Balenciaga photographer ‘receives death threats’ over scandal, says child models were children of employees

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The photographer who captured Balenciaga’s recent ad campaign has spoken out amid the brand’s latest scandal.

Gabriele Galimberti was the photographer for Balenciaga’s Gift Shop holiday campaign, which featured children holding teddy bears dressed in bondage gear. In a new interview with The Guardian, the National Geographic photographer said he has “received death threats” in the wake of the scandal.