This Year's Pirelli Calendar Is Finally Here
Featuring Venus Williams, Irina Shayk, Tilda Swinton and more.
Last year’s Pirelli calendar was a big one, featuring everyone from Hunter Schafer to John Boyega. At the time, we thought to ourselves, how can this insane roster of talent possibly be topped? But 2026’s iteration just dropped and we’ll admit, it’s pretty special.
Featuring names like FKA twigs, Tilda Swinton, Venus Williams and Irina Shayk, this year’s calendar has been captured by Norwegian photographer Sølve Sundsbo, shot in locations across Norfolk, Essex and New York City, with the theme focused on “the elements.” Its stars are portrayed as symbolic embodiments of natural elements, earth, air, fire and water, as well as intangible forces such as energy and light. Each muse interpreted an element, contributing to the creation of their own portrait alongside the photographer and capturing their unique physicalities.
“For the 2026 Calendar, I want to capture emotions, instincts and states of mind that’s central to human life so: longing for freedom, curiosity, thirst of knowledge, I guess you can call it. Some kind of mystery, imagination, passions, the desire for emancipation, the connection with nature and our relationship with time and space. It’s a way of connecting us to something that we come from.” says Sundsbo of his inspiration. When talking of his selection of women, he shares, “I wanted to photograph mature women with experience and depth. Women I deeply respect for what they represent.”
Take a look at some shots from this year’s Pirelli calendar above.
In case you missed it, here’s what the stars wore to this year’s Governors Awards.
