Fashion photography's pervasive presence has brought the intimate aesthetics of post-80's realism into everybody's lives. This year's Fashion Images de Mode, the fifth volume of an annual series, examines areas outside of fashion that have influenced fashion photography: erotica, photojournalism, commercial imagery and the unique eye of a strong editor are all factors that can mould and asway the vision photographers have of beauty and fashion. Editor Lisa Lovatt-Smith presents photographs which capture the new directions in current fashion media, showcasing emerging as well as established photographers. This edition includes essays by critics including Val Williams, Avis Cardella and Vince Aletti, as well as sections devoted to prominent photographers Anette Aurell, Lamsweerde & Matadin, Steven Meisel, Paolo Roversi, Ellen von Unwerth, Juergen Teller, Tom Munro, Carter Smith, Terry Richardson, Peter Lindbergh, Valhonrat, Phil Poynter, Mario Testino, Ellen Constantine, and Steve Heitt, among others.