Sasha Eisenman - California Girls - 2014

For American photographer Sasha Eisenman, California evokes a mood and a lifestyle, recalling not only the golden light, blue sky, beaches, deserts, canyons and mountains, but also a particular image: the “California girl.” Sasha Eisenman: California Girls captures this icon and its surroundings, examining its representations through nudes and semi-nudes against the backdrop of splendid California landscapes. Using exclusively medium-format film and vintage Polaroids, Eisenman sought a group of women who embody California’s unique style, personality, and vitality, photographing them collectively, without any styling, during garden parties, surf trips, and concerts. The images resulting from these shoots are collected in Eisenman’s first photographic book. Each image is accompanied by an interview with its subject, offering the viewer visual and textual access to the sensuality, beauty, individuality, and life of the women photographed. Eisenman’s work has appeared in magazines such as Dazed and Confused, Teen Vogue, Glamour, InStyle, Elle, Interview, Jalouse, L’Officiel, iD, V Man, Playboy, Spin, and others, and she has photographed countless celebrities, from Lady Gaga to Jennifer Lawrence.