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2017: Billboard's Best Original Photography

By Billboard Staff
12/21/2017
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Austin Hargrave
1 / 100
Item 1 of 100

Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey photographed on Dec. 2, 2017 at Malibu Canyon Ranch in Calabasas, Calif.
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Miller Mobley
2 / 100
Item 2 of 100

Camila Cabello

Camila Cabello photographed for the Feb. 25 issue of Billboard.

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Ramona Rosales
3 / 100
Item 3 of 100

Anderson .Paak

Anderson .Paak photographed for the Feb. 11 issue of Billboard.

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Brian Bowen Smith 
4 / 100
Item 4 of 100

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus photographed for the May 13 issue of Billboard.

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Daymon Gardner 
5 / 100
Item 5 of 100

Tyler, the Creator

Tyler, the Creator photographed on Nov. 20, 2017 in The Caribbean Room at The Pontchartrain Hotel in New Orleans.
Ruven Afanador
6 / 100
Item 6 of 100

Zayn Malik

Zayn Malik photographed for the Nov. 11 issue of Billboard.

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Eric Ray Davidson
7 / 100
Item 7 of 100

SZA

SZA photographed for the Oct. 20 issue of Billboard.

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Olivia Bee
8 / 100
Item 8 of 100

Migos

Migos photographed for the March 18 issue of Billboard.

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Ruven Afanador
9 / 100
Item 9 of 100

Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez photographed for the Dec. 9 issue of Billboard.

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Sami Drasin
10 / 100
Item 10 of 100

Maluma

Maluma photographed for the April 29 issue of Billboard.

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Shaniqwa Jarvis
11 / 100
Item 11 of 100

Cardi B

Cardi B photographed for the Aug. 5 issue of Billboard.

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Olivia Bee
12 / 100
Item 12 of 100

Kehlani

Kehlani photographed for the Dec. 9 issue of Billboard.

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Zach Wolfe
13 / 100
Item 13 of 100

Lil Uzi Vert

Lil Uzi Vert photographed for the Jan. 14 issue of Billboard.

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Meredith Jenks
14 / 100
Item 14 of 100

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Future photographed for the April 1 issue of Billboard.

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Nicole Nodland
15 / 100
Item 15 of 100

Sam Smith

Sam Smith photographed for the Oct. 14 issue of Billboard.

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Ramona Rosales
16 / 100
Item 16 of 100

Joey Bada$$

Joey Bada$$ photographed for the March 18 issue of Billboard.

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Miller Mobley
17 / 100
Item 17 of 100

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert photographed for the Aug. 5 issue of Billboard.

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Austin Hargrave 
18 / 100
Item 18 of 100

Mary J. Blige

Mary J. Blige photographed for the Dec. 9 issue of Billboard.

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David Needleman
19 / 100
Item 19 of 100

Niall Horan

Niall Horan photographed for the June 3 issue of Billboard.

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David Needleman
20 / 100
Item 20 of 100

Halsey & Charli XCX

Halsey and Charli XCX photographed for the Sept. 2 issue of Billboard.

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Wilk
21 / 100
Item 21 of 100

The xx

Oliver Sim, Romy Madley Croft and Jamie Smith of The xx photographed for the Jan. 14 issue of Billboard.

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Ramona Rosales
22 / 100
Item 22 of 100

Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson photographed for the Sept. 23 issue of Billboard.

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David Needleman
23 / 100
Item 23 of 100

Charli XCX

Charli XCX photographed for the Sept. 2 issue of Billboard.

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Joe Pugliese
24 / 100
Item 24 of 100

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar photographed for the Sept. 23 issue of Billboard.

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Blossom Berkofsky
25 / 100
Item 25 of 100

Kelsea Ballerini

Kelsea Ballerini photographed for the Feb. 11 issue of Billboard.

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Koury Angelo
26 / 100
Item 26 of 100

6LACK

6LACK photographed for the April 29 issue of Billboard.

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Brad Ogbonna
27 / 100
Item 27 of 100

Starley

Starley photographed for the April 1 issue of Billboard.

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Miller Mobley
28 / 100
Item 28 of 100

Questlove

Questlove photographed for the Jan. 28 issue of Billboard.

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Robby Klein
29 / 100
Item 29 of 100

Luke Combs

Luke Combs photographed for the Jan. 14 issue of Billboard.

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?Joe Pugliese
30 / 100
Item 30 of 100

Normani Kordei

Normani Kordei photographed for the July 22 issue of Billboard.

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Joe Pugliese
31 / 100
Item 31 of 100

U2

From left: U2’s Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono and Larry Mullen Jr. photographed for the Dec 23 issue of Billboard.

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Austin Hargrave
32 / 100
Item 32 of 100

Diplo

Diplo photographed for the July 1 issue of Billboard.

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Joe Pugliese
33 / 100
Item 33 of 100

Clive Davis' Grammy Party

Photographed for the Feb. 25 issue of Billboard.

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Miller Mobley
34 / 100
Item 34 of 100

Nicky Jam & J Balvin

Nicky Jam and J Balvin photographed for the April 29 issue of Billboard.

