Adut Akech Makes 'The Evening News' by Campbell Addy for British Vogue March 2024
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Award-Winning Campbell Addy Fashion Shoot in Ghana for WSJ Magazine
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Model Laira Alhassan is styled by Jessica Willis in ‘Coastal Fare’, a fashion story lensed by Campbell Addy. The talented creative takes us to his beautiful ‘motherland’ of Ghana — in and around its capital Accra — for WSJ Magazine December 2023-January 2024.
Shifting gears, we blast off to London, where model Jourdan Dunn and designer, stylist, creative director Ib Kamara presented Campbell Addy with the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator at The Fashion Awards 2023 on December 4.
We share Addy’s video acceptance speech.
Read MoreLiya Kebede Covers Vogue Italia December 2023, Lensed by Campbell Addy
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Global citizen, top model, actor and Lemlem philanthropist Liya Kebede covers the December 2023 issue of Vogue Italia [IG]. Ethiopian-born, Kebede has served as a WHO Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health since 2005 and now lives in New York.
In a creative narrative twist, Liya Kebede poses in an artwork by Milan-based artist Jem Perucchini [above], who is also of Ethiopian heritage. Liya wears YSL in that image, styled by Paris-based Ally Macrae, who worked on the entire fashion shoot.
The impression sought by photographer Campbell Addy for the fashion shoot, involved interpreting Kebede a Queen of Sheba with the most classic insignia of sovereignty, the sphere.
Read MoreNaomi Campbell Covers Vogue India March-April 2023, Lensed by Campbell Addy
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Supermodel Naomi Campbell covers the March-April 2023 issue of Vogue India. Kate Phelan styled the supermodel legend in rich images by Campbell Addy [IG].
Naomi wears major jewelry by Sabyasachi [IG] and fashion, too, throughout the images. Never has Campbell had a Vogue India cover, nor a solo fashion feature, even though she’s been coming to India since 1994.
“The second time that I ever travelled alone in my life [to India], I went to Trivandrum,” Naomi reveals to Shriya Zamindar. “I went there by myself in 2012 to learn about yoga. I saw yoga being done in all these different ways, for different purposes. But I specifically wanted to know how to find this triangle of peace,” she says to the photo shoot team. “I wanted to go to the source and teach myself. I stayed there for a month and put my phone in the safe. There were only two people who knew how to contact me. I immersed myself in the experience and I loved it.”
Naomi Campbell’s mission in India has taken on a new focus. “I just launched my new initiative, EMERGE, in Qatar and we’re looking to bring it to India. It highlights young creatives and gives them a platform so that the world gets to see them,” she explains. “The concept is to invest in them and bring them to London and Milan, mixing them in where they should be. It’s about highlighting their work which doesn’t get highlighted.”
Read MoreLizzo Is On the Charts with All Systems on Go, Lensed by Campbell Addy for Vanity Fair
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We’re late to Lizzo’s November 2022 Vanity Fair US cover story event — and what a reading experience it is. Now that New York’s Governors Ball has announced Lizzo in its 2023 edition June 9-11 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, it’s time we do some serious Lizzo duty.
The uber talent well on her way to becoming a super star is making waves across America, and we’re here for it. Vanity Fair November was a long-interview pit stop with Lisa Robinson and it came with a perfect title: ‘Everything’s coming up Lizzo, and it’s about damn time.’
Lizzo was styled by the one and only Patti Wilson, with photography by Campbell Addy [IG].
I’m writing and switching paragraphs around so that this next tough-talking paragraph from her Vanity Fair interview is followed by Lizzo’s 2021 TEDMonterey Talk.
If you are a white woman who thinks she sounds a little bit too hostile in her VF interview, consider her flute playing at the Library of Congress on September 26.
I am so disturbed over what happened, I probably would have gone to jail.
Read More'Play On' by Campbell Addy in Vogue US and UK with Achenrin, Akon, Maty and Nyagua
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American Vogue’s November issue, headlined by Michaela Coel, rolls into a sport-infused fashion story ‘Play On!’. Gabriella Karefa-Johnson styles Achenrin Madit, Akon Changkou, Maty Fall and Nyagua Ruea in varsity style casual clothes — heels aside — lensed by Campbell Addy [IG].
