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24 Nov

Campbell Addy to Win Isabella Blow Prize at Fashion

Campbell Addy to Win Isabella Blow Prize at Fashion
LONDON – Campbell Addy, the photographer, director and publisher, will receive the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator at The Fashion Awards, which occur Dec. 4 at Royal Albert Hall in London. Born and raised in South London, and a graduate of Central Saint Martins, Addy has worked for publications including Dazed, i-D, Rolling Stone and The Wall Street Journal. He has photographed figures including Beyoncé, Edward Enninful, FKA Twigs, Naomi Campbell and Tyler, the Creator. He was named one in every of the Recent Wave: Creative talents at The Fashion Awards in 2018 and 2019, and his work has been exhibited in galleries worldwide. In 2016, Addy launched two platforms, Nii Journal, an arts and culture publication, and Nii Agency, a modelling and casting agency. Addy has said that each aim to...
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16 Jan

Campbell Addy On Feeling Seen, Representation, and Freedom Of

Campbell Addy On Feeling Seen, Representation, and Freedom Of
British-Ghanaian photographer Campbell Addy is amongst a recent class of Black image-makers redefining image-making. Centering Black subjects, creating truly diverse sets, interjecting their stories into the cannon, and demanding to be seen. Over the span of his six-year skilled photography profession, he’s shot the likes of fashion royalty Naomi Campbell, Debra Shaw, and Adut Akech, popular culture icons like Tyler the Creator and Beyoncé, and countless magazine covers, fashion editorials, and campaigns. His work speaks for itself. It’s daring, transcendent, and incredibly intimate. “People have auras, colours, and energies and I try to choose up on that—to see them,” Addy tells ESSENCE. This intimate visibility is the topic of Addy’s forthcoming (it’s already available to UK readers, set to release...
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