Kwaku Alston
Unique Beauty
Kwaku Alston shows a selection of his celebrity and personal portraits and discusses symbols of beauty in our culture and how he responds to them.
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As an award-winning celebrity photographer, Kwaku Alston has made a career of working with beautiful people. As a humanist, he does not restrict his definition of beauty to Hollywood standards. Instead, he focuses on connecting with the spirit of the individual and bringing out their unique beauty. He has photographed First Lady Michelle…
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Beauty CULTure explores photography’s role in capturing and defining notions of modern female beauty and how these images profoundly influence our lives.
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Beauty CULTure
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Photographer
Kwaku Alston
As an award-winning celebrity photographer, Kwaku Alston has made a career of working with beautiful people.