User:Afosorno/sandbox/tylermitchell

Wiki Assignment #3: Write a 2-3 paragraph summary version of your article—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox.

My wiki article that I am working on is on the photographer Tyler Mitchell. He is a up and coming young photographer who quickly gained attention when he shot Beyonce for the cover of Vogue Magazine at just 23 years old.

Tyler Mitchell (born April 12, 1995)  is an American photographer and filmmaker. He is based in Brooklyn, New York.

Early life
Mitchell grew up in Marietta, Georgia. In ninth grade, he purchased a Canon camera and taught himself to make skate videos. He attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts and studied with Deborah Willis.

Career
Mitchell photographed Beyoncé for the cover of American Vogue's September 2018 issue at the age of 23, making him both one of the youngest and the first African-American to shoot the cover. In 2019, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery acquired a portrait of Beyoncé by Mitchell for the permanent collection.

He also has shot for Marc Jacobs and Converse. His work includes both fashion photography and artistic photography, including autobiographical topics and themes of identity.

Exhibitions

 * Labs New Artists II (group exhibition), Red Hook Labs Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, June 2018
 * The Way We Live Now (group exhibition), Aperture Foundation, New York City June–August 2018
 * I Can Make You Feel Good, Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, April–June 2019

Awards

 * Forbes 30 under 30 - Art & Style 2019
 * British Fashion Council - New Wave Creative
 * Dazed Digital - Dazed 100 2016