Kenneth Willardt

Kenneth Willardt (born 30 January 1966) 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.

He has worked for Christian Dior, Nivea, L'Oréal, Pantene, Target[1] and Marco Bicego jewelry.

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] Willardt has done a television campaigns 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]
  • "Best New Photographer," PDN Magazine.

Exhibitions
  • Kodak House, Tokyo, Japan.
  • 2003: "Bullseye" branding campaign "Sign of the Times" for Target was included in the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum's 2003 National Design Triennial.[10]
  • 2013: Size Does Matter, 588 Gallery, Chelsea, New York, November – December 2013. Solo exhibition.[6][7][8]
  • 2014: The Beauty Book, 588 Gallery, Chelsea, New York, 7 November 2014 – 7 February 2015. Solo exhibition.

Publications
  • Beauty Book. Kempen, Germany: teNeues, 2014. ISBN 978-3-8327-9879-6. In conjunction with an exhibition at 588 Gallery, Chelsea, New York.
gollark: The avian carriers RFC was truly a masterpiece of its time. So sad that it's barely supported by ISPs.
gollark: This is explained by the strangely easy to establish morphism between you and apioform.
gollark: What is WITH your color coloring?
gollark: I could just use `clip-path` on profile pictures I guess.
gollark: Yes. This is the best way.

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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