Andy Warhol: Red Books defined a generation of artists, Volume One of Phillip Leeds' book Big Shots offered a collection of photos that captured the energy of the world of hip-hop and the greater world of entertainment. What started as a hobby and a collection of snaps of friends and visitors, this unprecedented volume shot by Phillip Leeds, former tour manager of Pharrell Williams and N.E.R.D., is a compilation of previously unpublished work documenting some of the biggest names in music, art, fashion and culture. His collection of Polaroid portraits has effectively grown to capture an important moment in music and fashion. With more than 300 Polaroids of artists and figures including Mos Def, Jay Z, Tyler the Creator, Questlove, and Rita Ora, Big Shots gives readers a unique and oftentimes impromptu look into an era of music and fashion shared through the ever-nostalgic format of the Polaroid. Book 2 features SZA, Megan Thee Stallion, J.B. Smoove, Roxanne Shante, George Clinton, The RZA, Nas, Takashi Murakami, Sister Nancy, Shanina Shaik, Ndaba Mandela, Lee Scratch Perry, James Lipton, Mark Ronson, Mike Ness, Walter Lurie, Swizz Beats & Alicia Keys, Dave Grohl, John David Washington, LL Cool J, Chris Rock, D-NICE, KAWS, Ari Melber and many more.
Just as Andy Warhol's Red Books defined a generation of artists, Volume One of Phillip Leeds' book Big Shots offered a collection of photos that captured the energy of the world of hip-hop and the greater world of entertainment. What started as a hobby and a collection of snaps of friends and visitors, this unprecedented volume shot by Phillip Leeds, former tour manager of Pharrell Williams and N.E.R.D., is a compilation of previously unpublished work documenting some of the biggest names in music, art, fashion and culture. His collection of Polaroid portraits has effectively grown to capture an important moment in music and fashion. With more than 300 Polaroids of artists and figures including Mos Def, Jay Z, Tyler the Creator, Questlove, and Rita Ora, Big Shots gives readers a unique and oftentimes impromptu look into an era of music and fashion shared through the ever-nostalgic format of the Polaroid. Book 2 features SZA, Megan Thee Stallion, J.B. Smoove, Roxanne Shante, George Clinton, The RZA, Nas, Takashi Murakami, Sister Nancy, Shanina Shaik, Ndaba Mandela, Lee Scratch Perry, James Lipton, Mark Ronson, Mike Ness, Walter Lurie, Swizz Beats & Alicia Keys, Dave Grohl, John David Washington, LL Cool J, Chri