From major portraits of the likes of Naomi Campbell, FKA Twigs and Tyler, the Creator to cover shoots for leading magazines, Campbell Addy has quickly become one of the most in-demand photographers of his generation. @campbelladdy has now released a new book which features his striking imagery woven between trailblazing Black creatives reflecting on the first time they say they felt seen in their industry. "The first time I got in front of the camera lens and looked up to see Campbell Addy, I realised something special was happening," @naomi told the Guardian in a 2019 interview. "There was something in that moment that felt sacred. It occurred to me that this was the first time a Black photographer had shot me for a mainstream publication in my 33-and-a-half-year career." Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who styled Tyler, the Creator in this gallery, says: "I spent a lot of time trying to make myself smaller so I could slip through the cracks or camouflage the parts of me that didn’t “fit”. André Leon Talley [the late creative director of Vogue] was the first Black person I became aware of who had a seat at the table – at the very top of the mountain – who insisted on taking up space. He represented possibility to me." Addy, who is also a filmmaker, says he balances his own experiences as a queer, Black photographer who left his Jehovah’s Witness family home at 16 with broader questions of identity, intimacy and art which face many creatives today. "I thought, well, where do I fit in as an image-maker? Once you get rid of the queer, the Black, the male, whatever, then it’s just my interests. The things I like to explore. "... In theory, my work is about showcasing. It’s about putting things within my world under the microscope. My book is about feeling seen because every person, every object, needs to be handled with care. That’s kind of where the title came from." Addy's new book, Feeling Seen, is out now through Prestel Publishing. Cover image: Tyler, the Creator for WSJ Magazine Innovators, 2019 Swipe for more. #campbelladdy #photography #portraitphotography #portraits #feelingseen #gabriellakarefajohnson #tylerthecreator #naomicampbell