Kwaku Alston is an American

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. His editorial work has been featured in ''The New York Times Magazine'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''Time'', ''Men’s Health'', ''Essence'', and ''Men’s Journal,'' among many others.“Obama’s First 100 Days: Private Life Fuels Public Success,” NevadaAppeal.com, April 21, 2009
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. He has also photographed President

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& First Lady Michelle Obama on several occasions, including for ''Essence''. Alston is based in Venice, California, and is represented by foureleven agency.

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Official siteOfficial blog/Photography AgentTime magazine photo essay, "Master of the Portrait: Kwaku Alston," 2006Kodak Closeup video interview“Special Inauguration Week Exhibition: Portraits of President Obama and the Obama Family by Kwaku Alston,” Shauna Lee Lange Arts Advisory, January 16, 2009
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alston, Kwaku Living people American photographers Artists from Philadelphia Year of birth missing (living people)