Nadine Ijewere
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Nadine Ijewere | |
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| Born | c. 1992 (age 33–34) London,[1] England |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Known for | Fashion and portrait photography |
| Website | www |
Nadine Ijewere (born c. 1992)[2] is a London-born photographer of Nigerian-Jamaican parentage.[1] She works in the fields of fashion and portraiture, and is known for celebrating the diversity of her models, many of whom do not conform to the standard fashion industry stereotypes.
Ijewere was born to a Nigerian father and a Jamaican mother and grew up in Peckham, South London.[3]
Ijewere initially studied science and maths at A-level,[2] before deciding to enroll to study photography at the London College of Fashion. During her time there she started to become concerned about some of the unsettling undertones in fashion imagery, particularly the stereotypes used in the portrayal of non-Western cultures.[4] During her final year she started casting mixed-race models who fell outside the industry norm – something that has become central to her work.[2]
