THE EVOLUTION OF PRINCE:
A photographic exploration of the elusive musician as seen through the lens of Randee St. Nicholas
by Christina Hinke

Most Legendary portrait photographers are regarded for their unwavering ability to capture the characteristics that are at the very root of the soul of the subjects they document in each single still photographic image. Though photographs are technically two-dimensional, a skilled portraitist can make that flat piece of paper jump off a wall or a page. So when Randee St. Nicolas writes about Prince in her introduction to the book, 21 Nights, on which she collaborated with the musician: “To know him is to know that you probably will never know him…,” she makes a statement that blurs the traditional notion to know your subject so well that you capture their true essence.

Months before, when Prince unexpectedly called her up one day and said, “I want to do a book together. Come up with an idea,” she suggested, “You’re going to be in London for a period of time playing 21 nights in one place, I think we should do it about this time in your life, instead of doing a retrospective of the photographs we’ve done over the years.”

The Business of Beauty
by Anna Sian

Exhibiting everything from haute couture to hipster fads, the glossy pages of fashion magazines are where many of the world’s best photographers made their names. Three Photo Editors of top fashion and lifestyle magazines give PICTURE an inside look into their craft and share noteworthy tips on how to score a photo spread.




A Brilliant Life
by Renay Elle Morris

A photographic image appearing in an instant was the signature and genius of the Polaroid camera and of inventor Edwin H. Land. The camera, as we’ve come to know it, will be deeply missed. As millions mourn its loss and analog is replaced by digital, we savor its legacy in a treasury known as the Polaroid Collections.