About Gabe Shaddow — Creative Director, Photographer, Music Producer

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Gabe Shaddow  ·  Los Angeles, CA Book Gabe
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I create visual campaigns for artists and brands through creative direction, photography, and design, building visual worlds people remember.
Gabe Shaddow behind the camera
On location, behind the lens
Profile

I don’t sell photography.

I don’t sell design.

I don’t sell creative direction.

I solve one problem: helping artists and brands build visual worlds people remember.

Photography, creative direction, design, branding, content strategy, and visual storytelling are simply the tools I use to solve that problem.

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I’m a Creative Director and Photographer specializing in building visual campaigns for artists and brands. From concept development and creative direction to photography, design, branding, and content strategy, I create cohesive visual identities that connect culture, music, and storytelling into one unified vision.

10M+Followers grown for the artists and brands I’ve run
Ty Dolla $ign 1M to 4.4M · Taylor Gang · Wiz Khalifa · and more
14+Years
6World tours
155+Podcast episodes
#1Billboard · Multi-platinum
Press & Recognition
The only way to “fail”
is to stop.
Gabe Shaddow — Shoutout LA, 2021
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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    OC Weekly — Lil Pump, Harverd Dropout Tour in Anaheim, photo by Gabe Shaddow
    OC Weekly
    Tonight! Lil Pump’s Harverd Dropout Tour Comes to Anaheim — photo by Gabe Shaddow
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    VMAN — Offset, The Story Behind The Suit, photographed by Gabe Shaddow
    VMAN
    VMAN Exclusive: The Story Behind the Suit — Offset × Dapper Dan, photographed by Gabe Shaddow
    Editorial
    PAUSE Magazine — Offset walks through Harlem with Gucci's Dapper Dan
    PAUSE Magazine
    Offset Walks Through Harlem with Gucci’s Dapper Dan — photographed by Gabe Shaddow
    Feature
    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, in print & digital
    Cover · Print
    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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    Ty Dolla $ign Beach House III outdoor billboard, Los Angeles — photographed by Gabe Shaddow
    Outdoor · Los Angeles
    Ty Dolla $ign — ‘Beach House III’ billboard campaign, shot by Gabe Shaddow
    Billboard
    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
    Rolling Out — O.T. Genasis
    Rolling Out
    O.T. Genasis has a message for Beyoncé — photography by Gabe Shaddow
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    The FADER — Pi’erre Bourne and TM88, photo by Gabe Shaddow
    The FADER
    Pi’erre Bourne and TM88 rep the neighborhood on “Block Boy” — photo by Gabe Shaddow
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    CBS News Pittsburgh — Wiz Khalifa charity livestream
    CBS News
    Wiz Khalifa teams with the Pittsburgh Knights for a charity livestream
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    AJC — Wiz Khalifa livestream fundraiser
    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Wiz Khalifa teams with Atlanta fundraising platform for livestream
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    TheGamer — Wiz Khalifa HyperX event
    TheGamer
    Wiz Khalifa hosts the HyperX × Pittsburgh Knights charity event
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    Yahoo — Wiz & Friends charity livestream
    Yahoo
    Wiz Khalifa to host the “Wiz & Friends” charity livestream
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    ONE Esports — Wiz Khalifa gaming livestream
    ONE Esports
    Wiz Khalifa announces gaming livestream for charity
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    Vanity Fair — Ty Dolla $ign Explains His Instagram Photos, crediting Gabe Shaddow
    Vanity Fair
    Ty Dolla $ign explains his Instagram photos — credits Gabe Shaddow as “my camera man”
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    The Source — Ty Dolla $ign Campaign Pop Up Shop, artwork by Gabe Shaddow
    The Source
    Ty Dolla $ign ‘Campaign’ pop-up shop — gallery works by Gabe Shaddow
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    Billboard — Luis Coronel, ‘Solo un Poquito’, photo by Gabe Shaddow
    Billboard
    Luis Coronel Gifts Fans With New Song ‘Solo un Poquito’ to Celebrate His Birthday — 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 $ign is a hedonist with a sensitive side — photographed by Gabe Shaddow
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    XXL — Lil Pump look-alikes
    XXL
    Lil Pump Look-Alikes Crash 2019 Grammy Awards — photo by Gabe Shaddow
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    Omaha World-Herald — SK8 (Nate Maloley), portrait by Gabe Shaddow
    Omaha World-Herald
    How an Omaha Kid Became SK8, a Famous Rapper With a Major Label Release — portrait by Gabe Shaddow
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    PLSN — A$AP Rocky, Injured Generation Tour, photos by Gabe Shaddow
    PLSN
    A$AP Rocky ‘Injured Generation’ Tour — tour photography by Gabe Shaddow
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    360 Magazine — Ty Dolla $ign, Kodak Black & YG, ‘Smile Body Pretty Face’, artwork by Gabe Shaddow
    360 Magazine
    Ty Dolla $ign ft. Kodak Black + YG — ‘Smile Body Pretty Face’ — artwork by Gabe Shaddow
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    CelebrityAccess — Lil Pump announces North American tour, photo by Gabe Shaddow
    CelebrityAccess
    Lil Pump Announces North American Run — photo by Gabe Shaddow
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    Billboard Canada — Drake responds to Kendrick Lamar with ‘Family Matters’
    Billboard Canada
    Drake Responds to Kendrick Lamar With Eviscerating ‘Family Matters’ Diss Track
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    ONE Esports — Offset invests in FaZe Clan, photo by Gabe Shaddow
    ONE Esports
    Rapper Offset Invests in FaZe Clan — photo by Gabe Shaddow
    News
    Esports Insider — FaZe Clan receives investment from Offset, photo by Gabe Shaddow
    Esports Insider
    FaZe Clan Receives Investment From Offset — photo by Gabe Shaddow
    News
    Pitchfork — Yo!88
    Pitchfork
    Pi’erre Bourne and TM88 Announce New Album Yo!88 — photo by Gabe Shaddow
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    See the full catalog of works →
    Also: billboards over Los Angeles · international magazine covers.
    In Memory & Dedication
    Polaroid of Virgil Abloh, shot by Gabe Shaddow in 2013
    Virgil Abloh
    1980 — 2021
    Gabe Shaddow — Image-Making, World-Building, 2011–2026, Los Angeles, California. Selected works and collaborations.