With his work, fashion, art, and culture photographer and film maker Stephen Tayo (b.1994) strives to offer social commentary on wealth, class, race, gender, and identity. Influenced by his undergraduate studies in philosophy at the University of Lagos and an interest in contemporary anthropology, fashion and social justice, Tayo is a multidisciplinary artist who hopes to make work as impactful and thought-provoking as it is beautiful.

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Stephen Tayo’s work has been exhibited at prestigious institutions worldwide including the: V&A Museum, London; Brooklyn Museum, New York; ICP, New York; Aperture, New York; Buro Stedelijk, Amsterdam; The University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Musée du quai Branly, Paris; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; The High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Fotografiska Museum, Stockholm; Cleveland Museum of Art; Detroit Institute of Arts; Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco; Sarasota Art Museum.

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His photographs have been commissioned by The New York Times, Apple, Vogue US, British Vogue, Teen Vogue, Airbnb, Numero, Time, Nike, Fenty, Puma, Converse. He has also been nominated for the Dazed 100, Vogue 100 and the British Fashion Awards, BOF 500, One of the best contributing photos for the New York Times in 2020 & 2018.