Imaan Hammam, Desert Calm, Tierra Atacama, Vogue, 2015
Archival Pigment Print
36 × 44 in, 91.4 × 111.8 cm
Private collection
Imaan Hammam (born 5 October 1996) is a Dutch model of Egyptian and Moroccan descent. She has appeared on the cover of American Vogue thrice.
Imaan Hammam was born in Amsterdam to an Egyptian father and a Moroccan mother. Hammam was discovered in Amsterdam's Central Station by an agent from CODE Management in 2010. In 2013 her agency sent her to Paris with VIVA Model Management and she was given the special honor to open the Givenchy show as an exclusive. Shortly after she appeared in consecutive issues of American, Italian and French Vogue.
“I’m half Moroccan, half Egyptian, and I was born in Amsterdam. I’m Muslim, and I’m superproud of my heritage and of my roots. I want to be a role model for young girls who are struggling with racism or struggling with their looks or with their skin color. I had Naomi Campbell, who I looked up to as a black powerful woman. But there aren’t many Arabic models, and being an African-Arabic model, I’m trying to open doors for more Arabic girls.” More on Imaan Hammam
Patrick Demarchelier, internationally renowned fashion and portrait photographer known for his ability to represent the true personalities of his subjects. He discovered his passion at 17, experimenting with his first camera. By 1975, he had moved to New York and was working for Vogue, beginning to build a portfolio that now includes innumerable celebrities and supermodels. Princess Diana admired his work and, in 1989, commissioned him to photograph her and Princes William and Harry, leading to his role as the first non-British official photographer for the Royal family. Demarchelier is particularly drawn to female subjects, the result, he cheekily claims, of “always being surrounded by men” growing up. More on Patrick Demarchelier
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