{"id":113550,"date":"2017-11-14T11:09:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T11:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=113550"},"modified":"2017-11-14T11:09:01","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T11:09:01","slug":"lupita-nyongo-photographer-apologises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/lupita-nyongo-photographer-apologises\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographer apologises for altering Lupita Nyong\u2019o\u2019s hair"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Lupita Nyong’o’s hair was altered in cover shoot for Grazia. Here, Nyong’o attends Kenzo x H&M collection launch at Pier 36 in New York City, NY, USA, on October 19, 2016. Credit: Van Tine Dennis\/ABACA\/ABACA USA\/PA Images<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

The photographer who edited out parts of Lupita Nyong\u2019o\u2019s hair in a\u00a0Grazia<\/em>\u00a0magazine cover has apologised for his ‘monumental mistake.’<\/p>\n

In a statement released to The Telegraph<\/em><\/a>, New York-based photographer An Le admitted his part in the decision to alter the image, which appeared on a November issue of the magazine.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em> actress took to Instagram<\/a> to air her disappointment at the magazine, who apologised but said it was not responsible for altering the image.<\/p>\n

Vietnamese-born photographer Le has now said:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve had some time to reflect on my part in\u00a0the incident involving Grazia and Ms. Nyong\u2019o.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realise now what an incredibly monumental mistake I have made and I would like to take this time to apologise to Ms Nyong\u2019o and everyone else that I did offend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThough it was not my intention to hurt anyone, I can see now that altering the image of her hair was an unbelievably damaging and hurtful act.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an immigrant myself, it is my duty to be an advocate for the representation of diversity of beauty in this industry. I will demonstrate this in my work even more going forward,” Le continued.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BbTCfXKDjc8\/?hl=en&taken-by=lupitanyongo<\/p>\n

In the original post on Instagram,\u00a0Nyong\u2019o said: “I am disappointed that @graziauk invited me to be on their cover and then edited out and smoothed my hair to fit their notion of what beautiful hair looks like.”<\/p>\n

She added that she felt the edited image represented an ‘omission of what is my native heritage.’<\/p>\n

Grazia UK said in another post on Instagram that it ‘apologises unreservedly to Lupita Nyong’o.’<\/p>\n

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