Model-turned-party and backstage fashion photographer JD Ferguson is known for capturing the sometimes stunning, sometimes hilarious, but always honest moments of fashion weeks around the globe. This Wednesday, the sharpshooter will head to Fashion Week Berlin to open his exhibition, JD Ferguson: Backstage Pass. Posted at MILA gallery and sponsored by V Magazine (for whom he often shoots), the show features Ferguson’s candid images of catwalkers (like Lily Donaldson and Hannah Gaby Odiele) designers (Karl Lagerfeld) celebrities (Hillary Swank, Eva Mendes, Diane Kruger), and editors (he even got a shot of Anna Wintour almost smiling). “I hope the exhibition helps people see how fun backstage can be,” says Ferguson. “Yes, it’s definitely a lot of hard work and a grueling schedule, but there’s an energy that you can’t find anywhere else.” Some of Ferguson’s favorite images include a photo of Karl Lagerfeld and Lady Bunny (below), male models in wigs and make-up at a Galliano show, and a picture of Lily Donaldson “rushing to the runway” at Dolce and Gabbana (below). “I’d arrived late and didn’t get anything and then suddenly, I turned around and there was Lily, giving herself a once-over in the mirror. It ended up being the only image I got.”
Next up for Ferguson? His first book. But it’s not quite what one would expect from a member of the jet-setting fashion crew. “After 5 years straight of fashion, parties, and heavy travel, I’ve been on sabbatical in my hometown in the South where I’ve fallen in love with photographing children,” he says. “Specifically, children who are a part of the adoptive process. It’s been very rewarding and a welcome break.”
JD Ferguson: Backstage Pass kicks off with a party on January 16 and will be open to the public from January 17-20 at MILA Kunstgalerie, Linienstrasse 154, 10015 Berlin.
—Katharine Zarrella
Photo: JD Ferguson
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