Nigerian-born British photographer Misan Harriman has captured a number of intimate moments in Meghan Markle‘s life.
These include the photo used by Meghan to announce her pregnancy with her second child Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor in 2021.
He has also photographed Lilibet at her first birthday party, which he attended as a guest with his wife and children.
Now the Duchess has made a rare public appearance via video link to introduce Harriman’s Ted Talk, gushing over the photographer.
Meghan praised Misan’s “unmatched eye for a good photograph” and noted that he’s captured “many meaningful milestones for me and my family”.
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Who exactly is Misan Harriman?
Harriman’s website describes him as “one of the most widely-shared photographers of the Black Lives Matter movement”.
His photographs taken during the UK Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 have been displayed at Piccadilly Circus in London and were used by the BBC, The Guardian, and Vogue.
He then went on to take portraits of 18 BLM activists for Vogue, including footballer Marcus Rashford and model Adwoa Aboah.
As well as documenting the Black Lives Matter protests in Britain, he has photographed protests held by Extinction Rebellion and the 2019 anti-Trump protests in London.
Born in Calabar, Nigeria, in 1977, Harriman moved to the UK at a young age. His father Chief Hope Harriman was a businessman and politician.
Harriman attended Stubbington House School, a boy’s preparatory school with strong links to the Navy. He then enrolled at Bradfield College, a public fee-paying boarding school in Berkshire.
Fees at the school currently are £42,165 a year for boarding and £33,732 yearly for non-boarders.
Other notable alumni, referred to as “Old Bradfieldians”, include Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, current King of Buganda, Sir Martin Ryle, Astronomer Royal, and Dan Stein aka DJ Fresh.
As well as the Duchess of Sussex, Harriman has photographed Princess Beatrice, Olivia Coleman, Stormzy, and Rhianna, among other notable celebrities.
Harriman has expressed his passion for supporting Black artists. In 2020 he told Vogue: “I am a byproduct of all these people, and it’s about lifting others up to give them a chance. If I ever get into a position where I can help others who seemingly never have the door ajar, I will make sure I do that.”
He has been effusive about Harry and Meghan, and described them as “waltzing through life together as soulmates […] when you see two people who have a connection like they have, it’s like reading the pages of a book.”
