Photography Phenom, Tyler Mitchell

Anna Wintour, Editor and Chief of Vogue Magazine since 1988, just did something unprecedented. She’s allowed Beyonce, total and complete control over the cover shoot for the upcoming September issue (Kanye is probably sick right now). Of course, in pure Beyonce fashion, she did some truly epic and amazing. Beyonce chose a 23-year-old black photographer by the name of Tyler Mitchell to shoot her cover. What makes this even more amazing is that Tyler will be the first black photographer to shoot a Vogue cover in the magazine’s 126 year history.

Since 1988, Anna Wintour has had complete control over Vogue America’s covers, including outfits worn by models and the final selection of pictures. For September, Beyonce has contractually gained complete control over every aspect of the cover. According to a source for the Huffington Post, the added:

“The reason a 23-year-old black photographer is photographing Beyoncé for the cover of Vogue is because Beyoncé used her power and influence to get him that assignment.” ~a source to HuffPost

Tyler Mitchell may be young, but he has already taken the fashion industry by storm. He has already shot campaigns for Marc Jacobs and Givenchy. In December’s issue of the New York Post, Tyler Mitchell discussed his passion for photography, he stated:

“I depict black people and people of color in a really real and pure way, there is an honest gaze to my photos.”

Beyonce was last on the cover of Vogue in 2015 and had no creative control; her appearance still made headline because she didn’t grant the publication a sit-down interview. In the 2018 September issue, she still will not grant Vogue a sit-down interview; we will only be able to bask in the history-making photography shot by Tyler Mitchell – and we’re cool with that.