Kwaku Alston photographs Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry for Essence cover story

05/22/2013 – 12:52 pm

Kwaku Alston went to Atlanta to photograph Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry for the cover of Essence‘s June issue, which just hit newsstands. “We only had a total of 30 minutes to photograph these two media moguls and create an iconic cover,” notes Kwaku. Read more about the shoot at his blog, artofstudio.com. . . […]

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Kwaku Alston shoots “For Colored Girls…” cast for double Essence covers

12/20/2010 – 5:25 pm

Essence magazine’s December issue features two covers, both shot by Kwaku Alston. One features the women of the Tyler Perry–directed movie For Colored Girls. Clockwise from left: Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, Kerry Washington, Loretta Devine, Janet Jackson, Tessa Thompson, and Whoopi Goldberg. .   . …and the other is a […]

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