Campbell Addy to get Isabella Blow prize at Fashion Awards

The stream of information about the British Fashion Council’s forthcoming Fashion Awards (4 December) is continuing with news that Campbell Addy is to receive the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator.

The British-Ghanaian photographer, director and publisher “will be honoured for his incredible contribution to fashion, photography and culture”.

Born and raised in South London, the Central Saint Martins graduate “is one of fashion’s most exciting and in-demand photographers,” the BFC said, adding that he’s “renowned for consistently challenging the industry’s perceptions of beauty and telling the authentic stories of those from black and queer identities”.

His work has appeared in Dazed, i-D, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, Time and Vogue. And he appeared on the Dazed 100 list in 2017 and Forbes’ 30 under 30 in 2021, as well as being awarded as a New Wave: Creative accolade at The Fashion Awards in both 2018 and 2019. 

His Nii Journal arts and culture publication and Nii Agency modelling and casting agency are both dedicated to showcasing under-represented faces. 

The BFC’s Caroline Rush spoke of his “remarkable contributions to the fashion industry” and called him a “world-leading visionary who wholeheartedly dedicates himself to championing and spotlighting those from under-represented and marginalised backgrounds”.

Campbell himself called getting the award “a humbling and honouring moment”.