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Daniel Kennedy
35 / 100
Item 35 of 100

Sampha

Sampha photographed for the Feb. 11 issue of Billboard.

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Tawni Bannister
36 / 100
Item 36 of 100

Tove Lo

Tove Lo photographed from the June 17 issue of Billboard.

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Ramona Rosales
37 / 100
Item 37 of 100

Zedd

Zedd photographed photographed for the Aug. 19 issue of Billboard.

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BROOKE NIPAR
38 / 100
Item 38 of 100

Noah Cyrus

Noah Cyrus photographed for the May 27 issue of Billboard.

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Sami Drasin
39 / 100
Item 39 of 100

Spilling the Tea

Photographed on May 22 at The Abbey in West Hollywood.

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Koury Angelo
40 / 100
Item 40 of 100

Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin photographed for the Feb. 18 issue of Billboard.

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Koury Angelo
41 / 100
Item 41 of 100

Nicky Jam

Nicky Jam photographed for the Feb. 25 issue of Billboard.

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Olivia Bee
42 / 100
Item 42 of 100

Quavo

Migos photographed for the March 18 issue of Billboard.

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Brigitte Sire
43 / 100
Item 43 of 100

Bishop Briggs

Bishop Briggs photographed for the April 15 issue of Billboard.

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Wesley Mann
44 / 100
Item 44 of 100

Luis Fonsi

Luis Fonsi photographed on Oct. 18, 2017 at Vandal in New York.
Sami Drasin
45 / 100
Item 45 of 100

Weezer

Clockwise from left: Scott Shriner, Patrick Wilson, Rivers Cuomo and Brian Bell of Weezer photographed for the Oct. 20 issue of Billboard.

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Olivia Bee
46 / 100
Item 46 of 100

Takeoff

Migos photographed for the March 18 issue of Billboard.

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Sami Drasin
47 / 100
Item 47 of 100

Greta Van Fleet

Greta Van Fleet photographed for the Nov. 18 issue of Billboard.

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Miller Mobley
48 / 100
Item 48 of 100

J Balvin

J Balvin photographed for the April 29 issue of Billboard.

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Amanda Friedman
49 / 100
Item 49 of 100

Calibre 50

From left: Alejandro Gaxiola, Muñoz, Armando Ramos and Erick Garcia of Calibre 50 photographed for the April 29 issue of Billboard.

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Sami Drasin
50 / 100
Item 50 of 100

Willam

Photographed on May 22 at The Abbey in West Hollywood.

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Cara Robbins
51 / 100
Item 51 of 100

Logic

Logic photographed for the May 13 issue of Billboard.

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Joe Pugliese
52 / 100
Item 52 of 100

Lauren Jauregui

Lauren Jauregui photographed for the July 22 issue of Billboard.

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Tawni Bannister
53 / 100
Item 53 of 100

RZA

RZA  photographed from the June 17 issue of Billboard.

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Martin Schoeller
54 / 100
Item 54 of 100

Ron Carter, 80

Ron Carter photographed for the May 13 issue of Billboard.

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Eric Ryan Anderson
55 / 100
Item 55 of 100

Karen Elson

Karen Elson photographed for the April 29 issue of Billboard.

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Joe Pugliese
56 / 100
Item 56 of 100

Dinah Jane Hansen

Dinah Jane Hansen photographed for the July 22 issue of Billboard.

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Ruven Afanador
57 / 100
Item 57 of 100

Jimmy Cobb, 88

Jimmy Cobb photographed for the May 13 issue of Billboard.

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Tawni Bannister
58 / 100
Item 58 of 100

Air

Air  photographed from the June 17 issue of Billboard.

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David Needleman
59 / 100
Item 59 of 100

Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort photographed for the June 24 issue of Billboard.

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Christopher Patey
60 / 100
Item 60 of 100

Kygo

Kygo photographed photographed for the June 24 issue of Billboard.

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Ryan Pfluger
61 / 100
Item 61 of 100

Brandon Flowers

Brandon Flowers photographed for the July 14 issue of Billboard.

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Olivia Bee
62 / 100
Item 62 of 100

Offset

Migos photographed for the March 18 issue of Billboard.

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Eric Michael Roy
63 / 100
Item 63 of 100

PRETTYMUCH

From left: PRETTYMUCH's Zion Kuwonu, Nick Mara, Brandon Arreaga, Austin Porter and Edwin Honoret photographed for the Sept. 2 issue of Billboard.

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Sami Drasin
64 / 100
Item 64 of 100

Kelly Rowland

Kelly Rowland photographed at the 2017 Women in Music awards on Nov. 30, 2017 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood, Calif.
Ruven Afanador
65 / 100
Item 65 of 100

Jimmy Heath, 90

Jimmy Heath photographed for the May 13 issue of Billboard.

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Eric Ryan Anderson
66 / 100
Item 66 of 100

Maren Morris

Maren Morris photographed for the June 24 issue of Billboard.

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Eric Ryan Anderson
67 / 100
Item 67 of 100

Anderson East

Anderson East photographed for the Dec 23 issue of Billboard.

