Afro Beauty Brought to Life in Photographer Luke Nugent’s Lavish Hair Portraiture

Photographer Luke Nugent captures a wide range of style, beauty, and personal expression in his creative photo shoots, for which he often works with London-based hair stylist Lisa Farrall. Nugent highlights women of color in his varied series, from the more subdued everyday styles in Emancipate to the Afrofuturism-inspired Armour, which was a finalist for the 2016 British Hair Awards.

Luke Nugent BA (hons) is a British photographer living in London and working internationally.

Working primarily in the fields of music, portraiture and fashion, Luke works with top models, musicians and personalities to develop imagery of a high technical and aesthetic standard.

Luke has experience assisting world renowned photographer Rankin and has collaborated on various projects for Nick Knight’s award winning fashion website SHOWstudio including editorial features, video projects and live events.

Working primarily in the fields of music, portraiture and fashion, Luke works with top models, musicians and personalities to develop imagery of a high technical and aesthetic standard.

Luke has experience assisting world renowned photographer Rankin and has collaborated on various projects for Nick Knight’s award winning fashion website SHOWstudio including editorial features, video projects and live events.

Nugent studied photography at London’s University of Greenwich, and has been shooting professionally since his late teens. He creates work for a variety of commercial and editorial campaigns, with a focus on fashion, portraiture, and music. You can see more of his photography on his website, as well as Instagram.