Young Guns
Young Guns is a portfolio competition awarding creative professionals 30 years and under, including designers, illustrators, entrepreneurs, and more!
2018: Building on the tremendous successes of the previous year, Young Guns 16 strived to be better than ever before, with the largest jury in Young Guns history. More than 60 creative men and women — slightly more of the latter than the former — made up of both past YG winners and industry luminaries, volunteered their time to select this year's class.
After several weeks of poring over hundreds of entries from nearly 40 countries, the jury selected an incredible shortlist of 82 finalists. From this list, the jury continued to debate and discuss, finally choosing 30 new Young Guns to join the family. These new Young Guns are set to receive this year's reinvented trophy, a floating Cube designed by YG11 winner Juan Carlos Pagan and his studio Sunday Afternoon.
Young Guns 16
Nadia Lee Cohen
Photographer, Director
Drawing upon the duality of the female form, fine art photographer and filmmaker Nadia locks our optics upon the twisted paradise that lurks within her mind, exploring the paradoxical standoff between strength and fragility within womankind.
Nadia has worked with some of the world's most exciting brands and artists, from Miu Miu, to A$AP Rocky. She has been interviewed by the likes of Vogue, Elle and LOVE magazine, and her work featured in Paper, i-D, Vice, New York Magazine, Hunger and many others.
Most recently, she directed the surreal, color-saturated music video "After the Storm" for Kali Uchis, featuring Tyler, the Creator and Bootsy Collins.
Award:
2018 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Nadia Lee Cohen
Client:
Kali Uchis
Title:
After the Storm
Category:
YG16
Annual ID:
YG16_073
Award:
2018 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Nadia Lee Cohen
Client:
GCDS
Title:
Sgualdrina
Category:
YG16
Annual ID:
YG16_074
Award:
2018 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Nadia Lee Cohen
Client:
Playboy
Title:
Making the Cover
Category:
YG16
Annual ID:
YG16_300
Award:
2018 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Nadia Lee Cohen
Client:
N/A
Title:
FUTURE BEACH
Category:
YG16
Annual ID:
YG16_302
Award:
2018 YG Work YG Work
Agency:
Nadia Lee Cohen
Client:
ASAP ROCKY
Title:
BABUSHKA
Category:
YG16
Annual ID:
YG16_303