Emin Kadi
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Emin Kadi is a fashion photographer, journalist, art director and magazine publisher. Born in Detroit (first-generation Albanian), he studied architecture and later became a fashion model. Emin later became a self-taught fashion photographer. He is the founder, creative director, contributing photographer and publisher of Clear Magazine. He also started an image branding and app development company called Dfiant Media.
Photography
In 1990 Emin Kadi decided to pursue fashion photography. This decision came as a result of being influenced by fashion through his previous modeling career. His work can bee seen in both fashion magazines and campaigns including being published in Italian Vogue, Prim, WestEast magazine, PDN, Dwell, Picture, and is currently a regular contributor to Clear. He has worked with top models in the fashion industry such as Miranda Kerr, Candice Swanepool, May Anderson, Madeleine Blomberg, Tori Praver, Anna Claudia, Tiiu Kuik, Elyse Taylor, J.P, Nik, Eugenia, Juliana Martins, Yasmin Brunet and Ajuma Nasenyana.
Clear Magazine
Emin founded Clear Magazine in 2001 as an international magazine focusing on fashion, design, art and luxury. Since inception Clear has published 34 printed issues and two purely digital issues for iPad. Adobe Systems Inc. has used these interactive digital issues as an ultimate sample. In 2011, Adobe used the first digital issue for the launch of their CreativeSuite version 5.5 campaign.
Art Direction/Creative Projects
As acting creative director, Emin has collaborated on various works published in Clear magazine with artists that include, Philip Stark, Stuart Haygarth, Dennis Hopper, James Turrell, Andree Putman, Marcel Duchamp, Takashi Murakami, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Ross Lovegrove, Ron Arad, Karim Rashid, Yves Behar, Arne Quinze, the Campana brothers and Marcel Wanders. Special projects include visual treatments for the Warner Brothers Network, art direction, photography and custom publishing of 4c Magazine for Akzo Nobel, and Magnecote.
Journalism
Emin Kadi’s published interviews include Dennis Hopper, Takashi Murikami, Ron Arad, Tokujin Yoshioka, Kevin Huang, Jason Schwartzman, Victor Mueller, Shiro Nakamura, Todd Bracher, Dror Benshetrit, Jasper Goodall and Nicolas Roldan.
Lectures
Future Midwest, Design Boom, CCS with Karen Rashid, CCS group lectures, Cranbrook, HOW conference, Design Indaba.
Awards
- Digital magazine of the year 2011
- Graphics Award 2010