Vincent Haycock

Vincent "Vince" Haycock is a photographer and director who worked with Kesha for her fifth studio album, Gag Order. He shot the album cover and directed the visuals for "Eat the Acid," "Fine Line," "Hate Me Harder," "Happy", "Living in My Head", "Only Love Reprise", and "Only Love Can Save Us Now".^[1] Other notable subjects of Haycock's include Billie Eilish, Woody Harrelson, Kelsey Lu, Lana Del Rey, and Florence + the Machine.

The Gag Order photoshoot conveys Kesha with shoulder-length blonde hair and natural make-up against a white backdrop with a green folding chair. In the visuals for "Happy", she is wearing a black blazer and a long black sheer skirt. In the visuals for "Hate Me Harder", she is wearing a beige strapless dress with a low neckline.

The photoshoot tells a story. In several images, arms from off-screen people attempt to pull at her and strangle her, but she appears unfazed. In one photo (the album cover), a plastic bag has been put over her head, which would realistically suffocate her. There is also a photo in which Kesha is gone, and all that remains is of her is her face on a bag draped over the folding chair. It can be interpreted that the photoshoot represents the powers that have tried to silence her talking about the abuse she has alleged she has experienced.