HENRY WATKINS featured on VOGUE ITALIA WEBSITE

I woke up this morning  and went to the Vogue Italia website to see who was the featured black model in the Vogue Black section edited by the iconic Bethann Hardison and was completely surprised to see Henry Watkins. I remember a few years ago, George Brown (booker at Red NYC) hit me up and asked me  to do a test with new face Henry Watkins. I instantly liked his  fresh All-American look and after seeing him in person, I really liked his personality. Most new models come into my shooting space seem blank and empty .... not Henry. He was very smart and funny.... i instantly saw "superstar" in him.

Since our collaboration, Henry has walked runways  for Calvin Klein, Givenchy, Emporio Armani and countless other designers all over the world. Hes also done campaigns for Benetton and American Eagle. He even appeared on the reality series Model City.

With the fickleness of the fashion industry,it is real nice to see the work we did together continues to hold a presence in his presentation to the fashion world. This past fashion week, WHY NOT Model mgmt., his agency rep in Milan used one of my images on his showcard.

Everyone go check out Henry's interview on Vogue Italia - VOGUE BLACK . Its a major compliment that Bethann chose a few images of mine to appear in the Henry Watkins gallery.

CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO INTERVIEW

introducing: JARROD PIERCE @ red models nyc

...with classic "boy next door" looks and a dazzling personality, I am anxious to see his beautiful face and amazing body take this industry by storm.

NEW FACE: ISAIAH COLBERT @ RED MODELS NYC

The unconventional yet bankable appeal of native New Yorker Isaiah Colbert first caught my attention in photos shot by Samuel Zukato. I immediately got in touch with Isaiah and set up a one- on - one meeting. After meeting him in person I definitely knew their was star potential in him. He was handsome with these amazingly beautiful piercing green eyes and a slim, almost perfect model body. He also had a charm and features that reminded me of President Obama. My challenge with Isaiah was to capture him in was he had never been photographed and I wanted to show that with his unusual features (especially those ears, lol) that he was marketable and had character and personality that was multi-dimensional.

After I shot him his girlfriend sent the pics to George at Red Models NYC and they signed him instantly. I am very proud of Isaiah and with his personality, unique look and the agressive push Red tend to give their black guys, I anticipate a rush of editorial magazine work if the near future. Watch out for this one y'all .... this is one to not sleep on.