On LEGACY
When I was a fashion assistant, I used to go to Jamaica for fashion shoots. The images from those projects were always beautiful, but I always left feeling like they barely scratched the surface when it came to capturing or acknowledging the depth and cultural richness of the country. It was a backdrop. So when we had the chance to go to Jamaica for a fashion shoot, I knew we had to do things differently. Model Kai Newman marks her first cover of Harper’s Bazaar in a fashion story set in her hometown of Kingston. It was produced with a local crew and photographed by Philip-Daniel Ducasse, who hails from nearby Haiti, and our goal was to capture the texture and flavor of the city. There’s an intimacy in the story…