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Harry Peccinotti () is an English photographer, best known for his erotic work, most famously two Pirelli Calendars published in and He remains an influential figure in art and fashion photography.

His work as art director of the UK fashion magazine Nova is widely considered as being influential for its graphic design as well as photography. He published a retrospective of his life's work called book HP ().

Career

Born in London, his career ranged during the s from commercial artist to musician.

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At this time he designed record sleeves for Esquire Records and book jackets for Penguin, and later became an advertising art director and photographer.

Peccinotti was one of a number of art directors at agencies such as Crawford’s and J Walter Thompson.

In he was hired as the first Art director of Nova magazine, remembered today f