Laila Cohen is a freelance photographer and art director born in Amsterdam. She grew up as the daughter of a Dutch mother and a Jewish Moroccan father, who handed her a camera for the first time at age 6. Laila graduated from the Royal Academy in The Hague in 2013. During her studies, she interned at Annie Leibovitz and Ryan McGinley in New York.

Her photography work is the result of thoughtful and ongoing studies in colour, texture and shape, whilst her documentary approach challenges fashion conventions. Her original style and strong eye has enabled her to develop as an Art Director.

Investigating the relationship between people and their surroundings, Laila’s work is both intimate and empowering honoring the ambiguity of being a human. With a mixture of meticulousness and intuition, she builds mystical realms around the characters she captures, or as she put it herself: ‘I want to catch the person and their universe.’

Laila’s work has been featured in I-D, Neu Neu Media, and Vogue NL and she has worked with companies like Mercedes-Benz AMG, Ace & Tate, and adidas Originals. Her artwork has been shown at Weserhalle in Berlin, M-ODE at Amsterdam’s Marine terrein, Villa Mondriaan in Winterswijk, SSBA Salon in Amsterdam’s Schouwburg, and 15 Warren New York.

Clients & Publications

adidas originals Ace & Tate  Extreme Cashmere  Glamcult I-D NL Lilith Mag Lisa Konno Mercedes-Benz AMG  Metal Magazine Neu Neu Media  Nike Office Magazine Sony Music  Spaces Works Stedelijk Museum Teeth Mag The Forumist Tommy Hilfiger Vogue NL Zalando

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