Paris-based NARCISSE MAGAZINE celebrated its anniversary issue with Swedish pop singer Zara Maria Larsson. Together with Creative Director Azadeh Zoraghi, Iakovos Kalaitzakis c/o SHOTVIEW realized a spread including a video, which was produced by AGPNYC.
At the age of 22, Zara Larsson can look back on a music career spanning more than ten years. Blond hair, blue eyes and a mouth with the perfect lipstick are what define her look, which is complemented by outfits, usually with lots of glitter, in her music videos. At the Swedish Grammy Awards, she was awarded in the categories ‘Best Song’ and ‘Best Album’ and twice as ‘Artist of the Year’. Plus, she was also nominated at the Teen Choice Awards and the MTV VMAs. In 2017, she performed her mutual hit with Clean Bandit entitled ‘Symphony’ at the Nobel Peace Prize concert.
Iakovos Kalaitzakis’ fascination for fashion and beauty images started at an early age on the island of Crete, where he was born and raised. He studied Graphic Design & Photography at Vakalo Art & Design College and was introduced to photography after winning the European Canon Professional Photo Award in 2004 in Cologne. Four years later, Iakovos moved to London to focus on his career. Since then, he has never stopped seeing photography as a means of supporting his experimental fine art.
Based today between London and Paris, Iakovos has been contributing to magazines such as Interview US, international editions of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, L’Officiel as well as independent publications. His commercial client list includes Lancôme, Chanel, Jenny Packham, Harrods, John Lewis, Vivienne Westwood, Ascot, and L’Oréal.
