Kevin Amato photographs residents of the Bronx in his book, The Importants.

Photographing the Bold and the Beautiful in the Bronx

Kevin Amato makes photos for fashion campaigns, album covers, documentary series, editorial clients, and himself. But as they’re presented in his new…

via Slate Magazine: https://slate.com/culture/2016/09/kevin-amato-photographs-residents-of-the-bronx-in-his-book-the-importants.html

Kevin Amato makes photos for fashion campaigns, album covers, documentary series, editorial clients, and himself. But as they’re presented in his new book out from Phaidon this month, The Importants, without any way of distinguishing one type from another, it’s clear they’re all part of a singular aesthetic pursuit.