After being tasked with researching a music photographer I was instantly drawn to Jonathan Mannion as I recognised his work on rappers album covers from when I was younger. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the USA and one of the country’s most acclaimed portrait photographers and a singular sensation within the world of hip-hop. In the time spent on his career, he has done 300 album covers ranging from Jay Z to Outkast.
I preferred his edited portraits more so than anything less I saw on Jonathan website as he demonstrates great characteristics of the subjects that you’d expected. This Portrait reveals the sense of intense mystery which you kind of want to understand more, which I think is a good tool for promoting Andre 3000 to unknown people. This could have taken a lot of preparation for composition and probably had some input from the subject as well. The intense mystery can be seen in the composition of the arm, hand and only seeing one side of his face.
This defines the late member of Wu Tand Clan Ol, dirty b******* Individually so well and was captured on a decisive moment as he’s laughing with hands down boxers. He was always seen as the immature joker of the group and I wonder about the full story behind the picture, either or not Jonathan got him laughing or if he was laughing at Jonathan, simply I can’t be certain.
Incredible lyricist mos def stood in front of Brooklyn bridge which is his original home. The positioning of the hand with the hat is a random adjustment I figure it was either suggested by him or Jonathan it took a few moments for me then to notice the other hand where there are sunglasses softly gripped. The posture is straight and is similar to the expression on his face as if he’s a very curious motivated icon whos wanders about others potential.
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