea Davenport (1998) "I Got Trouble" – Christina Aguilera (2007) "Fragment One-And I Kept Hearing" – Kenneth Bager (2010) "Year of 4" – Beyoncé (2011) "Never Been in Love" – Cobra Starship ft. Icona Pop (2014) Awards 1991: First prize, International Festival of Fashion Photography 2020: Editorial, Advertising and Fashion Photography award, Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, UK References External links Von Unwerth at the Music Video Database Von Unwerth on Vimeo 1954 births Living people Photographers from Frankfurt German untitled nobility German women photographers Fashion photographers