KEN
TOWNSEND
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Ken Townsend is a veteran photographer, having appeared in the LA Times, on “Entertainment Tonight,” “Extra,” and several other publications. One of Ken’s main goals with photography has been to bring curve/plus models into the mainstream. He published the first calendar featuring only African American models to be sold in Barnes & Noble, B. Dalton, Waldenbooks, etc. in his 20s. and was a trailblazer for body positivity before the phrase was even coined. Ken now works regularly with top curve models like Tabria Majors and Erica Lauren. He has extensive experience shooting both film and digital and is a graduate from UCLA.