"I love the fact that photography is an endless adventure. There are always new people to discover and new stories to tell."

Born and raised in the Ivory Coast, Stéphane Gaboué is a Paris-based fashion photographer, writer, translator, casting director, stylist, and lecturer. After studying photography at the Ateliers des Beaux Arts in Paris from 2013 to 2016, he began photographing models he discovered himself.

Stéphane's work has been published in international magazines including GQ, Boy Brother Friend, Fuckingyoung, Hunter Magazine, Highsnobiety, and Models.com. His editorials, largely cartes blanches given by the magazines, explore the beauty of the people he scouts, whether from his home continent, Paris, or anywhere in between. Founder Phillip Collins curated 6 distinct images from Stéphane's archive that highlight conversations about Black masculinity through the lens of fashion, beauty, and male bonding.

Hometown
Ivory Coast