Kenneth Willardt

Kenneth Willardt is a Danish photographer based in New York City, specializing in celebrity, beauty, and fashion portraiture.

Life and work

Willardt grew up in Espergaerde, Denmark, near Copenhagen. He studied at the Danish School of Photography in Copenhagen and apprenticed under photographer Torsten Graae. He moved to New York City in 1987 where he has worked on beauty and fashion-focused editorials and campaigns.

Willardt has worked for Christian Dior, Nivea, L'Oréal, Pantene, and Target.[1] He has done editorial work for W Magazine, Vanity Fair (U.S and Italian), Allure, GQ, InStyle, the British and U.S. editions of Glamour, the Brazilian, Chinese, Japanese, German and Spanish editions of Vogue,[1][2][3] A-Anna Magazine,[4] Cosmopolitan,[5] Marie Claire,[3] and Seventeen.[3] He has done a television campaign for Maybelline, and their 2009 "Maybelline Loves New York" and 2010 calendars.

For Willardt's 2013 exhibition Size Does Matter,[6][7][8] Plus-size model Robyn Lawley was photographed nude with various animals, including rabbits, an owl, an octopus and tarantulas.[8] Each image in the exhibit had a QR code.[9] When the QR code was scanned with a cell phone, added movement in the image was visible on the cell phone screen.[9] In addition to the images in the gallery, a billboard with Lawley flanked by bunnies was placed on the West Side Highway in Manhattan.

Awards
  • 2003: "Photographer of the Year" award, Pantene Pro-V Beauty Awards, London.[1]

Exhibitions

Publications
  • Beauty Book. Kempen, Germany: teNeues, 2014. ISBN 978-3-8327-9879-6. In conjunction with an exhibition at 588 Gallery, Chelsea, New York.

References
  1. "Kenneth Willardt Wins Beauty Photo Award", Photo District News, 29 October 2003. Archived January 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Kenneth Willardt". models.com. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. "Kenneth Willardt-Photographer". myfdb.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  4. "Mariner Inn Motel June 2010 in ANNA". fashionmodeldirectory.com. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  5. Willardt, Kenneth. "Lady Gaga Pics You Won't See Anywhere Else". cosmopolitan.com. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  6. Black, Liz (13 November 2013). "Robyn Lawley Is Nude And Stunning In "Size Does Matter" Exhibit". refinery29.com. Refinery 29. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. Heyman, Marshall (5 November 2013). "Model Plus Animals". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  8. Sherman, Lauren (7 November 2013). "Plus-Size Poster Girl Robyn Lawley Bares It All in a New Gallery Exhibit". elle.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  9. Brown, Emma. "Kenneth Willardt's Augmented Debut". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  10. Lupton, Ellen; Albrecht, Donald; Yelavich, Susan; Owens, Mitchell (2003). Inside Design Now: The National Design Triennial. New York, NY: Princeton Architectural Press. p. 174. ISBN 9781568983950. LCCN 2002015746. OCLC 260027916. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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