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

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L'Oréal L'Oréal S.A. () is a French multinational personal care corporation registered in Paris

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, ''Photo District News,'' 29 October 2003. He has done editorial work for ''

W Magazine ''W'' (or ''W Magazine'') is an American fashion magazine that was launched in 1972 as a sister publication to ''Women's Wear Daily''. The magazine features stories about style through the lens of art, celebrity, culture, fashion and film. Ba ...

'', '' Vanity Fair'' (U.S and Italian), '' Allure'', '' GQ'', ''

InStyle ''InStyle'' is an American monthly women's fashion magazine founded in 1994. It was published in the United States by Dotdash Meredith, and started originally as a brand extension of ''People (magazine), People'' before carving out its own ide ...

,'' the British and U.S. editions of '' Glamour'', the Brazilian, Chinese, Japanese, German and Spanish editions of ''

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'', ''A-Anna Magazine'', ''

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'', and '' Seventeen.'' He has done a television campaign for ''

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,'' and their 2009 "Maybelline Loves New York" and 2010 calendars. For Willardt's 2013 exhibition ''Size Does Matter'', Plus-size model

Robyn Lawley Robyn Lawley (born 13 June 1989) is an Australian model, writer, photographer and director. She has appeared in ''Sports Illustrated'', ''Elle,'' and other publications. She has been outspoken in her support for size-inclusiveness in the fashio ...

was photographed nude with various animals, including rabbits, an owl, an octopus and tarantulas. Each image in the exhibit had a QR code. When the QR code was scanned with a cell phone, added movement in the image was visible on the cell phone screen. 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.

Exhibitions

*2003: "Bullseye" branding campaign "Sign of the Times" for

was included in the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum's 2003 National Design Triennial. *2013: ''Size Does Matter'', 588 Gallery, Chelsea, New York, November – December 2013. Solo exhibition.

Publications

*''Beauty Book.'' Kempen, Germany:

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, 2014. . In conjunction with an exhibition at 588 Gallery, Chelsea, New York.

References

External links

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