Adama Jalloh

Adama Jalloh (born 1993) is a British photographer of Sierra Leonean heritage whose work has been exhibited at Tate Modern and the V&A Museum. She specialises in portraiture and documentary photography.[1]

Early life and education

Jalloh was born in 1993 to Sierra Leonean parents and is based in London.[2][3] She has a BA in commercial photography from the Arts University Bournemouth,[3] and won the British Journal of Photography Breakthrough Award for a single image by an undergraduate in 2015.[4]

Career

Jalloh's work has been included in exhibitions including "After Hours: Soul of A Nation" (2015) at Tate Modern, London (featuring her commission Familiar Faces);[5] "Celebration of African Female Photographers" (2018) at Nubuke Foundation, Accra, Ghana;[6] "No Place Like Home" Friday Late (2019), V&A Museum, London (which exhibited her project "Love Story");[7] and "Bamako Encounters - African Biennale of Photography" (2019), Mali.[8][4]

From October 2020 to September 2021, the Horniman Museum in London hosted the exhibition "An Ode To Afrosurrealism" comprising photographs by Jalloh and Hamed Maiye.[9][10][11]

Jalloh has undertaken commissions from publications and organizations including Alexander McQueen.[12] In the area of music, she has portrayed artists including Zara McFarlane, Yussef Kamaal, Shabaka Hutchings, Little Simz, Freddie Gibbs, and Mr Eazi.[3]

Jalloh's photograph of Selma Blair was the cover image of the May 2023 issue of Vogue Germany, the German edition of Vogue.[13]

References

  1. ^ "D&AD Meets: POC Creatives — Photographer Adama Jalloh on heritage, collaboration and inspiring black women in the African Diaspora". D&AD. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ Rogers, Fiona (1 August 2021). "Adama Jalloh". Firecracker. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c El-Sabrout, Omar. "Adama Jalloh — The Future Happened". The Future Happened. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Info". Adama Jalloh. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^ "After Hours: Soul of a Nation – Private view at Tate Modern". Tate. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. ^ "African Lens vol 4: Celebration of African female photographers". www.nubukefoundation.org. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Friday Late: No Place Like Home" (PDF). V&A. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Photography Festival - Coming soon: The 12th edition of the Bamako Encounters - Biennale of African Photography". The Eye of Photography Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  9. ^ "An Ode to Afrosurrealism". Horniman Museum and Gardens. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  10. ^ Johanson, Christabel (5 November 2021). "An Ode to Afrosurrealism". AFRICANAH.ORG. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  11. ^ Solarin, Ayoola (10 November 2020). "The importance of Afrosurrealism in 2020". i-D. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Commissions: Alexander McQueen". Adama Jalloh. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Selma Blair über ihre MS-Diagnose: "Ich hatte immer Angst, dass man mich für unfähig halten würde"". Vogue Germany (in German). 20 April 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.