Pirelli calendar: The photographer for 2026 is certain

“This is a dream that I have had in a very long time,” says Sølve Sundsbø (54) his latest commitment: The Norwegian fashion photographer was selected to photograph the famous Pirelli calendar for 2026. The Italian tire manufacturer now announced this.

Sundsbø in London is currently working at full speed on the motifs for the prestigious calendar. “With the 2026 calendar, I would like to take people into a world that they do not expect – a world full of poetry, sensuality and intimate secret,” he explains according to the press release. With the recordings, he wanted to reflect his “deep connection with nature as well as my curiosity, my fascination and passion for storytelling”.

The video of this project underlines: Sundsbø can be seen with a camera on a wild beach with dunes. “A new chapter begins,” it says promising.

Sølve Sundsbø was born in Norway in 1970 and lives in London today. The innovative image designer is known for his imaginative recordings and its radical approach. “My job as a photographer is to manipulate reality to express what I want,” he said in 2013, he uses both the most modern technologies and 3D scans as well as traditional techniques such as hand-painted.

His extensive work includes cover and editorials for leading magazines such as “Harper’s Bazaar Italia”, “V”, “Vogue Italia” or “W”. The prominent personalities who were already in front of his lens include Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Zendaya and Cate Blanchett. It is not yet known which celebrities he will photograph for the Pirelli calendar. The 52nd edition will only be presented in Prague in November.

In any case, Sundsbø is honored to “step into the footsteps of the great photographers” who have already worked for the calendar – including legends such as Norman Parkinson, Herb Ritt, Helmut Newton, Annie Leibovitz or Bryan Adams.

Last year, the American Ethan James Green was responsible for “The Cal” and photographed under the motto “Refresh and Reveal”, so “refresh and reveal”, such as the “Bridgerton” star Simone Ashley, “Euphoria” actress Hunter or the British actress Jodie Turner-Smith.