About Gabe Shaddow — Creative Director, Photographer, Music Producer

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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 — on location and 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.

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.

The Record
2013 — 2025
TY DOLLA $IGNCreative Director & Photographer — every album cycle, six world tours
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, music production & content
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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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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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.
Professionalism meets creativity.
Every project calculated with “passion” & precision.
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In Memory & Dedication
Polaroid of Virgil Abloh, shot by Gabe Shaddow in 2013
Virgil Abloh
1980 — 2021