Great performers. Paolo Pellegrin

Magnum photographer Paolo Pellegrin was asked by the New York Times to photograph 8 well known actors, at a random location without the usual layers of Hollywood make-up and in the weeks prior to the Oscars.

The result is a beautiful set of portraits of these actors and a must see for any photography/portrait lover.

The actors involved are: Kate Winslet, Frank Langella, Robert Downey Jr., Sean Penn, Kate Dennings, Mickey Rourke, Penélope Cruz and Brad Pitt. 

The gallery is accompanied by audio commentary and gives some extra info about how it all was shot.

You can check the gallery via this link:

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/magazine/20090205-great-performers/index.html