Kwaku Alston recently produced a stunning set of new portraits of Janelle Monae for Essence‘s April issue, marking the second time he’s shot the uniquely stylish musical artist for the magazine (see their previous collaboration here).
“The first Monae shoot (under creative direction of Deborah Boardley) for Essence focused on her as a musician, using her iconic and retro style to motivate and frame the imagery,” Kwaku explains. “However, for this second shoot, we were inspired to create a fashion glamour story molded from sci-fi dreams and colorful space travel. To set the mood, I chose to shoot in an unfinished futuristic Frank Lloyd Wright structure overlooking the hills of Malibu with the ocean in the distance: Janelle Monae lands on Mars.”
Read more about the shoot at Kwaku’s blog, Art of Studio.
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Janelle Monae. Photo by Kwaku Alston.
Photo by Kwaku Alston.
Photo by Kwaku Alston for Essence, May 2013 issue.
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