Anne Menke was born in Germany, where she was educated, and after an apprenticeship opened her own photo studio. In 1991 she moved to Paris, and from there continued her career in fashion and advertising photography on locations around the world, including London. In 1995 she moved to New York City and subsequently to Sayulita, Mexico and now lives between the two locations. Her work includes photographing for the 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit issue, and has been published in 'Self, Travel + Leisure Magazine', 'Cosmopolitan Germany', 'Elle France', 'Vogue Nippon', 'Vogue Russia', and 'Seventeen' magazines, amongst many others. Tommy Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the eponymous premium lifestyle brand.