Dario Calmese

First African American to photograph the cover of Vanity Fair, with his 2020 portrait of Viola Davis. Founder of the Institute of Black Imagination, in association with the Ford Foundation, and host of the namesake podcast.

Master’s in photography from the School of Visual Arts. Professor at The New School’s Parsons School of Design in New York City. Serves on the global advisory board for Estée Lauder Companies. Harvard Loeb Fellow (2022-2023).