CONOR CUNNINGHAM

 [LGA]

SALEM MITCHELL

Conor Cunningham is a 23-year-old Vancouver-based photographer whose gorgeous fashion editorials and eccentric photographs incorporate immense creativity, colour, and wild use of simple props and scenery.

DETO, shot over FaceTime

LINDSAY for MARC JACOBS

CALVIN KLEIN

SO LOKI

UGLY WORLDWIDE

Conor only seriously picked up a camera just a few years ago. Once he started taking photos, he was hooked. So he bought a cheap camera and dropped out of Simon Fraser University. "I always loved doing art in any kind of aspect. It just took a while to figure out what artistic route I wanted to go through,”

JAZELLE for MARC JACOBS

THE FACE

MAWALOLA

THE FACE

MARINA, shot over FaceTime

Conor has a distinct talent for finding the colour in Vancouver—no matter what time of year it is—and conjuring a unique, nostalgic world all his own. “I want to make the pictures look like how I want the world to look. I want everything to be really bright and colourful and beautiful.”

REHYANNE

FWA

FWA

PLEASURES

HAMB SUN

“I kind of trained my brain to pick out colour,” The saturation so associated with his photography is caused by using flash in the sun. “It really separates the model from the backdrop. And that furthered the character aspect of my work.

THE FACE

LIL NAS X,, shot over FaceTime

LILA DOLINER

DEVON CARLSON X MARC JACOBS

YEEK, shot over Facetime

BIMINI BON BOULASH for THE FACE

Conor does not just create characters for his models; he has in some ways also created a character for himself. The made-up name @mescondi comes from his admiration for hip-hop artist Kid Cudi...

HAMB SUN

MARSHALL COLUMBIA

CAMILA MENDES for PAPER

KIM KARDASHIAN for SKIMS

DETO

WHITNEY for OFFICE

Conor Cunningham’s work has appeared in publications like British Vogue, The Face, 10, Puss Puss, Paper, PAP, Office and Drome Magazine. He has shot for brands such as Marc Jacobs, Reebok, FWA, Calvin Klein, Mawalola and Obey.

CAMILA MENDES for PAPER

MAWALOLA

X9

LINDSAY for MARC JACOBS

MARINA, shot over FaceTime

Cut, warped and distorted: Conor discovers a new approach to photography thanks to lockdown. He has adapted to a fair few changes over the last year, most notably in using FaceTime to shoot the likes of Kim K, Mowalola and Lil Nas X among others.

COLE SPROUSE for PUSS PUSS

ISABELLALOVESORY

CHARLES JEFFREY LOVERBOY

BIMINI BON BOULASH for THE FACE

THE FACE

ISABELLALOVESORY

“I just think there’s a lot more freedom, and I think, especially after such a grim year, people are really going to be seeking more bright, colourful, fun and creative ideas.”

COLE SPROUSE for PUSS PUSS

JAZELLE X BLUMARINE for 10 MAGAZINE

JAZELLE, shot over FaceTime

PAP

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