Courtesy of PirelliFashionNewsPrince Gyasi is the first Black photographer to shoot the Pirelli calendarFollowing in the footsteps of some of the world’s greatest photographers, the Accra-based creative will lens the 60th edition of the calendarShareLink copied ✔️June 30, 2023FashionNewsTextDazed DigitalFashion archive: Pirelli Calendar30 Imagesview more + The Pirelli calendar has been on the go since 1963, but wildly, it’s taken until its 60th anniversary for the tyre company to invite a Black photographer to step behind the camera and capture a stellar cast for the upcoming year. The creative in question for 2024 is Accra-based Prince Gyasi, who has made a name for himself with his brilliantly bold images which celebrate childhood, parenthood, and familial bonds, as well as Blackness and his Ghanaian roots. Originally starting life as a porny, NSFW catalogue of barely-clothed models, in recent years the Pirelli calendar has entered a more conceptual, high-fashion era. In 2018, Tim Walker lensed P Diddy, Duckie Thot, Lil Yachty, and Naomi Campbell in a new, all-Black reimagining of Alice in Wonderland, while 2023 saw Emma Summerton capture portraits of Adut Akech, Precious Lee, and Bella Hadid as part of an ode to ‘the muse’. “I'm honoured that Pirelli has given me the opportunity to express my thoughts, feelings and emotions on their canvas for the 60th calendar,” Gyasi says of the project. “Representation and culture are very important to me, therefore, for the first time in the calendar's history, I have decided that part of the project will take place in my country, Ghana.” Others who have stepped behind the camera across the years include Annie Leibowitz, Karl Lagerfeld, Mario Sorrenti, Paolo Roversi, Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, and Inez & Vinoodh. Stay tuned in September when Gyasi’s full cast will be revealed, and revisit past Pirelli images in the gallery above. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORETrashy Clothing’s SS26 collection is lifting fashion’s veil of glamourA cult Chicago painter inspired Kiko Kostadinov’s latest showCrack is back at McQueen! Plus everything you missed at Paris Fashion WeekZimmermannKindred spirits and psychedelic florals: Zimmermann heads to 70s Sydney ‘We must find joy’: Pamela Anderson on her starring role at Valentino SS26Ottolinger SS26 is coming for your girlfriends Casablanca SS26 prayed at the altar of HouseMatthieu Blazy blasts into orbit at his first-ever Chanel showCeline SS26 wants you to wear protection Anatomy of a fashion show: Sandra Hüller opened Miu Miu SS26Jean Paul Gaultier SS26: Inside Duran Lantink’s disruptive debutComme des Garçons SS26 was a revolt against ‘perfect’ fashion