Mel D. Cole

Mel D. Cole (born August 2, 1976) is an American documentary photographer known for his intimate black and white photography of hip hop.

Career

Cole started is self-taught and started shooting taking into consideration a disposable camera in 2002. His do something has been published in Respect Magazine, Rollingstone.com, iD Magazine, Okayplayer.com, Jay Z’s lifeandtimes.com^{[unreliable source?]} lifestyle site and URB Magazine.

Cole gained reputation as The Roots personal photographer and for his collaborations subsequent to street wear brands Etnies and Flud Watches. Cole has been the personal photographer for RnB artist Trey Songz since 2015. In 2016 Cole shot his first official lid photo for Trey Songz further album “Tremaine”

In 2012, Cole was picked by Complex Magazine and Levi’s to star in their first shoppable online video.

Also in 2012 he was picked by Complex Magazine as #4 of 10 on their top 10 list of the best nightlife photographers. Complex Magazine furthermore named him number 14 of 50 greatest music photos right now later on in the year.

Cole had his first international solo exhibition “Big Black and Bold” in Sydney, Australia at Good Space in 2015.