Karis Beaumont is a self-taught photographer, director, curator and documentarian from Hertfordshire. Her work focuses on the concept of beauty, as well as a few other themes. Her latest project Country Bumpkins is an ongoing body of work that centres around the Black British experience from a country perspective.
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Luke Crompton sits down with award-winning author Caleb Azumah Nelson – discussing his art, his inspiration, and how his second novel Small Worlds helped him hone his craft.
In an attempt to provide some relief during these uncertain times, shado has launched the Lockdown Listening series, where we will be releasing a weekly playlist in collaboration with some of our contributors and musicians, hearing about how they are coping and what they are currently listening to in lockdown....
I seldom meet someone so young with such a strong conviction about who they are, and what their place is in the world. I say this as if I’m a wise old sage – I’m not. I’m only about two or three years older than Lady Donli who is in...
Atlantis Gandhi is a young British singer/songwriter and producer whose music, which fuses influences from her mixed Indian, Jamaican, Bajan and Swiss heritage, is a mixture of Alternative R&B, Soul, Pop and Trap. shado had the pleasure of shooting Altantis with photographer Karis Beaumont. Atlantis’ energy is infectious; as soon...
Leyla Hussein OBE really needs little introduction. Psychotherapist, social activist against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), co-founder of the Daughters of Eve charity and founder of the Dahlia project… her credits are almost endless. That being said, once you step into her warm flat, rich with the aromas of Somalian tea...
shado sat down with photographer and filmmaker Karis Beaumont to find out more about her current work and upcoming projects. Based in Hertfordshire, Karis’s current work explores themes of identity, representation and black culture outside of urban spaces. Here, she talks openly about her own experiences growing up outside of...