MISAN HARRIMAN
Chairman, Southbank centre Pioneering Photographer, Curator, Social Activist
Keynote Speaking Topics
The Power of Image
NFTs
Creativity for Change
Diversity
Decolonising Culture
“The most talked about photographer of our times”
- The Evening Standard -
A brilliant and engaging storyteller; photographer, creative director and cultural commentator Misan Harriman is the first black person in the 104 year history of British Vogue to shoot the cover of its September issue. His strong reportage style and unique eye for narrative has captured the world.
From documenting historic moments in history, most recently the Black Lives Matter movement in London, to photographing high profile celebrities, including Stormzy, Tom Cruise, Adwoa Aboah, Giorgio Armani, Kylie Minogue, Cate Blanchett and Olivia Colman, Harriman is a photographer of extraordinary range.
His commissions include royal, private and high profile portraiture as well as reportage documenting and covering behind the scenes at major awards, music festivals and film sets. His striking images have featured in Vanity Fair, Vogue UK, Harpers Bazaar, People Magazine and The Telegraph among others.
He is the founder of WhatWeSeee.com a curated platform for enriching film, music, poetry and art.
Nigerian born, Harriman was educated in England where he developed a life-long love for the arts. This led him to picking up a camera and honing his craft. Harriman is completely self-taught, his work inspired by Gordon Parks, Sally Mann, Eve Arnold, Bruce Davidson and Peter Lindbergh.
Selected Press: CNN, British Vogue, AdAge, GQ, The Evening Standard, ITV, The Guardian, Tatler, BJP, BBC
