Peggy Sirota

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Born in Massachusetts, raised in New York, and based in Los Angeles since the early 80’s, Peggy Sirota taught herself how to use a camera while working at Fred Segal in Hollywood. When she started taking headshots for her actor/model coworkers to make extra money, a career as a photographer was born. In the 30 years since then, Peggy’s become known for her heartfelt, evocative, slice-of-life imagery and her “Elegant Snapshots”. Her candid and emotional images showcase her subjects’ personalities and capture authentic whimsy, playfulness, joy and introspection.

Peggy has photographed some of the most famous personalities in the world and her portraits have graced the covers and pages of GQ, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Interview, Italian Vogue, and many others. Her 1988 Volvo ad campaign garnered much attention for its first of its kind integration of lifestyle imagery into automotive advertising, and she started directing television commercials in 1994. In 2000, Peggy’s first book, GUESS WHO? was published by Steidl. An interactive book of celebrity-in-disguise portraits, GUESS WHO? challenges its reader to decipher identity and search for subtext, with all profits going to AIDS Project Los Angeles.

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Magazine: Allure US (June 1999)
Title: Coming Clean
Photographer: Peggy Sirota
Fashion Editor: Polly Allen Mellen
Hair: David Cox
Makeup: Jo Strettell
Manicure: Kristi Jones
Model: Milla Jovovich
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Magazine: Mademoiselle US (May 1993)
Title: How The West Was Worn
Photographer: Peggy Sirota
Hair: Danilo, Katharina Ehrhart
Horse Stunts: Jamie Jo Maderas
Model: Tyra Banks, Magali Amadei
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Magazine: Vogue Italia (August 1998)
Title: È Imprevedibile
Photographer: Peggy Sirota
Fashion Editor: Jonathan Skow
Hair: Katharina Ehrhardt
Makeup: Julian Fink
Model: Drew Barrymore
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Magazine: Vogue Paris (December 1997/January 1998)
Title: Croisière Californie
Photographer: Peggy Sirota
Stylist: Marcus von Ackermann
Hair: Katharina Ehrhart
Makeup: Kim Carrillo
Model: Carmen Kass
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Vogue Italia August 1994

Model/Star: Christina Ricci 
Photographer: Peggy Sirota
Fashion Editor: Alice Gentilucci
Hair: Cemal
Make Up: Lucienne Zammit

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Vogue Italia May 1994

"Oh! Rosanna"

Model/Star: Rosanna Arquette
Photographer: Peggy Sirota
Stylist: Alice Gentilucci
Hair: Katherina Ehrhardt
Makeup: Bethany Karlyn

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Vogue Italia December 1994

Model/Star: Karina Lombard
Photographer: Peggy Sirota
Stylist: Alice Gentilucci
Hair: Katherina Ehrhardt
Makeup: Kim Carrillo

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Vogue Italia February 1994

"Come in una Fiaba"

Model: Meghan Douglas
Photographer: Peggy Sirota
Stylist: Alice Gentilucci
Hair: Katherina Ehrhardt
Makeup: Bethany Karlyn

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UK Vogue July 1991

"The Lady Vanishes"

Model/Subject: Patsy Kensit
Photographer: Peggy Sirota
Fashion Editor: Liz Fremantle

Men Stylist: Jonathan Skow

Hair: Katherina Ehrhardt

Makeup: Kim Carrillo

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US Vanity Fair March 1999

"Full Court Dress"

Models/Subjects: Reggie Miller, Rod Strickland, Antoine Walker, Charles Oakley, Kobe Bryant, Mitch Richmond & Juwan Howard

Photographer: Peggy Sirota

Stylist: Jonathan Snow

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US Harper's Bazaar August 1986
"Keep Your Eye On... America's Clown Princes"

Models/Subjects: Tom Davis, Al Franken, Judge Reinhold, Howie Mandel, Paul Rodriguez & Michael O'Keefe
Photographers: Bob Stone & Peggy Sirota

Grooming: Sadao & Deborah Howell

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US Harper's Bazaar June 1987
"Starpower Summer Nights"

Models/Subjects: Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, Daphne Zuniga, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz & Jason Patric
Photographers: Peggy Sirota, Francesco Scavullo, Bob Stone & Matthew Rolston

Hair: Stéphane Lempire & Gary Berkowitz

Makeup: Angelica Novaes & Gary Berkowitz

Gromming: Brad Bowman, Thom Priano & Gary Berkowitz

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US Harper's Bazaar November 1988
"Minor Accomplishments"
Models: Brian Bonsall, Kristina & Michelle Kennedy, Sarah Doroff, Grace Johnston, Jessica DiCicco, Jack Pettibone Riccobono, Omari Carter-Thorpe & Elizabeth Kandel

Photographers: Peggy Sirota, Carol Ford & Bob Stone

Grooming: Johnny Hernández

Hair: Philippe Becker & Jeffrey Beaton

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US Harper's Bazaar April 1989
"West Coast Wonder Woman"

Model/Subject: Patricia Duff Medavoy
Photographer: Peggy Sirota

Hair: Peter Savic

Makeup: Jeffrey Beaton

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US Harper's Bazaar June 1989
"Movie Muses"

Models/Subjects: Jami Gertz, Patsy Kensit, Kate Capshaw & Helena Bonham-Carter
Photographers: Peggy Sirota & Carol Ford

Hair: David Cox, Sandra Bocas, Eric Barnard & Patrick Swan

Makeup: Jeffrey Beaton, Sandra Bocas, Eric Barnard & Patrick Swan

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US Harper's Bazaar August 1989
"Making Movie Magic"

Model/Subject: Sherry Lansing
Photographer: Peggy Sirota

Hair: Bernhard Tamme

Makeup: Jeffrey Beaton

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US Harper's Bazaar May 1990
"Radical Redux"

Models/Subjects: Dennis Hopper & Katherine Hopper
Photographer: Peggy Sirota

Hair: Bernhard Tamme

Makeup & Grooming: Kim Carillo

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US Harper's Bazaar September 1991
"10 Most Beautiful Women"

Models: Claudia Schiffer, Annette Bening, Lara Flynn Boyle, Daryl Hannah, Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Faye Wattleton, Glenn Close, Sharon Stone & René Russo
Photographers: Torkil Gudnason, Matthew Rolston, Phillip Dixon, Rico Puhlmann, Bob Frame, Moshe Brakha & Peggy Sirota

Hair: Rolando Beauchamp, Peter Savic, John Caruso, Alexis Caydam, Lindy King, Bruce Clark, Victor Vidal, Dawn Jacobson & Johnny Hernández

Makeup: Tracie Martyn, Paul Starr, Agostina, Frances Hathaway, Wendy Ann Rosen, Mark Bennett Nahmias, Dawn Jacobson & Johnny Hernández

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US Harper's Bazaar September 1991
"Fall Guys"

Models/Subjects: Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Earl, Anton Furst & Keith Barish
Photographers: Matthew Rolston & Peggy Sirota

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