ARIELLE BOBB-WILLIS | Artist profiles
KEEP THE KID ALIVE, BOOK PUBLISHED BY APERTURE, OCT. 2024
Based in Los Angeles, Arielle Bobb-Willis is a New York-born photographer known for her vibrant, surreal imagery that blends fashion, portraiture and fine art.
"INWARD" EXHIBITION
NEW JERSEY SERIES, ACQUIRED BY LACMA
ANTIGUA
GOAT
SZ MAGAZINE
Arielle has been using the camera as a tool of empowerment since her teens. Challenged by depression tendancies, she found solace behind the lens and started crafting a visual style that captures the intricate layers of life.
TORRY PRIEST
ACNE STUDIOS
FISHEYE
SWIMMING
LONG ISLAND CITY
Arielle infuses a painterly quality into her photography by capturing people in lyrically compromising and disjointed positions as a way to highlight complexities such as the beautifiul, the strange, belonging, isolation and connection.
"INWARD" EXHIBITION
MONCLER
PERSONAL
MONCLER
WHEREVER YOU ARE
“Sometimes we walk in sunlight with everyone else. Sometimes, we live underwater and fight and grow. And sometimes… sometimes we fly.”
JELLYBEANSTREET
FISHEYE
COZY
APPLE
FOAM
The artist advocates for a free and intuitive approach to fashion photography. Her vibrant and bold colors photographs are captured in urban and rural spaces, using backdrops that feature in our everyday lives.
ACNE STUDIOS
VOGUE
NEW ORLEANS SERIES
NEW JERSEY SERIES
NEW ORLEANS SERIES
KEEP THE KID ALIVE
Her work has been featured in prestigious publications like The New Yorker, i-D, and The New York Times Magazine and she collaborates with brands such as Acne Studios and Valentino.
BILLIE EILISH for THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE
COLMAN DOMINGO for THE NEW YORKER
LIL NAS X for THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE
MEGAN THE STALLION for THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE
LADY GAGA for VALENTINO
Challenging traditional narratives around Black identity, her work has been showcased in exhibitions at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, Rencontres d'Arles in France, and Fotografiska in Stockholm.
GOAT
KEEP THE KID ALIVE
OVER THERE
PERSONAL
PERSONAL
"Keep the Kid Alive" is her first monograph, published by Aperture in October 2024. Featuring over 100 vibrant images shot in cities like New York, New Orleans, and L.A., the book blends fashion, surrealism, and Black expression.
KEEP THE KID ALIVE
KEEP THE KID ALIVE
KEEP THE KID ALIVE
NEW JERSEY SERIES
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