Quil Lemons

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Quil Lemons (born 1997) is an American photographer. His work has been exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the International Center of Photography. [1] [2] In 2021, he became the youngest person to photograph the lead image used on the cover of Vanity Fair . [3]

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Early life and education

Lemons grew up in South Philadelphia. He attended the Charter High School for Architecture and Design in Philadelphia and The New School in New York. [4] [5]

Career

In 2017, Lemons released a photo series called GlitterBoy. [6] His photographs have been featured in publications including The New York Times , Variety , and Vogue . [4] Lemons' photograph of Billie Eilish was used on the March 2021 cover of Vanity Fair, making him the youngest person ever to photograph the magazine's cover image. [3] He was the photographer for the advertising campaign of the Savage X Pride Collection celebrating LGBT Pride from Rihanna's Savage X Fenty fashion label. [7]

Lemons was included in the book The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion by Antwaun Sargent. [8]

Exhibitions

Personal life

Lemons lives in Brooklyn, New York. [4]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Waddoups, Ryan (2021-09-24). "An Intimate Look Inside Five Emerging Black Photographers, Shot Entirely on iPhone". SURFACE. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  3. 1 2 Miller, Allie (February 10, 2021). "South Philly native makes history with Billie Eilish photoshoot for Vanity Fair cover". Philly Voice .
  4. 1 2 3 Harden, Brandon T. (10 February 2021). "At 23, South Philly's Quil Lemons becomes the youngest photographer to shoot a Vanity Fair cover". inquirer.com. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  5. "A Young Photographer Captures Four Generations of Women in Batsheva Dresses". Vogue. 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  6. "Quil Lemons's New Vision of Black Masculinity". Interview. January 15, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  7. Ell, Kellie. "Rihanna Celebrates Pride With New Lingerie" Women's Wear Daily, June 2, 2021, pp. 16
  8. Smyth, Diane. The British Journal of Photography; Vol. 166, Iss. 7890, (Dec 2019): 14-17.
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