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Creative Director specialized in culture-driven campaigns and large-scale visual production. My mission is to make work that isn’t just beautiful but culturally relevant. I’ve had the privilege of creating for Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa and more.
Gabe Shaddow — on location and behind the camera
On location — behind the lens
Profile

I direct culture. For over a decade I’ve built the visual worlds around the most influential artists alive — the photograph, the film, the stage, the campaign, all speaking one language.

The camera was the way in. Photography became film. Film became world tours. Tours became entire album universes. I don’t separate the crafts — I use whichever one the idea needs.

Tools change. Taste doesn’t. From 35mm film to AI, I work at the edge of what’s next and make it feel inevitable.

The work is the résumé. Everything else is noise.

The Record
2013 — 2025
TY DOLLA $IGNCreative Director & Photographer — every album cycle, six world tours, EZMNY label identity
2014 — 2015
REVOLT MEDIA & TVPhotographer & Videographer — built the network’s Instagram in its launch era
2019 — 2024
TAYLOR GANG & WIZ KHALIFADigital Manager · Creative Lead · E-Sports Coordinator
2020 — 2024
TAPPED IN PODCASTCo-Founder & Producer — 155+ episodes
2024
VULTURES 2 — KANYE WEST & TY DOLLA $IGNCreative & Producer — all AI voice models on the project
NOW
XPORT STUDIOFounder — offline AI voice, stems & mastering
Press & Recognition
Hard work “beats” talent.
And runs all over it.
Gabe Shaddow — Bold Journey, 2024
As seen in & affiliated with
Affiliations: Complex, Vogue, Atlantic, Billboard, Warner Music Group, 300, WorldStarHipHop, REVOLT, THMVMNT, Universal Music Group, SSENSE, MTV TRL, Taylor Gang, Rolling Stone, BET
Selected press
Rolling Stone feature
Rolling Stone
How Ty Dolla $ign Is Bringing R&B Singing Back to the Charts — photography by Gabe Shaddow
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REVOLT feature
REVOLT
‘Behind the Moment’ with Ty Dolla $ign’s creative director & photographer Gabe Shaddow
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CanvasRebel feature
CanvasRebel
Meet Gabe Shaddow — Stories & Insights
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Forbes photo credit
Forbes
Wiz Khalifa — Khalifa Kush launch at Cookies Maywood, photographed by Gabe Shaddow
Feature
Bold Journey feature
Bold Journey
Meet Gabe Shaddow — on work ethic, the American Dream, and never stopping
Feature
Shoutout LA feature
Shoutout LA
Meet Gabriel Shaddow — Music Producer, Creative Director
Feature
Cover Art Matters feature
Cover Art Matters
Cover art for “YO188” built from scratch with photographs by Gabe Shaddow
Feature
Voyage LA feature
Voyage LA
Conversations with Gabe Shaddow — Local Stories
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RESPECT. Magazine interview
RESPECT.
RESPECT. Interview: Gabe Shaddow — The Photo Journal of Hip-Hop Culture
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Billboard — TM88 Black Love playlist
Billboard
Still Making History: TM88 Shares His ‘Black Love’ Playlist — photography by Gabe Shaddow
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Shoutout LA 2021 feature
Shoutout LA
Meet Gabe Shaddow: Photographer, Creative Director & Music Producer
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Vogue — West Coast rap style
Vogue
The Look of West Coast Rap: Ty Dolla $ign and Wiz Khalifa — photography by Gabe Shaddow
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Herb magazine 420 issue — Wiz Khalifa cover
Herb
Wiz Khalifa covers the 420 issue — “The Holiday Guide” — cover shot by Gabe Shaddow
Cover
Vogue — Behind the Memes
Vogue
Behind the Memes! Ty Dolla $ign from Puff Daddy’s Stage to the Billboard Awards
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Billboard — Beach House 3
Billboard
Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘Beach House 3’ Includes Features From Future, Lil Wayne & More
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STEALING — print editorial spread
Print Editorial
“STEALING” — Ty Dolla $ign magazine spread, photographed by Gabe Shaddow
Spread
Las Vegas Magazine cover
Las Vegas Magazine
Ty Dolla $ign & Borgore: Hip-Hop and Dubstep Cross Paths at SLS — cover photo
Cover
The Washington Mail feature
The Washington Mail
Get to Know the Multidisciplinary Creative Who’s Traveled the World With Your Favorite Artists
Feature
Herb 420 issue in print
Herb
The 420 issue in print — Wiz Khalifa cover story
Print
Rolling Out — O.T. Genasis
Rolling Out
O.T. Genasis has a message for Beyoncé — photography by Gabe Shaddow
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Billboard — Leon Thomas
Billboard
Ty Dolla $ign Declares Leon Thomas the King of R&B — photography by Gabe Shaddow
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Interview Magazine — Ty Dolla $ign
Interview
Ty Dolla $ign is a hedonist with a sensitive side — photographed by Gabe Shaddow
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XXL — Lil Pump look-alikes
XXL
Lil Pump Look-Alikes Crash 2019 Grammy Awards — photo by Gabe Shaddow
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Pitchfork — Yo!88
Pitchfork
Pi’erre Bourne and TM88 Announce New Album Yo!88 — photo by Gabe Shaddow
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Also: billboards over Los Angeles · international magazine covers.
Professionalism meets creativity.
Every project calculated with “passion” & precision.
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