Campbell Addy

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Campbell Addy
Born
South London, England
Notable work
  • Photography
  • filmmaking

Campbell Addy is a London based photographer, filmmaker and artist raised in South London.

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Early life and education

Addy was born and raised in South London. His parents separated during his childhood and he was brought up by his Jehovah's Witness mother in a low-income community. [1] [2]

When he was 17, Addy's brother outed Campbell's sexual orientation to their mother after he had uncovered a photography of Campbell and a boyfriend in his bedroom. Fearing being sent to live with his Muslim father in Ghana, Addy fled home. He was taken in by the Albert Kennedy Trust and subsequently put into foster care with Richard Field, a gay artist living in South London. Addy has since reconciled with his family. [2]

In 2010 Addy was tasked with reorganising the school library, where he discovered the books of Nick Knight, Norman Parkinson and Irving Penn and realised that the possibility of using photography in an artistic storytelling way. [3] [4]

Addy studied Fashion Communications at Central Saint Martins, where he realised he wanted to be a photographer after an encouraging conversation with friend Ib Kamara. [5] In the final year of his degree he launched his own magazine and agency Nii Journal and Nii Agency. [6] [7]

Career

Campbell Addy has worked with a number of fashion clients including Off-White, Calvin Klein, MAC. He has shot magazine covers for WSJ, Time, The Cut, Dazed and Rolling Stone, and photographed Tyler, the Creator, FKA Twigs, Naomi Campbell, Beyonce, and Edward Enninful. [8]

Addy's work has been exhibited in London, Paris, Melbourne, New York, Oslo, and Qatar, being part of exhibitions such as The New Black Vanguard at the Saatchi, Get Up Stand Up Now! At Somerset House and MAJOR at 180 the Strand. [9]

Addy was included in Forbes 30 under 30, and the New Wave British Fashion Awards in both 2018 and 2019. [10]

His first monograph Feeling Seen: the Photographs of Campbell Addy debuted in 2022. [11]

Exhibitions

Publications

Awards and recognitions

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References

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  2. 1 2 Penny, Daniel (2022-03-17). "Campbell Addy Up Close". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  3. ↑ Huxtable, Isaac. "Campbell Addy on his mission to champion Black visibility, creativity, and the pioneers that came before him - 1854 Photography". www.1854.photography. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  4. ↑ Dazed (2022-03-29). "Campbell Addy wants his photographs to make you feel seen". Dazed. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  5. ↑ Huxtable, Isaac. "Campbell Addy on his mission to champion Black visibility, creativity, and the pioneers that came before him - 1854 Photography". www.1854.photography. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  6. ↑ "This London Creative Guru Is Changing the Way Fashion Thinks About Diversity". Vogue. 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  7. ↑ Fletcher, Gemma (2022-04-20). "Campbell Addy's journey to Feeling Seen". Creative Review. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  8. ↑ Dazed (2022-03-29). "Campbell Addy wants his photographs to make you feel seen". Dazed. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  9. ↑ "About". CAMPBELL ADDY. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  10. ↑ "Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2021: Art & Culture". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  11. ↑ "Feeling Seen: The Photographs of Campbell Addy". CAMPBELL ADDY. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  12. ↑ https://www.180studios.com/exhibitions-and-performances/i-love-campbell
  13. ↑ "Major — 180 The Strand". www.180thestrand.com. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  14. ↑ "The New Black Vanguard - Exhibition - Saatchi Gallery". www.saatchigallery.com. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  15. ↑ "Campbell Addy's 'Niijournal II' highlights mental health issues in ethnic communities". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
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