PENÉLOPE CRUZ
October 10, 2006 · New York City
Photograph by Eric Ogden

An East Village artist's studio proved to be a surprisingly apt location for this shoot with Cruz, whose latest collaboration with Pedro Almodóvar, Volver, was about to hit theaters. ''It turns out the guy who owns the place is friends with the director,'' says Ogden. Evoking the movie's haunting tone, he posed Cruz in an unfinished room, where a plate-glass window created a ghostly reflection. ''I like to try to find vulnerability,'' says the photographer. ''But on a superficial level, I also just wanted to make her look great. Which isn't difficult.''