(Malgorzata Saniewska)
In 2005, 19-year-old
Stefani Germanotta worked alongside an aspiring photographer named
Malgorzata Saniewska at a New York restaurant.
“We were colleagues, we didn’t hang out really heavily, but she’s the nicest girl ever… She’s down-to-earth,” Saniewska tells
CNN. “Based on her looks and her personality, I thought (a photo shoot) would be great fun.”
And so Saniewska shot what is believed to be the first-ever
Lady Gaga pictorial.
The shoot yielded approximately 200 never-before-seen photos, 15 of which Saniewska just released.
Not surprisingly, a piano is prominently featured.