Adama Jalloh
British photographer (born 1993)
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Adama Jalloh (born 1993) is a British photographer of Sierra Leonean heritage whose work has been exhibited at Tate Modern and the V&A Museum. She specialises in portraiture and documentary photography.[1]
Adama Jalloh | |
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| Born | 1993 (age 32–33) |
| Alma mater | Arts University Bournemouth |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Known for | Portraiture and documentary photography |
| Awards | British Journal of Photography Breakthrough Award |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
Jalloh was born in 1993 to Sierra Leonean parents and is based in London, England.[2][3] She has a BA degree in commercial photography from the Arts University Bournemouth,[3] and won the British Journal of Photography Breakthrough Award for a single image by an undergraduate in 2015.[4]
Career
Jalloh's work has been included in exhibitions including After Hours: Soul of A Nation (2015) at Tate Modern, London (featuring her commission "Familiar Faces");[5] Celebration of African Female Photographers (2018) at Nubuke Foundation, Accra, Ghana;[6] No Place Like Home Friday Late (2019), V&A Museum, London (which exhibited her project "Love Story");[7] and Bamako Encounters - African Biennale of Photography (2019), Mali.[8][4]
From October 2020 to September 2021, the Horniman Museum in London hosted the exhibition An Ode To Afrosurrealism comprising photographs by Jalloh and Hamed Maiye.[9][10][11]
Jalloh has undertaken commissions from publications and organizations including Alexander McQueen.[12] In the area of music, she has portrayed artists including Zara McFarlane, Yussef Kamaal, Shabaka Hutchings, Little Simz, Freddie Gibbs, and Mr Eazi.[3]
Jalloh's photograph of Selma Blair was the cover image of the May 2023 issue of Vogue Germany, the German edition of Vogue.[13]