US Vogue August 2022 : Emma Corrin by Jamie Hawkesworth

[Royal-Galliano]

Shocked to see that this story will appear on their october issue

why shocked?

it should have been the cover story of this issue. nothing against emma or ellen.

 

[susseinmcswanny]

This is kind of cringe...

 

[Deleted member 141523]

They should call another photographer, not Annie. Someone from New York Times or National Geographic.

 

[Kimy Jo]

IMO people are taking things super seriously and getting mad for no reason whatsoever, as always

 

[KoV]

I think Annie did a great job.

 

[Deleted member 141523]

I think Annie did a great job.

Same! But her aesthetic is not the correct for what's going on. It's commercial looking, and a black & white/simple story would have been better. Sadly, with this move, Anna made a favor to Putin.

 

[KoV]

As I see it, no matter how or whom Vogue chose to photograph Olena Zelenska, Putin apologists will try and twist it into a negative thing. On its face, it's easy to argue a Vogue feature is frivolous and elitist and whatever else. I think that's partly due to sexism, since I can't recall anyone making that argument when heads of state pose for Time Magazine, GQ, Esquire, etc. I saw people complaining about "our tax dollars" funding this shoot. You can't make decisions based on what will appease the naysayers because nothing will, they're not operating in good faith. All you can do is try and select the best photographer to take the best photos of people you believe are important to your readers and to history, and try to do them justice. I think Annie's done that here. Beautiful portraits that reference the war and don't feel overly produced/staged but that also aren't masquerading as gritty b&w bts shots. This is a President and a First Lady, and despite circumstances I think it's only respectful to photograph them accordingly in a slightly more formal/dignified manner. I think there's more power in that.