Freedom Tag

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...