Iman Returns

Iman ReturnsOver the past few years, photographer Peter Beard has enjoyed a revival as his distinctive oeuvre has attracted the attention of a new genera­tion of curators and gallerists. Back in 1985, he went to Africa for playboy to shoot the incredible Somali model known as Iman. By that time Iman was already an established supermodel, having appeared numerous times in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Many of the photos on these pages were shot at Beard's Hog Ranch near Nairobi. Beard's influence on...