The New Vanguard
Presented by Calvin Klein
with Ford Models
Aperture Foundation
powered by Swipecast
Announcing the 2018 winner
with Ford Models
Aperture Foundation
powered by Swipecast
Announcing the 2018 winner
Having received over 1,100 submissions from around the world, Document is excited to announce the 25 visionary semi-finalists selected by the jury.
Born in Madeira Island, Portugal, Igor Pjörrt is a London based photographer traversing the intersections of masculinity, intimacy, and temporality through his work. Pjörrt often...
Juan C. Rodriguez and Carmen Triana are a photographer/stylist team based between Colombia and Spain. Friends since childhood, the pair seeks to merge fashion photography...
Quil Lemons is a student at The New School in New York City. His studies in journalism and design help actualize his vision of expanding...
Steph Wilson lives in South London with 30 birds and a little dog. Although fine art painting is also within her realm of expertise, she...
Luis Alberto Rodriguez is a former dancer, and he uses that background to inform his choices as a photographer. His work places bodies in a...
Born in the German countryside outside Frankfurt, Bennie Julian Gay began his career working with diverse visual media while at art school. These exploratory years...
Andreas Laszlo Konrath encounters his subjects through visual repetition in order to investigate their lives. A zine maker and co-founder of PWP, Konrath uses his...
Born and raised in Moscow, Vasily Agrenenko studied photography at the London College of Fashion. His work explores ideas of identity and insecurity as well...
Marcus Schaefer is a Frankfurt born photographer currently working out of London. His practice involves merging the traditional aesthetic of fashion photography with sculpture and...
Mr. iozo is a New York based photographer and director. His cinematic imagery is largely influenced by film, music, and the human condition. He embraces...
Markn Ogue is a London based image maker who dabbles in documenting romance. His latest project highlights relationships through still photos and filmed interviews. Ogue’s...
Lucie Khahoutian is an Armenian visual artist based in Paris. Her work creates encounters between western contemporary culture and traditional Armenian references. Khahoutian tends to...
London based photographer Max Cornwall has worked with Tim Walker and Rankin. His style is defined by his use of 6×7 film and unique juxtapositions....
Kristin-Lee Moolman is a photographer and filmmaker based in South Africa. Her work explores the social landscape of Africa through portraits marked by contrasting realities...
Jan Philipzen is a German born photographer currently studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. For the past three years, Philipzen has...
Amanda Fordyce has been living in between Barcelona, Melbourne, London, and India for the past three years searching for the place she is supposed to...
Kirralea Birch is an Australian photographer pursuing the liminal space between reality and dreams. Birch took early inspiration from the scientific photographs introduced to her...
Javarius Jones investigates time, memory, and fantasy in his moving, haunting photographs. Jones’s photographs reveal the artist’s wide range of influences, from Édouard Glissant to Aphex...
Trained at the London College of Communication, Suzie Howell is a UK based artist whose work seeks an escape from city commotion and explores the...
Based in the United States, Ward Roberts describes himself as a conceptual artist rather than a photographer. His images draw on themes like the effects...
Étienne Saint-Denis is a Canadian photographer based in Montreal who merges nostalgic and opportunistic elements to create images at once ethereal and confrontational. His diverse...
Brian Kanagaki is an art director and artist based in New York City. His main focus is in the design direction and production of books,...
Since finishing his studies in photography at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in two years ago, Andras Ladocsi works as a freelance photographer and...
Alex Lockett is a British photographer currently based in London and New York. His work explores the concepts of family through a performative and playful...
01 The Competition The New Vanguard is a new curatorial platform for discovering and celebrating emerging visionary talents. This season's competition will provide 25 visionary photographers the opportunity to be featured on Document's online and printed platforms, as well as at an exhibition in October 2018. Document has welcomed applicants from around the world to submit their work, inviting submissions from unrepresented talents of all ages and backgrounds, from over 50 countries, with a focus on discovering new and visionary photographers across fashion and the fine arts.
02 The Prize Document will showcase the work of one select winner on a special cover of the Fall/Winter 2018 edition of Document Journal, the five finalists will have the opportunity to shoot a special Document fashion story, and 25 visionary semi-finalists will be featured in an exhibition at Aperture Foundation in October 2018 and on Document Online.
03 Timeline
July 2nd, 2018
Five finalists announced
July 18th, 2018
Five finalists’ submissions confirmed and reviewed
October 2018
Exhibition showcasing all finalists and semi-finalists
Cover winner announced
Nick Vogelson is the Editor-in-Chief, Creative Director, and Co-Founder of Document. Since 2012, Vogelson’s vision and steadfast approach to cultural curation has catalyzed Document into the multifaceted platform it is today.
Sarah Richardson is the Fashion Director of Document, as well as a contributing fashion editor at British Vogue. Richardson’s iconic work has been featured in titles such as Vogue Italia, i-D, W Magazine, and Another Magazine, and has worked closely with photographers Hedi Slimane, Mario Sorrenti, Richard Bush, and brands such as Lanvin, Jil Sander, and Saint Laurent.
Olivier Rizzo is a stylist, consultant, and contributing fashion editor for Document. His advertising clients include Calvin Klein, Prada, Raf Simons, and Dior Homme, and his iconic editorial work is regularly featured in Vogue Italia, i-D, Another Magazine,and Love.
Mario Sorrenti is one of the most respected photographers of our time. His career was established after shooting Kate Moss for the iconic Calvin Klein Obsession campaign. Sorrenti’s clients include Saint Laurent, Emporio Armani, Calvin Klein, Jil Sander, Tom Ford, Kenzo, Document Journal, Vogue, W Magazine, Another Magazine,and Purple, and his work has been the subject of numerous exhibitions and books.
Doug Lloyd is the Creative Director and Founder of Lloyd&Co. Under his leadership, the creative agency has produced campaigns for Calvin Klein, Gucci, Estée Lauder, Jil Sander, and Saint Laurent, among others.
Christopher Michael is the Chief Creative Officer at FORD Models. Throughout his career, Christopher has sparked and moderated dialogues about style, design, and identity.
Michael Famighetti is the Editor of Aperture magazine. His writing has been featured in Frieze, Bookforum, and OjodePez, and he is currently a visiting critic at Yale University School of Art and a participant in SVA’s Mentors program.
Drew Sawyer is the Phillip Leonian and Edith Rosenbaum Leonian Curator of Photography at the Brooklyn Museum and Art Editor at Document. He was previously a curator at the Columbus Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Lorna Simpson is a photographer and multimedia artist. Her work has been exhibited at leading institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the Walker Art Center, the New Museum, and the Whitney Museum.
Roxana Marcoci is the Senior Curator in the Department of Photography at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Roxana is also a visiting professor at Yale University School of Arts and chairs MoMA’s Modern Women’s Fund Committee.
Candice Marks is the Vice President of Art Partner, a leading artist management and creative content agency with an influential roster of artists including Mario Sorrenti, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, and Harley Weir.
Willy Vanderperre is amongst the most influential fashion photographers of our time, and is a contributing artist at Document. His campaign highlights include Calvin Klein, Raf Simons, and Prada, and his editorial work has been featured in the pages of W Magazine, Vogue Hommes International, and American Vogue, just to name a few.
Peter Fitzpatrick is the founder of Swipecast, a networking platform that connects the top creatives in the fashion industry with luxury brands. Peter holds degrees from Harvard and Cambridge University.
