Feeling Seen: The Photographs of Campbell Addy

Campbell Addy is a rising star in the photography scene, with his first and only monograph featuring work from major labels and magazines, outtakes from shoots, and newly commissioned texts by Edward Enninful and Ekow Eshun on the importance of authentic diversity behind and in front of the camera. The book opens with a foreword by Edward Enninful and includes a broad selection of Addy's striking photographs, ranging from prominent fashion and magazine commissions to candid portraiture. Quotes from leading Black figures are woven between Addy's imagery, and the book closes with a deeper exploration of his more personal imagery and influences.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 14 April 2022
Publisher: Prestel

Candid and personal, dazzling with color and immediacy, this first and only monograph of a rising star of the photography scene features work from major labels and magazines, outtakes from shoots, and newly commissioned texts by Edward Enninful and Ekow Eshun on the importance of authentic diversity behind and in front of the camera. From major portraits of the likes of Kendall Jenner, FKA Twigs, and Tyler, the Creator to cover shoots for leading magazines such as Time, Rolling Stone, and Garage, Campbell Addy has quickly become one of the most in-demand photographers of his generation. The book opens with a foreword by British Vogue's editor-in-chief, Edward Enninful, discussing the powerful intersection of photography, race, beauty, and representation. This is followed by a broad selection of Addy's striking photographs, which range from prominent fashion and magazine commissions to candid portraiture. Featuring recognizable cover shots alongside unpublished outtakes and unseen photography, viewers are afforded insight into Addy's creative process on set. Quotes from leading Black figures including Naomi Campbell and Nadine Ijewere are woven between Addy's striking imagery, in which these trailblazing Black creatives reflect on the first time they felt seen in their industry. The book closes with a deeper exploration of Addy's more personal imagery and influences, paying tribute to the heritage of Black photographers through the work of Ajamu and James Barnor. In conversation with curator and writer Ekow Eshun, Addy balances his own experiences as a queer, Black photographer who left his Jehovah's Witness family home at sixteen with broader questions of identity, intimacy, and art that face many creatives today. Charged with energy, compassion, and authenticity, this inaugural monograph is a testament to the power of photography to capture the essence of a person and a moment in time.

Weight: 567g
Dimension: 305 x 241 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783791388465