When you’re featuring a TV writer/producer as wildly successful as Shonda Rhimes in your magazine, as well as the dazzling stars of her hit shows—and you’ve got Nino Muñoz as the photographer—why stop at shooting one cover when you can do six?
“Essence, along with our sister publications People and Entertainment Weekly, brought together the casts of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away With Murder for an unprecedented photo shoot that resulted in six—yes, six!—fabulous Essence covers and one in-depth profile of the Shondaland matriarch,” explain the Essence editors.
Viola Davis. Photo by Nino Muñoz for Essence.
Shonda Rhimes. Photo by Nino Muñoz for Essence, October 2015 issue.
Clockwise from left: Jason George, James Pickens Jr., Jerrika Hinton, and Kelly McCreary of “Grey’s Anatomy.” Photo by Nino Muñoz for Essence.
Kerry Washington. Photo by Nino Muñoz for Essence.
Chandra Wilsonn of “Grey’s Anatomy.” Photo by Nino Muñoz for Essence.
From left: Billy Brown, Aja Naomi King, and Alfred Enoch of “How to Get Away With Murder.” Photo by Nino Muñoz for Essence.
Shonda Rhimes. Photo by Nino Muñoz for Essence.
Photos by Nino Muñoz for Essence.
Kerry Washington. Photo by Nino Muñoz for Essence.
Photos by Nino Muñoz for Essence.
The Shondaland family. Photo by Nino Muñoz for Essence.
