Beyonc-Approved Tyler Mitchell Is The First Black Photographer To Shoot A Vogue Cover

Tyler Mitchell, a 23-year-old artist from Atlanta, will be the first black photographer to shoot a cover for Vogue in the magazines 126-year history.

Beyonc chose Mitchell to photograph her upcoming September issue cover, Yashar Ali reported for HuffPost on Monday. She obtained full control over the cover from Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, a source told HuffPost.

The reason a 23-year-old black photographer is photographing Beyonc for the cover of Vogue is because Beyonc used her power and influence to get him that assignment, the source said.

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Tyler Mitchell (@Tyler_Mitchell_) December 30, 2016

Mitchell, a New York University graduate, quickly became a recognized name in the art world through his work in Cuba and his featured work on Instagram . His more than 40,000 Instagram followers include celebrities like Rose McGowan and Naomi Campbell.

The New York Times Up Next series featured Mitchell in December.

I depict black people and people of color in a really real and pure way, he told the Times. There is an honest gaze to my photos.

The 23-year-old first gained attention in 2015 with his self-published book of photos, El Paquete , which focused on Cuban skate culture and architecture. Mitchell captured the books 108 photos while in Cuba for six weeks as part of a documentary photography program, according to the Times.

A post shared by Tyler Mitchell (@tylersphotos) on Feb 11, 2017 at 11:23am PST