Alasdair McLellan is one of the leading fashion photographers of his generation.
Joining i-D after depicting club culture in Leeds in the late 90s, Alasdair is a regular and valued contributor for the magazine. Born in 1974, Alasdair bought his first camera aged 13 and was inspired to pursue a career in photography when he began taking pictures of friends as a teenager, going on to study photography at Nottingham. After moving to London, his work caught the attention of stylist Simon Foxton, who commissioned his first shoot for i-D. With a distinctly British sensibility that ties in with i-D’s visual identity, his memorable portraits of Morrissey and cover story with Lily Allen bear witness to his wit and style. A close friend of supermodel Lara Stone’s, Alasdair has also photographed the Dutch beauty three times for the cover of i-D, most recently for The Whatever The Weather Issue, 2012. A regular contributor to Vogue, L’Uomo Vogue and Self Service, Alasdair has also worked on advertising campaigns for Aquascutum, Emporio Armani, Alexander McQueen and Topman. He is currently exhibiting a selection of portraits from his ‘Lads’ series (2001-2011) in a show called ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ at 032c Workshop/ Joerg Koch. Alasdair believes that photography should be personal and loves the possibility of creating any kind of world through its medium.
