The likes of Lady Gaga and Britney Spears are appearing in a new book of striking celebrity snaps.

A host of stars have come together in the book Icons to celebrate the careers of photographers Markus Klinko and Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri.

The collection includes snaps they have taken of a host of big name music stars, including Beyoncé and Jay-Z.

Pal-Chaudhuri told the Sunday People that their shoot with Britney Spears lasted a mammoth ten hours. He said:

"We found Britney to be very cute, fun, hard-working and professional. She'd been filming a music video for 12 hours before she got to us and kept up her enthusiasm through 10 hours more on our shoot."

Speaking about another shoot included in the book, Klinko said that Kate Winslet was "friendly and professional". He said:

"Kate Winslet wasn't feeling well and had a sick child at home, so it was a challenge for her. Kate was friendly and professional, but anxious to get it done quickly."