Julia Roberts & Elizabeth Stewart: Hollywood Reporter
by kwakualston
Julia Roberts and her stylist, Elizabeth Stewart for The Hollywood Reporter photographed in a fabulous Viktor & Rolf dress and Gucci suits. Advertisements
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Trunks Up Show in Los Angeles
by kwakualston
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of going to Thailand to photograph an elephant sanctuary maintained by Lek Chailert. She has an incredible energy about her and I loved documenting her interactions with the elephants. On April 17TH, 2019, TRUNKS UP LOS ANGELES will host a fundraiser for global conservationist and award-winning founder of Save Elephant Foundation and Elephant Nature Park, Sangdeaun Lek Chailert. This event will include a screening of the recently released and critically-acclaimed film, “Love and […]
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PDN Photo Expo
by kwakualston
Thank you to PDN and the people who came out to support me and learn about my journey. It was a wonderful experience to share my story and my life’s work, and I truly appreciate everyone’s presence.
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Kane Brown for Billboard
by kwakualston
Kane Brown is an emerging musical force to watch out for with his eclectic style, combining country music with hip hop, rock, and R&B genres.
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LeBron James & SpringHill Entertainment for The Hollywood Reporter
by kwakualston
My photo crew and I arrived at an empty Warner Brothers soundstage, where a build team was unloading a box truck filled with platforms and seating to arrange for the Hollywood Reporter cover photo: a 30-35 person group shot of LeBron James’ staff from his companies SpringHill Entertainment and Uninterrupted. Our concept for the Hollywood Reporter feature focused on LeBron’s business ventures and rise in Los Angeles. A few days before the shoot I scouted the Warner Brothers Back […]
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Jon Kabat-Zinn for Experience Life Magazine
by kwakualston
Behind the Scenes: Recent cover featuring spiritual leader Jon Kabat Zinn for Experience Life Magazine. A wonderful day of learning about how to include mindfulness in every part of your life. Check out the article here. Thank you to Jon for your peaceful presence and our wonderful team: Creative Director: Lydia Anderson Producer: Kathy Nenneker Photo Assistants: Brittany Smith & Kate Adams Digital Tech: Sara Swaty Motion: Andy Putschoegl Wardrobe: Lisa Bae Grooming: Barbara Farman
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Night School
by kwakualston
Night School for Universal featuring the hilarious Kevin Hart & Tiffany Haddish
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PDN PhotoPlus Expo Speaking Engagement
by kwakualston
Please join me in New York City at the Javits Convention Center on October 25 as I share my experience on how to survive in the Wild Wild West of the photography industry. You can register here. Course details: In this Master Class, Kwaku Alston will navigate you through the essentials of surviving and thriving in a commercial photography career. This course will cover how to present your portfolio, market to clients, build and maintain relationships, budget and make job estimates, […]
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Directing Comedy: David Spade
by kwakualston
Behind the scenes photos by Victor Campos My photos are never really humorous or conceptually funny—I tend to take a more straightforward approach to portraiture. Be it a conceptual piece or a simple one light portrait, I prefer to let the subject bring their own personality to the photograph, offering occasional cues or direction about the attitude I want them to convey. Christian Martillo, Audible’s Creative Director, helped come up with the creative strategy to create content […]
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