Exhibition: Photographer Campbell Addy has beautiful work on view in London until November 6, 2022 at 180 The Strand. The art show Major — New School celebrates the community and collabortators attached to this VERY interesting London destination. Malick Bodian, who shot the Michaela Coel, cover story for Vogue November also has work in the show, along with Ibrahim Kamara and many other top creatives.
Read MoreZoë Kravitz Directs 'Pussy Island'. Yes, A Woman Makes a Movie About Uber-Successful Male Power
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Zoë Kravitz chose the name of her new movie ‘Pussy Island’ to be confrontational. The film marks the actor’s directorial debut on the grounds of a Yucatán hacienda — “a land of bacchanalia and vice”, writes Hunter Harris for WSJ Magazine.
Kravitz covers the Fall 2022 Fashion issue, lensed by Campbell Addy [IG] with styling by Gabriella Karefa-Johnson.
Read MoreThe Cut: Isaac Poleon Sculpts Avant-Garde Tresses, Making Art of Black Hair
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The Cut: Isaac Poleon Sculpts Avant-Garde Tresses, Making Art of Black Hair AOC Fashion
‘Practise at Play’ is a new column debuting in the February 2022 issue of The Cut. The presentation exists as a showcase for emerging artists, imagined in the creative mind of Jessica Willis, style director at The Cut.
Practice at Play focuses on hair: Sculpting With Tresses: Hairstylist Issac Poleon’s avant-garde looks are more art than coif in its first feature with hair stylist Isaac Poleon.
Erica Smith writes the words with photographs by Campbell Addy [IG] of models Goy Manase and Nyibol Dok Jok./ Makeup by Bea Sweet; set designer by King Owusu
Campbell Addy's Smile-Worthy 'Over the Rainbow' Men's Fashion for WSJ Magazine
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Campbell Addy's Smile-Worthy 'Over the Rainbow' Men's Fashion for WSJ Magazine AOC Fashion
Before seeing this gorgeous WSJ Magazine post online, Anne found herself in a state of exasperation and irritation on a business matter. Checking the credentials on an entirely different post sent by WSJ, It’s Time to Ditch All Your Neutrals and Embrace Rainbow Fashion, stopped her cold.
It’s no secret that AOC jumps through hoops for photographers of color — but for good reason. They have a visceral capacity to feel color in a way we find inspiring. Let’s just say that the world of fashion has been much happier and optimistic with the unleashing of Black creativity, in particular.
Ghanaian-British photographer Campbell Addy’s [IG] image above just erased any and all negative emotions at AOC, even though it’s a grey day on the East Coast. Clare Richardson styles the shoot called ‘Over the Rainbow’, with commentary by Jenny Hartman. Models include: Benyam Mehari, Jefferson Obuseri, Mensah Benjamin.
Stopping by Campbell Addy’s IG as we always do for the photographer — but also to track down the names of the models — we were touched deeply by his vulnerability. Anne was in a similar place in 2014.
Sunday [yesterday October 10] was World Mental Health Day 2021. Campbell Addy wrote:
When asked to create this shoot all I wanted to do was smile. I wanted to create images that would make me smile, because to be frank I had forgotten how to smile deeply and honestly. Those close to me understand my battle with mental health - and it’s a process. Today’s is mental health awareness day, and I would hope someone will look upon these images and feel love, hope and be able to smile. Life is a journey and can be tough at times but simply reaching out and saying hello can make the biggest change in a loved ones life. Thank you to my agents, friends, family and collaborators for putting up with me in my times of need. I’m still trying to smile deeply and honestly, it’s a journey but I’ll get there.
You succeeded in getting Anne to smile also, Campbell Addy — with these glorious images. To say nothing of the joyful jewelry being created in my studio with 80% of the ingredients coming out of Ghana.
Big thanks to you, Campbell Addy, and countless other Black creatives who are turning my own artistry inside out. That’s a big deal for a white lady of a certain age. Better now than never, I guess. Thanks for everything. LOL ~ Anne
Naomi Campbell Wears Kith for Calvin Klein Second Edition Lensed by Campbell Addy
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Naomi Campbell Wears Kith for Calvin Klein Second Edition Lensed by Campbell Addy AOC Fashion
Supermodel Naomi Campbell rarified he air around the Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan, posing for photographer Campbell Addy in key pieces from the Kith for Calvin Klein 2021 collection. The second edition of Kith for Calvin Klein launches Sept. 17 at all Kith locations.
