Communication Arts interviewed Kwaku Alston for an “Insights” column on “What Matters Most,” a piece that touches on the weirdest thing that has happened to Kwaku on a shoot, his biggest challenge as a photographer, his favorite quote, and what’s on his horizon. “Among other creative photography-based projects, I have branched out to create an […]

Congratulations to Kwaku Alston, Craig Cutler, and Nadav Kander, all three of whom were published in the PDN 2013 Photo Annual. Kwaku was honored in the Video category for his short film Children of the Rainbow. Craig was featured in the Advertising category for a Procter & Gamble campaign for Venus that he shot for […]

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. . . […]

The Stockland Martel Blog turned 4 this spring, so we thought it would be fun to look back at the posts that attracted the most views over the years. But instead of a list of links, our retrospective takes the form of the gallery below. Click on any image to view the whole thing as […]

Sports Illustrated commissioned celebrity photographer Kwaku Alston to photograph Jason Collins for its exclusive cover story on the NBA center, who made history last week when he announced that he is gay, making him the first male pro athlete in the U.S. to come out. Here’s a look at some of Kwaku’s portraits of Collins. […]

Kwaku Alston and Art Streiber will be presenting their work and sharing their sources of inspiration on Tuesday, April 23, at 20×20: Diffusion LA—A Featured MOPLA Discussion. The title of the event comes from the PechaKucha format: 20 slides x 20 seconds each. As the event organizers say: “It’s PowerPoint meets poetry slam.” The event […]

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 […]

Kwaku Alston recently photographed LL Cool J for Essence‘s March cover story. Here’s a look, along with video from their shoot, which took place at Concrete Loft in Los Angeles… . . . .

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Self-portrait with tea (and cakes!) by Kwaku Alston, shot for SMart Book 2013… . . . .