Norwegian photographer Sølve Sundsbø for the Pirelli Calendar 2026!

Norwegian photographer Sølve Sundsbø for the Pirelli Calendar 2026!

London, Großbritannien - On June 5, 2025, the Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli announced that the Norwegian fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø the Pirelli Calendar 2026 was selected. With this, Sundsbø enters the footsteps of legendary photographers such as Norman Parkinson, Herb Ritt and Annie Leibovitz.

sundsbø has already worked passionately on the motifs for the calendar and would like to incorporate a connection to nature and stories in his pictures. "It is a long-cherished dream," said the photographer, who currently lives in London and is known for his imaginative recordings as well as innovative techniques, including 3D scans and hand-painted retouching.

The creative process

The main focus of the calendar will be on nature. Sundsbø plans to kidnap people into an unexpected, poetic and sensual world. A video published on the Pirelli Instagram account shows him on a wild beach with dunes, which already conveys the first visual impressions of his artistic vision.

The 52nd edition of the calendar will be presented in Prague in November, while the identity of the celebrities shown is still kept secret. Sundsbø has already worked with a variety of stars like Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Zendaya and Cate Blanchett.

a look into the past

The Pirelli calendar has an eventful story. He was first launched by Pirelli UK Limited in 1964 and has developed into a cult object over the years. The photographs should stand out from the competition through innovative approaches and creative marketing. The calendar has been reissued several times in recent decades, with the last edition 2022 of Bryan Adams .

• The title of Pirelli Calendar 2022 was "on the road".
• recordings took place in Los Angeles and Capri.
• were artists such as Cher, Grimes and Jennifer Hudson.

The return of the calendar in 2021 After a covid break testifies to the ongoing importance and the great interest in this unique project. The constantly developing art form of the Pirelli calendar will also be continued in the upcoming edition of Sølve Sundsbø with fresh and natural content.