Behind the scenes of TIME's latest cover shoot with Benedict Cumberbatch by Dan Winters

When TIME’s director of photography, Kira Pollack, assigned Winters to this shoot, she was looking to capitalize on the photographer’s particular style and process. “There are very few photographers who have as distinct a signature as Dan Winters,” she says. “Dan works like a film director, building sets with a precise attention to detail and an unmistakable color palette.” (*)


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