Photography / InsiderPhotography 2012 - editor's highlightsIt's been a hefty year on the photographic front from in-depth chats with Juergen Teller, Ellen von Unwerth, and Walter PfeifferShareLink copied ✔️December 27, 2012PhotographyInsiderText Flora Yin-Wong From scouting rising young talents around the globe as always, including Serbian photographer Marija Strajnic shooting emotive snaps from her life, the NY-based, Ryan McGinley-assisting Peter Kaaden exploring alt porn, and Jukka Ovaskainen's 90s depiction of the Finnish countryside - to documenting girl skaters in our native London, Sweden and Denmark, it's been one hell of a journey with the most exciting new photographers we met this year. Elsewhere, huge cult icons like the high-punk collagist Linder Sterling spoke to us about her love of ballet in our extended interview, whilst everyone's favourite 'master' of the raw, over-exposed aesthetic, Juergen Teller guided us through his Irene im Wald project created as a love letter to his mother. We dove headfirst into legendary 70s photographer Walter Pfeiffer's vivacious, colourful world, and met the celebrated feminine photographer/director Ellen von Unwerth, to speak about the erotic fantasy narratives of her personal project 'Do Not Disturb!'. Our hugely popular Zine Watch series found the best in zine culture, bringing to light the tasteful food journal, The Gourmand, to the 62nd Floor's artful nudity, Igor Termenon's titilating Girls on Film, and the five volume project, I Think We're Alone Now. Personal favourites included our meeting with the king of cut-up photography, John Stezaker, known for his manipulation of vintage images of forgotten film stars in bygone eras as he won the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012 . Plus as the Curiosity Rover landed in August, all eyes were on Mars, including ours (#nerds) as we discovered rare NASA photos from the 1970s in London/Munich gallery Daniel Blau's exhibition restructuring detailed photographs taken by the Mariner 4 and Viking 1 missions. Last but not least, we ended things this year by bringing out the big guns with our favourite kinds of pics - MOVING ONES. We got a fashion blogger, a certified GIF designer and a video artist to bring you GIF-mas! You're welcome. Peter Kaaden We meet the German-born, New York-based photographer working with Ryan McGinley who explores his love of nudity and alt porn Juergen Teller: Irene im Wald The photographer on the importance of family and going back to his roots Q&A: Walter Pfeiffer A peek into the private world of fashion's greatest underground photographer, as featured in the October issue of Dazed & Confused Ellen von Unwerth We speak to the international photographer about the fantasy narrative of her recent personal project Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingIlia Malinin breaks the ice – and his silenceHe does things on a skating rink that were once thought impossible. But the ‘Quad God’s’ setback at this year’s Winter Olympics brought new fire and energy to a skater seen by many as the greatest of all time Life & CultureBeautyThe rise of the intellectual tattoo Nike FashionNike celebrates the culture of soccer ahead of a summer shaped by the gameLife & CultureWhy so many young people are training to be death doulasBeautyHoroscopes June 2026: The stars say love deeply and risk embarrassmentFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workLife & Culture5 times ‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin did the impossible on the iceBeautyThe sexiest flesh-baring Instagram accounts you need to followBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy