How is a lack of representation within magazine creative teams impacting the presentation of diverse cover stars?
The ladies discuss magazine photography of highly-melanated women and ask whether media companies need to rethink the diversity of the creative teams they use behind the camera, following heavy criticism of the image of Kamala Harris selected for the February cover of US Vogue. Guest starring Lauren Fernandes, Assistant Producer of Ethnically Speaking.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/10/kamala-harris-vogue-cover-photos-anna-wintour
(Article – Vogue's Kamala Harris cover photos spark controversy: 'Washed out mess' – Richard Luscombe and Priya Elan for The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/jan/12/anna-wintour-kamala-harris-vogue-cover
(Article – Anna Wintour defends Vogue's controversial Kamala Harris cover – Priya Elan for The Guardian)
https://www.vox.com/21330898/vogue-simone-biles-vanity-fair-viola-davis-cover
(Article – Representation is deeper than putting Black icons on magazine covers – Fabiola Cineas for Vox)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/style/kamala-harris-vogue.html
(Article – Why a Vogue Cover Created an Uproar Over Kamala Harris – Vanessa Friedman for The New York Times
https://www.vogue.com/article/tyler-mitchell-beyonce-photographer-vogue-september-issue
(Article – Meet Tyler Mitchell, the Photographer Who Shot Beyoncé For Vogue’s September Issue – Chioma Nnadi for Vogue)
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