Sarah Moon has been described as an impressionist photographer. Moon uses 35 mm film, loves soft backgrounds, and makes heavy use of plays of light. Her photos have a style that reminds one of paintings. As a person, Moon is moody, her coldness leaves people perplexed, and she is not well liked by journalists.

Moon works in harmony with her assistant, Mike Youel, to whom she leaves many tasks so that she is free to concentrate on the photography.

Paris is chosen as the location for this year's shoot, a city Sarah Moon dearly loves. Paris is a choice that will not weigh heavily on Pirelli's budget. The Villa Les Tilleuls is the site for the photographs, it is now abandoned, but served as headquarters for the Gestapo during the Second World War. A lot of work is needed to get it in shape, and Moon, does most of it herself. The result is a location out of this world, with a fantastic atmosphere.

There is no precise theme for this year's Calendar: the subject is the woman, not as a provocateur of erotic messages, but secure in her femininity.

Sarah Moon desires to work with models of her own choosing: Mick Lindburg, Suzanne Moncur, Boni Pfeifer, Inger Hammer, Magritt Rahn, and Barbara Trethman. All are petite, far from the idea of voluptuousness.

With them, Sarah Moon is patient and meticulous, and able to create a rapport of spontaneity and friendship, which lends authenticity to the images-there is no need to be sexy at all costs.