A discussion recently arose regarding the hiring of diverse photographers after Annie Leibovitz was brought on to photograph Simone Biles for the cover of Vogue’s August issue. The results, according to many critics, were not the best.
This opens up the question – would it have been a better decision for Vogue to hire a Black photographer for the position? Or did many misinterpret the somber lighting of the photos as being uncomplimentary to Biles rather than seeing it as a deliberate artistic choice?
