Solange Knowles with her hair clips in: Carlota Guerrero’s best photograph

This was used as the cover of A Seat at the Table. We left her clips in to show vulnerability - but she still wanted to have a strong gaze, to look people in the eye'

In 2016, Solange Knowles's manager contacted me on Instagram, asking if I wanted to art direct her new album, A Seat at the Table. I was working in Barcelona at the time, and had no idea I had that type of reach. It was my first big international commission.

I present female communities in a raw yet relaxed way. Solange was interested in this, but to find out if we would be a good fit, we first met in London and worked on a digital project for Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power, an exhibition at Tate Modern.