At EBONY’s Energy 100 gala, employees Picture Director Keith Major‘s celeb portraits have grow to be one of many night’s highlights. At our 2022 occasion, Hollywood’s greatest stars and members of the model’s management staff paused to take a portrait with the acclaimed lenssman. “I feel my favourite factor to shoot is magnificence and portraiture,” he says.
All the time one to push the envelope, for his second 12 months bringing the EBONY Power 100 photo studio to life, the Brooklynite captured practically 100 portraits all through the evening, comprised of EBONY staffers, presenters and celeb visitors. Amongst this 12 months’s notables had been Energy 100 host Amber Ruffin, Leisure Powerhouse awardee Quinta Brunson, Icon Award honoree Spike Lee, Social Justice Award honorees Wanda Cooper Jones and Tamika Palmer, and actors Jonathan Majors, Bianca Lawson and Meagan Good to call just a few.
“I feel my favourite factor to shoot is magnificence and portraiture,”
Keith Main, EBONY Picture Director
The acclaimed lensman behind EBONY’s groundbreaking month-to-month cover shoots, Main, is understood for his nuanced portraits of individuals of colour, creating photos that present his topics as they’re in actual life. The lensman just lately made historical past with the model’s November/December 2022 digital cover experience, capturing the solid of Marvel’sBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverutilizing Google’s groundbreaking Pixel 7 Pro system to reimagine the content material seize expertise. “We made one huge step nearer to how the attention captures imagery,” he says of utilizing a digicam telephone to provide the gorgeous visuals. “As knowledgeable photographer, I liked the big display. At my fingertips, I might discover focus factors, and I might see your entire picture instantly.”
Taking pictures the EBONY Energy 100 gala has quick grow to be one of many highlights of Main’s 12 months. Not solely does it provide an opportunity for him to reunite with notables that me could have photographed prior to now; it permits a glimpse at future leaders. “It is thrilling to fulfill the subsequent technology of visionaries who could also be gracing our future covers,” Majors provides.
In search of a few of the most gorgeous photos captured on the 2022 EBONY Power 100 gala? Take a look at the lensman’s unique images beneath.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 host Amber Ruffin. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Social Justice Award honoree Wanda Cooper-Jones. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actor Jonathan Majors. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Music artists Tobe and Fats Nwigwe. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Icon Award honoree Spike Lee. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actress and tv character Garcelle Beauvais. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actor Malcolm Mays. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actor Nicco Annan. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Eden Bridgeman Sklenar. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Leisure Powerhouse awardee Quinta Brunson. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Type Curators awardee designer Sergio Hudson. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actress Meagan Good. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Music artists Tobe and Fats Nwigwe. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actor Kendrick Sampson. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Spike Lee and actor Roger Guenveur Smith. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actor Olly Sholotan. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Type Curators awardee designer Nichole Lynel and visitor. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Artists in Residence awardee Myles Frost. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Editor-in-Chief & SVP, Programming Marielle Bobo. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
A visitor at EBONY’s 2022 Energy 100 gala. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Media Experts honoree Linsey Davis and visitor. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actor John Clarence Stewart. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Music artist Ryan Trey. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Singer and tv character Melody Thornton. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Company Citizen Award honoree Maurice Cooper. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Dynamic Duos awardees Jeff and Nicole Friday. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actor Kendrick Sampson. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actor Malcolm Mays. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actress, comic, and social media character Lala Milan. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Filmmaker, author and producer Patrick Inexperienced. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY COO Keija Minor. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actor Lamon Archey. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
CEO of Essence Ventures Caroline Wanga. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actor John Clarence Stewart. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actress and tv character Garcelle Beauvais. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Soccer participant Jason Moore. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actress Bianca Lawson. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Artists in Residence awardee Myles Frost. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actress Amirah Vann. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Actor and comic Finesse Mitchell. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Filmmakers and 2021 Energy 100 awardees Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Dynamic Duos awardees Tommy and Codie Elaine Oliver. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Artists in Residence awardee Brian Anthony Moreland. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
Filmmaker and director Eugene Ashe. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Artists in Residence awardee Brandon Breaux. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Studios President Ty Cameron.
President of Disney Branded Tv Ayo Davis. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Type Curators awardee designer Brandon Blackwood. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
‘BMF’ stars (from left) Da’Vinchi, Demetrius Flenory Jr., and Michole Briana White. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Enterprise Disruptors awardee Alvarez Symonette. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 host Amber Ruffin. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.
EBONY Energy 100 2022 Social Justice Award Honoree Tamika Palmer. Picture by Keith Main for EBONY Media.