That Shoot

Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin shot Kate Upton for V Magazine, and the photos come out the way you’d expect from those two—precise, clean, nothing wasted. Upton’s always understood exactly what she is and what people want from her, and she doesn’t feel the need to dress that up in irony or defensiveness. In the interview she talks about using her visibility to be a good example, which is the standard line anyone beautiful has to deliver, but it seems like she’s actually thought about it instead of just reading from a script.

There’s something decent about that directness. No apology, no winking at the camera. Just acknowledgment. The photographs get that too.