Beyoncé Celebrates 40 Years of Excellence for Harper's Bazaar, Lensed by Campbell Addy
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Beyoncé Celebrates 40 Years of Excellence for Harper's Bazaar, Lensed by Campbell Addy AOC Fashion
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is revered worldwide. As she prepares to celebrate her 40th birthday on September 4, the star is ready to listen to her own inner voice.
During the years of making herself a star music talent, businesswoman, activist, Black cultural hero, philanthropist, mother to four-year-old twins Rumi and Sir and nine-year-old Blue Ivy, and wife to JAY-Z, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter learned the power of putting in the work. “Vision and intention weren’t enough; I had to put in the work,” Beyoncé explains in the September 2021 Harper’s Bazaar US cover story.
The September issue of Harper’s is the first time in a decade that Beyoncé has appeared on the cover of the magazine.
For the majority of her life, including her childhood, the mega-talent had not only ambition and a desire to create excellence in her life. Beyoncé had standards — the highest standards for herself. She explains:
If something wasn’t helping me reach my goal, I decided to invest no time in it. I didn’t feel like I had time to “kiki” or hang out. I sacrificed a lot of things and ran from any possible distraction. I felt as a young Black woman that I couldn’t mess up. I felt the pressure from the outside and their eyes watching for me to trip or fail. I couldn’t let my family down after all the sacrifices they made for me and the girls. That meant I was the most careful, professional teenager and I grew up fast. I wanted to break all of the stereotypes of the Black superstar, whether falling victim to drugs or alcohol or the absurd misconception that Black women were angry. I knew I was given this amazing opportunity and felt like I had one shot. I refused to mess it up, but I had to give up a lot.
Tiffany & Co jewelry is worn throughout the fashion story ‘The Once & Future Beyoncé.’ With her husband JAY-Z , the couple have been named new faces and ambassadors for the luxe jewelry brand. LVMH, Tiffany’s new owner, is now an equal owner with JAY-Z of his champagne brand Armand de Brignac, aka ‘Ace of Spades’.
Beyoncé’s narrative for Harper’s is illuminating and deeper than others we’ve read. She tells a wonderful story about agencies and “formulaic corporate companies” that’s truly wonderful. She’s always sought to surround herself with creative, innovative thinkers, but sometimes there’s just no escaping sterile, corporate thinking.
Like there was the time this agency told her that her audience didn’t like black and white photography. It had to be color. ‘And how do you know that,’ Beyoncé wondered to herself. ‘Market research’ was the answer, and the modern music icon wasn’t having it. She was beyond aggravated:
It pissed me off that an agency could dictate what my fans wanted based on a survey. Who did they ask? How is it possible to generalize people this much? Are these studies accurate? Are they fair? Are all the people I’m trying to uplift and shine a light on included? They’re not. It triggered me when I was told, “These studies show…” I was so exhausted and annoyed with these formulaic corporate companies that I based my whole next project off of black and white photography, including the videos for “Single Ladies” and “If I Were a Boy” and all of the artwork by Peter Lindbergh for I Am…Sasha Fierce, which ended up being my biggest commercial success to date. I try to keep the human feeling and spirit and emotion in my decision-making.
Kendall Jenner As 'Trophy Wife' Stephanie Seymour for Garage Magazine #18
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Kendall Jenner As 'Trophy Wife' Stephanie Seymour for Garage Magazine #18
Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan and British-Ghanian fashion photographer Campbell Addy collaborate on the new ‘Unhinged’ cover story of GARAGE Magazine 18. The artistry features supermodel Kendall Jenner as the 2020 muse channeling Cattelan’s famed work ‘Stephanie’ (2003).
The lifelike sculpture of American supermodel Stephanie Seymour, married to art collector and ‘Interview’ founder Peter Brandt, is frequently called ‘Trophy Wife’. In 2002, Cattelan dined at their estate in Greenwich, Conn, when Brant was looking to commission something from him. Surveying the library, studded with stuffed and mounted animals Brant had killed on safari, Maurizio Cattelan had an idea.
“Your real trophy, Peter,” he said, “is your wife.” Because the finished trophy — mounted to look like a dead gazelle — was made of wax, it couldn’t be hung over the fireplace without melting it. The piece was done in an edition of four: one for the buyer, one for the artist, one for the dealer, and one to be sold.
