A studio for the world

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM

Damien Demolder pays tribute to the legendary photographer Sebastião Salgado – a man who drew attention to the injustice and suffering of the world’s poor through his astonishing style and patience

Clutter-free grandeur How the artist changed her untidy ways to create a stately studio workspace

Dennis Morris is most famous for his images of music superstars and documentary work in London. He spoke to Steve Fairclough about his major new retrospective exhibition and book

Renowned Italian photographer Guido Harari snapped Kate Bush during the commercial peak of her career from 1982 to 1993. In an extract from his book The Kate Inside , he offers a fascinating glimpse into what it was like to work with the singer-songwriter and how the Hounds Of Love press images came about.

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them