With over 25+ years as a recognizeable talent, music journalist, and culture curator, Vaughn Lowery utilizes his vast experience within the design industry to creatively capture introspective moments with his subjects.
Lowery captured designer Robert Bruno’s Steel House in Lubbock, which was featured in Solange’s Cranes in the Sky music video.
MILESTONES
•Author of Move Like Water and Be Fluid, available in all formats on major platforms (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart).
•Currently, the host of the IMDb-listed 360 MAG: A No-Nonsense Conversation podcast (Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon).
•After meeting Sharon Stone at an exhibition, he decided to create a collection of mixed media art using upcycled materials.
•Partnered with Global Hive Media for MERGING VERSES NFT on OpenSea.
•Notable travel writer, hospitality expert (WYNN Vegas, Four Seasons: Tribeca, Westlake, Beverly Wilshire, Costa Rica) and adrenaline junkie (no tandem skydive in Africa).
•Interviewed Tom Bulleit of Bulleit Bourbon during a re-brand
•Was instrumental in the initial placement for supermodel Riley Montana at New York Models
•Responsible for publishing Generations – an editorial fashion spread of Maye Musk
•Facilitated 360’s component of Beyoncés IVY PARK campaign f/ Chloe x Halle in tandem w/ British Vogue and Essence.
•Participated in the Jaguar F-Type unveil during Miami’s Art Basel.
•1 of 200 auto enthusiasts from around the world to ascend Jackson Hole’s Snow King Mountain in Rolls-Royce’s maiden SUV, the Cullinan.
•Cherry-picked artist Byron Germany to produce handrawn GOTYE cover in prediction of his Grammy sweep.
•Global griot: Mexico (Yucatan, Cancun, Mayan Ruins), South Africa (Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town), Israel Ministry of Tourism MTB expedition; Huba Huba in Cambodia; and OCASO Music Festival (Costa Rica).
•Penned a plethora of prose for local municipalities, cities, and states: Pure Michigan (Detroit, Ann Arbor), Tennesse (Nashville), Texas (Fredericksburg, Lubbock), Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Florida, Sonoma County (Healdsburg, Napa).
•One of the initial interns for VIBE magazine while under the direction of Quincy Jones and Time, Inc.
•Produced shoot and booked Supper Club LA for first Asian male fashion cover – Steve Aoki
•Creative directed the All-American Rejects cover shoot.
•Introduced QR-coded trade books (sold on BN.com, Amazon.com) that marry podcasts + site.
•Invited by The Quail at Pebble Beach to cover some of the most iconic auto reveals.
•An arbiter in micromobility.
•As a sustainability advocate, he organized a press trip alongside the Germany National Tourist Board.
•Best known as a talent for one of the most lucrative multimedia campaigns in advertising as the dancing Joe Boxer Guy ($1.5B+ sales); for Cycle 6 of America’s Next Top Model; for starring role in controversial short film, The Young & Evil, an official selection of Sundance Film Festival.
•Represented by top modeling agencies: Ford, Wilhelmina, Elite, Next, and So Dam Tuff.
•Graced the pages of Cosmo, Elle, Maxim, Seventeen, Llumo Vogue, GQ, FHM, and Harper’s Bazaar.
•Partial model client list: GAP, Skechers, Marc Ecko, Dasani, Nordstrom, and Target.
•Nominated for national and regional TV spots: Old Navy Locker Shocker, Budlight Super Bowl, and Houston’s The Chronicle.
•The grandson of Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, Dean of the Civil Rights Movement and recipient of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
•Prominent member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated (Alpha Chapter).
•Lowery has worked alongside and assisted various notable shutterbugs: Tyren Redd, Elton Anderson, Ron Contarsy, Jeffrey Langlois, Catherine Asanov, James Hicks.
Bronx Bodega Studio
Nestled on the perimeters of Fordham University and Little Italy Bronx is The Bodega. A transformative space used for intimate receptions, private live performances, editorials, and podcasts.