Annie Leibovitz does Hansel and Gretel....the right way.

Even hard financial troubles can't keep Annie L. from working. The brilliant mind that brought us a nude Whoopi Goldberg in a tub full of Milk is at it again.

With Lady Gaga as the witch in the woods, Leibovitz has recreated Hansel and Gretel with a Tim Burton sort of vibe. It's amazing. Everyone needs to go check it out.

http://origin.www.vogue.com/feature/2009_December_Hansel_And_Gretel/

It sort of reminds me of a project that's been clanking around the back of my head for a few months now....more on that later.

Irving Penn

His work in fashion photography was ahead of it's time...resembling the work of his peer Richard Avedon, with their use of stark white and grey backdrops, allowing their subjects textures and forms and their use of light to stand out.

Read up on Penn and his photographic legacy here.