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Smuggler s Phillip Youmans directs docu-style film for Apple
To conclude Black History Month in the US, Smuggler filmmaker Phillip Youmans has directed Hometown , the latest in the Shot on iPhone series.
Apple commissioned 33 Black photographers, covering 17 major cities across the US, to document their hometowns - all shot on the iPhone 12 devices. The campaign not only highlights their talent, but shines a light on their experiences and their local neighbourhoods.
During Black History Month, the Hometown photography was posted to Apple s Instagram handle, featuring a different photographer each day of the month - the longest ‘takeover’ of any campaign on the handle.
Apple has supplemented its Hometown initiative for Black History Month with a Shot on iPhone film, one that follows some of the photographers as they produce images of their locales.
Image Credit: Lawrence Agyei
On February 1, Apple introduced its Hometown feature, as part of its marking of Black History Month. The initiative had Apple collaborate with Black photographers across the United States, taking photographs of their neighborhoods with the iPhone 12 Pro.
To go along with the images, Apple published a video to its YouTube channel titled Hometown - Shot on iPhone, featuring some of the photographers taking part.
The five minute video follows Lawrence Agyei of Chicago, Illinois, as well as Gabriella Angotti-Jones of Los Angeles, California; Lauren Woods of Charlotte, North Carolina; and Julien James of Washington, D.C. It was filmed by Philip Youmans, who was also the youngest ever director to win at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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“Hometown,” shot on iPhone 12 Pro
To celebrate Black History Month, Apple commissioned more than 30 Black photographers to capture and share their hometowns with the world through their unique lens, all shot on iPhone 12 Pro. All across the US, these photographers set out to showcase the people and the pockets of their cities that embody their local culture.
For Julien James, a local photographer in Washington, D.C., iPhone 12 Pro helped him expand the world around his subjects. “iPhone is my favorite camera to shoot with because it’s in my pocket and I can take it anywhere,” he says. “I typically shoot at 50 millimeters because it’s the closest to the human eye. I want everything I shoot to represent or be as close as possible to what we see naturally, so I was surprised to really see how iPhone 12 Pro actually shot Ultra Wide.”