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Eric Ryan Anderson
68 / 100
Item 68 of 100

Phoenix

Phoenix photographed for the June 17 issue of Billboard.

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Austin Hargrave
69 / 100
Item 69 of 100

Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene, from left: Drew, David French, Justin Peroff, Millan, Charles Spearin, Haines, Jimmy Shaw, Sammy Goldberg, Engle, Evan Cranley, Canning and Whiteman photographed June 24 at Arroyo Seco in Pasadena.
David Needleman
70 / 100
Item 70 of 100

Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort photographed for the June 24 issue of Billboard.

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Nate Hoffman
71 / 100
Item 71 of 100

Willow Smith

Willow Smith photographed for the Nov. 18 issue of Billboard.

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Eric Ray Davidson
72 / 100
Item 72 of 100

Khalid

Khalid photographed for the Oct. 20 issue of Billboard.

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Austin Hargrave
73 / 100
Item 73 of 100

Jillionaire

Jillionaire photographed for the July 1 issue of Billboard.

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?Joe Pugliese
74 / 100
Item 74 of 100

Ally Brooke Hernandez

Ally Brooke Hernandez photographed for the July 22 issue of Billboard.

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Olivia Malone
75 / 100
Item 75 of 100

Gallant

Gallant photographed for the Aug. 19 issue of Billboard.

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Nate Hoffman
76 / 100
Item 76 of 100

Echosmith

From left: Graham, Sydney and Noah Sierota of Echosmith photographed for the Aug. 19 issue of Billboard.

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David Needleman
77 / 100
Item 77 of 100

Halsey

Halsey photographed for the Sept. 2 issue of Billboard.

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Koury Angelo
78 / 100
Item 78 of 100

Ty Dolla $ign

Ty Dolla $ign photographed for the Sept. 2 issue of Billboard.

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Ramona Rosales
79 / 100
Item 79 of 100

SZA

SZA photographed for the June 24 issue of Billboard.

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Ramona Rosales
80 / 100
Item 80 of 100

Grace VanderWaal

Grace VanderWaal photographed for the Oct. 7 issue of Billboard.

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Mary Rozzi
81 / 100
Item 81 of 100

Lukas Graham

Magnus Larsson, Lukas Forchhammer and Mark Falgren photographed for the Feb. 11 issue of Billboard.

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Austin Hargrave
82 / 100
Item 82 of 100

Rhone, Montana & Scott

From left: Rhone, Montana and Scott photographed for the Sept. 23 issue of Billboard.

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Tim Bruening
83 / 100
Item 83 of 100

Alice Merton

Alice Merton photographed for the Oct. 20 issue of Billboard.

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Justin Bettman 
84 / 100
Item 84 of 100

Grace VanderWaal

Grace VanderWaal photographed on Sept. 11, 2017 at Miss Lily’s 7A in New York. 

 

Miller Mobley
85 / 100
Item 85 of 100

Apple Music

From left: Zane Lowe, Larry Jackson and Jimmy Iovine photographed for the Oct. 7 issue of Billboard.

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Eric Ray Davidson
86 / 100
Item 86 of 100

Julia Michaels

Julia Michaels photographed for the Oct. 20 issue of Billboard.

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Joe Pugliese
87 / 100
Item 87 of 100

Mike Posner

Mike Posner photographed Feb. 11 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

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Ruven Afanador
88 / 100
Item 88 of 100

Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez photographed for the Dec. 9 issue of Billboard.

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Ruven Afanador
89 / 100
Item 89 of 100

Roy Haynes, 92 and Randy Weston, 91

Roy Haynes and Randy Weston photographed for the May 13 issue of Billboard.

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We Are the Rhoads
90 / 100
Item 90 of 100

Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson photographed for the Dec. 9 issue of Billboard.

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Joe Pugliese
91 / 100
Item 91 of 100

Bono

Bono photographed for the Dec 23 issue of Billboard.

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Olivia Bee
92 / 100
Item 92 of 100

Kehlani

Kehlani photographed for the Dec. 9 issue of Billboard.

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Joe Pugliese
93 / 100
Item 93 of 100

Chance The Rapper

Chance The Rapper photographed Feb. 11 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

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Mary Beth Koeth
94 / 100
Item 94 of 100

Karol G

Karol G photographed for the Nov. 18 issue of Billboard.

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Rainer Hosch
95 / 100
Item 95 of 100

Josh Homme

Josh Homme photographed for the Feb. 18 issue of Billboard.
Ramona Rosales
96 / 100
Item 96 of 100

Becky G

Becky G photographed for the Oct. 7 issue of Billboard.

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Miller Mobley
97 / 100
Item 97 of 100

Camila Cabello

Camila Cabello photographed for the Feb. 25 issue of Billboard.

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Nicole Nodland
98 / 100
Item 98 of 100

Sam Smith

Sam Smith photographed for the Oct. 14 issue of Billboard.

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Sami Drasin
99 / 100
Item 99 of 100

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson photographed at the 2017 Women in Music awards on Nov. 30, 2017 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood, Calif.
Sami Drasin
100 / 100
Item 100 of 100

DJ Khaled

DJ Khaled photographed for the June 17 issue of billboard.

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