Jonathan Mannion

Hip-Hop Photographer Jonathan Mannion Is Closing His Studio
Hip-Hop Photographer Jonathan Mannion Is Closing His Studio
Hip-Hop Photographer Jonathan Mannion Is Closing His Studio
Decorated hip-hop photographer Jonathan Mannion—who has shot numerous covers for XXL, including our current 150th issue featuring Drake—will be closing up his photography studio at the end of December. Mannion had had the space for ten years. According to...
Jonathan Mannion ‘Rough Around The Edges’ Displays Hip-Hop’s Past And Present
Jonathan Mannion ‘Rough Around The Edges’ Displays Hip-Hop’s Past And Present
Jonathan Mannion ‘Rough Around The Edges’ Displays Hip-Hop’s Past And Present
Hip-hop wasn’t always flashy personas and huge chains. Before any rapper could obtain “star status” he or she, like hip-hop itself, had a beginning. Whether that beginning was created by five Hot Boyz in the New Orleans housing projects of Hollygrove, or started with a Southernplayalistic twang, photographer Jonathan Mannion and his trusty Polaroid camera were there to capture it frame by frame. I