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Drew Anthony Smith

Hey, hello, howdy. I was born and raised in Nebraska, but call Austin, Texas home. Whether I’m on assignment to photograph a celebrity portrait, lead a team on a commercial project or document a slice of life, I strive to make my images bright, colorful and energetic. My work has most recently been recognized in American Photography 32+33+34 and PDN’s 2016 Photo Annual. Also, Magnum Photos named me one of their 30 under 30 photographers in 2014.

Shravya Kag

I’m Shravya Kag, a queer, brown, photo and video documentarian based in Brooklyn, New York. Born and raised in Vijayawada, India, I moved to Brooklyn in 2015 and graduated from the School of Visual Arts with an MPS in Photography. Captivated by oral histories and how they can shape a culture, my work is an exploration of home, identity and personal space largely focusing on the intimate and interpersonal stories of people of color and of queer people. I’m currently working on a body of work on Queer South Asians and a short-documentary of a drag queen based in New Jersey. I’m available for assignments and collaborations. Also do consider hiring the talent at diversifyphoto, authority collective, women photograph and third eye collective.

Daniel Ribar

Daniel Ribar is a freelance photographer living and working in Detroit, Michigan. Focusing mainly on editorial/journalistic projects. Blending traditional documentary work with fine art. More than happy to travel.

Abigail Grey Johnston

Abigail is an editorial and portrait photographer based in Richmond, VA. Her curiosity, attention to detail and fascination with seeing beauty in all stories shines through in her captivating work. She offers a kind, open, styled, and detailed approach to all assignments. She is currently working with clients like Magnolia Journal, Marriott, Discovery Network and Yankee Magazine. When not working, she is outside hiking, in search of new podcasts, planning her next travel destination or exploring with her husband, Ben, preferably on skiis.

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Zoe Rain

Zoe Rain (American, b. 1993) is a photographer and filmmaker based in Chicago, with over a decade of experience in nearly every subject of the commercial photography field. Zoe’s work gained quick notoriety with its iconic and distinguished signature style, and has since seen the cover of Rolling Stone, subway car ads and Billboards across the country. After being hired as Macklemore’s full time tour photographer, she has since worked with some of the world’s largest musicians, including Chance The Rapper, Ed Sheeran, Kesha and Vic Mensa. Zoe’s high-impact photography and creative direction has been leveraged by some of the largest brands in the industry. She has been hosted to speak at Apple Talks, as well as industry panels across the country.

Brittany Bravo

Brittany Bravo (she/her) is a commercial photographer from Los Angeles (Tongva Land). Brittany’s work explores Chicanx culture, community and connection. She has a natural love and care for people; Brittany’s ability to connect with her subjects allows her to capture photos full of emotion, energy and joy. She’s worked with commercial clients like Sprite, Verizon, Bank of America, Wieden + Kennedy, H&M, Forever 21 and Ulta Beauty.

Gene Smirnov

My pursuit of creative expression started with graphic design about 20 years ago, when I spent my free time putting together tangible art pieces, collages as well as layouts in Quark and early Photoshop. That led me to photography which is something that could be emotive and constructive at the same time – bingo! These days I produce photos and videos with and for creative people, thrill-seekers and visionaries, as well as regular folk. I live in the depths of the Philadelphia suburbs with my lovely partner Jess, daughter Anika and two stubborn cats Pablo and Bobbie. I enjoy getting my hands dirty in the garden, putting things together in the garage and unlimited Spindrift!

Will Crooks

Will Crooks here. I am a transplant to the South via that Midwest who has been here long enough to call it home. The process of making a portrait whether it is a snapshot of my friends and family or an editorial assignment at my studio is endlessly fascinating to me. The mix of technical skill, empathy, and focus needed to create an iconic yet nuanced portrait keeps me making images every single day. The last four years I worked as the Visual Director at the Community Journals before launching my own photography business. I spent my days photographing editorial content and providing art direction for various publications under Community Journals brand. These days I find myself creating narrative driven photographs for editorial and commercial clients. Coming from a background in publications I make images that speak to the deeper story each brand is telling with their product or service.

Tim Klein

Tim Klein is a photographer and director who captures and creates joyful moments of connection in stills and motion. With a background in photojournalism, he is a true master at bringing out authentic feelings and actions within a produced setting. Based in the Midwest, he is called on regularly to work with award winning publications and a wide variety of brands including Apple, Discovery Channel, Forbes, Presence Health, The New Yorker, Smithsonian Magazine, Yamaha and Zipcar. “My photography is inspired by people, places and things. I was trained as a photojournalist so I find inspiration everywhere — from my travels abroad to my own backyard. My biggest source of inspiration is light, especially the way it can dramatically change a scene. I love the glow of morning light through fog, the graphic shadows of noon light, the light of an overcast day, and the dramatic rose-colored light at sunset.

Bryan Sheffield

Bryan was raised in northern New Jersey, just outside of NYC. He stayed in the Northeast for college, receiving a BFA in photography from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Bryan’s love of creative planning and detailed productions has led him to conceptualize, map out, and execute projects for publications, brands, and agencies all over the world. His resume ranges from editorial — he’s collaborated with the likes of The New York Times and Rolling Stone — to commercial, taking on clients such as Apple, Starbucks, Target, and Warner Bros. On the weekends, Bryan can be found exploring nature with his theater executive wife, their two young children, and the family dog, Bobby, a.k.a “Big Legs.”

Rebecca Topakian

Born in 1989, lives in Maisons-Alfort, in the suburbs of Paris. Resident Artist of the Poush Workshops! Manifesto. Co-founder of the artist residency el-Atlal in Jericho. After studying Philosophy and Geography, Rebecca Topakian turned to photography and continued at the ENSP Arles the research that already animated her in the humanities: the definition of identity in its invisible dimensions in what it has something mythological or fictional about it. She explores through photography the question of identity through different axes: interpersonal relationships, the relationship of personal identity to group identity, but also the relationship to family and national history and its different mythologies. Identity is articulated in Topakian in a relationship between the political and the poetic. Herwork has been the subject of numerous exhibitions in France and abroad. Her book Infra- was a finalist for the 2018 Rencontres d’Arles author’s book prize.

Cécile Burban

Documentary photographer and portraitist Cécile Burban collaborates with publishing, industry or cinema; notably for several years as a portraitist for the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, she also signed a few posters. Guided by feelings, their work seeks to capture what is suspended, what emanates from a place, from a person; the bond that weaves between them. The “Last Sessions” series on the relationship between places, culture and community has been the subject of several exhibitions.