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Produced entirely under lockdown conditions, British Vogue’s July 2020 issue honoured the countless key workers across the UK who, in the words of editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, “put on their uniforms and work clothes and went to help people” at the height of the pandemic. Starring on its trio of covers? The London Overground driver Narguis Horsford; NHS midwife Rachel Millar; and supermarket assistant Anisa Omar, each captured on duty by photographer Jamie Hawkesworth as part of a major portfolio dedicated to the new front line.
Now, all 27 of the magazine’s key worker portraits are up for sale as part of a virtual exhibition currently on display via the Phillips website. Running from 14 July to 28 July, all proceeds from The New Front Line will go towards the National Emergencies Trust, with each 16 x 12-inch print priced at £2,000.
Among the subjects of the portraits? Karrie Scott, a 24-year-old Royal Mail worker who painted her nails scarlet to match her red van; 39-year-old Jatin Patel, owner of Wandsworth corner shop, Wiles General Store; and the founding members of the Emergency Designer Network, Phoebe English, Cozette McCreery, Holly Fulton and Bethany Williams, who dedicated themselves to manufacturing PPE for those battling against Covid-19 throughout lockdown.
For Hawkesworth, the experience of capturing real people making a difference can only be described as “joyous”. “During such a difficult time, everybody was touched to have their portrait taken and that was what really stood out,” he says, reflecting on the assignment. “The message of these photographs naturally changes given the strong fashion links [that British Vogue has] – it takes it somewhere completely different. That message feels continued in the process of taking these portraits from British Vogue to Phillips.”
“I am delighted that Jamie Hawkesworth’s images of our key workers are going to be included in this important exhibition at Phillips,” Enninful says, while Phillips’s worldwide head of photographs Vanessa Hallett notes the timelessness of the prints. “Jamie Hawkesworth is an extraordinary talent… These portraits provide an intimate and insightful glimpse into his creative process and capture a defining and unprecedented moment in history. The importance of these photographs will be recognised by generations to come.”
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