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Lynsey Weatherspoon’s first photography teacher was her late mother, Rhonda. Like her mentor-in-her-head Carrie Mae Weems, that first camera – a gift – delivered purpose. Her career includes editorial and commercial work that has been inspired and powered by her first teacher’s love and lessons. The #blackqueergirl is an award winning photographer, portraitist and director based in Atlanta and Birmingham. Using both photography and filmmaking as tools to tell stories, Weatherspoon’s work has been featured in print and online in such publications as The New York Times, USA Today, NPR, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time, ESPN and ESPN-owned The Undefeated. As a member of a modern vanguard of photographers, she is often called on to capture heritage and history in real time. The Equal Justice Institute’s Bryan Stevenson. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice. The Legacy Museum. Ronnie the shoe repairman in downtown Birmingham. The people of the Gullah-Geechee Corridor. An entire family infected with and affected by a pandemic. Demonstrators with raised fists and sad, vulnerable eyes. The sons and daughters of history. The mothers of children who died making history. The majesty of Mardi Gras. The loving hands of family caregivers. Lynsey Weatherspoon’s work has been exhibited at The African American Museum in Philadelphia and Photoville NYC. She is an awardee, The Lit List, 2018. Her affiliations include Diversify Photo, Authority Collective, and Women Photograph, as well as National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), Professional Photographers Association (PPA), American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), and American Photographic Artists (APA). She was also named a Canon Explorer of Light in 2020, and became a member of IATSE Local 600 in 2022.
Hello, welcome to my world. My journey is a captivating blend of geographic influences and creative pursuits. Born in Los Angeles, I was transplanted at an early age to the deep South, where I was immersed in the unique culture, sights & sounds. After graduating from Hilton Head High, I set off for a brief sojourn in the southern California surf scene but ultimately felt the irresistible pull back to the South. I landed in the college music scene meca, Athens, GA. After graduating from the University of Georgia and armed with a degree in fine art photography, I ventured to South Beach Miami during the fashion-forward 90s, fully immersing myself in the era's glamorous fashion scene. After my time in the sun, the true South beckoned me back, leading me to Atlanta, where I embarked on my career, specializing in editorial and commercial photography. Today, I live in downtown Atlanta with his wife and two sons, where I continuing to weave stories through my lens, capturing the essence of people, places, and cultures with a unique and inspired perspective.
Fernando Decillis is an Atlanta-based photographer specializing in advertising and documentary projects. Fernando was born in Montevideo, Uruguay to a teenage seamstress and an airport ramp agent. He spent his childhood roaming his town, Shangri La, asking local fisherman for advice and riding through Uruguay’s flat country roads as one of four passengers on his dad’s moped. In an effort to escape Uruguay’s military dictatorship, the Decillis family set out for the United States. At ten years old, speaking no English, Fernando attended public school in what is known today as the Dekalb International Corridor of Atlanta, or Buford Highway. His love of fútbol was his path to making friends with other immigrant children from all over the globe, who were simultaneously assimilating to life in the U.S. Fernando quickly learned to rely on nonverbal communication to foster a sense of oneness on the field with teammates who all spoke different languages. Fernando translates this skillset fluidly to photograph people from all walks of life, from world leaders to celebrities to local farmers. His award-winning photography teases a humanistic beauty out of everyday situations.
I first started out as a photojournalist so storytelling is in my DNA. With over 12 years experience working in editorial photography I took that knowledge to commercial photography. The goal of any good photo is to draw in a viewer and make a connection. Today, we are overwhelmed with visuals coming at us from phones, computers, televisions, billboards, you name it. So in order to make a statement, images need to resonate with your audience. I pride myself in telling brand narrative stories that bring the viewer in to create an interconnection and showcase an experience. This is my passion. While based in Nashville, TN I've lived all over the United States and experienced the diversity of America. I love meeting new people and making new friends. I grew up in Louisville, KY and it will always be my home. Because of that I'm partial to bourbon, horses, and baseball bats. When not working I enjoy exploring Nashville with my wife, playing the guitar, buying records, or planning my next big trip. So let's make a connection. Tell me your story!
Matt is an award-winning editorial portrait, commercial advertising, industrial, and sports photographer out of a southern town just a few minutes south of Atlanta called Macon. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from Mercer University in Human Services ( he's a people person) Back in the day, he tried his hand in TV as a commercial TV producer and was promoted to a sports reporter. During his time there he shot local news and a little photography (he stuck with the latter). When he's not on assignment, he's more than likely watching his favorite soccer team Arsenal FC, boxing, coaching soccer, reading, drinking hazelnut coffee, or listening to 80's music (and yes he's a huge Hall and Oates fan). He's also an avid comic collector who is one of a few people to hold an original copy of the 1984 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 first print…COWABUNGA Matt is available to travel for assignments within the US and internationally. He keeps his passport ready!
True story, I was named by the guy on the side of the Yogi Tea boxes. Regardless of my super cool Indian name, I am, in fact, not Indian at all. I am the grandson of a Minnesotan circus tight-rope walker and the nephew of a Virginian goat farmer. As a young boy, I lived in an ashram in New Mexico and spent my adolescence cleaning boat shops in the Pacific Northwest to afford my bicycle habit while racing cyclo-cross in Europe on the US national cycling team. I came to photography through the fermented horse milk fog of hitchhiking through Mongolia. At the age of twelve I learned that it is called the Pulitzer Prize and not, as I had long held to be true, the Pull It Surprise, which would later save me from many embarrassing moments, considering the grants I have received from the Pull It, I mean, Pulitzer Center. Upon completion of my graduate studies in photography at Syracuse University, I moved to Istanbul, where I spent much of my time trying to mentally will my phone to ring with glamorous and exciting assignments. Yadda yadda yadda now I live in Madison, Wisconsin with my wife and our adorable kitty, Earl Greyscale. Some times I enter awards and sometimes I win some, like American Photography and even an Addy. But to date my crowning achievement has been exhibiting my Lands in Limbo project at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.
Ryan Ketterman is a commercial photographer and FAA-licensed drone pilot, specializing in industrial and corporate advertising photography and video with a style consisting of colorful and energetic imagery. Running a client-friendly, service-oriented business he believes that great creativity often is the result of team effort and values working closely with his clients. Based in Jacksonville, Florida Ryan and his team are ready to create outstanding visuals for you.
Ryan Wendler is a commercial portrait and lifestyle photographer. His work has been featured both nationally and internationally by some of the world's best-known brands and publications. His photography utilizes natural elements to accentuate a unique perspective and his goal is to create authentic 'true to life' emotions and moments; helping the viewer to see and feel the human impact of the client's brand. Ryan’s work often showcases the subject as the hero and evokes a quiet confidence. His photographs are powerful, show a strong quality of light, and convey a sense of place. Photography is an art form that has allowed Ryan to spend his days encompassed by many of the things that he loves, and he is quite grateful for it.
Jena is a Midwest-based commercial food and lifestyle photographer, videographer, prop stylist, and art director. Over the past 13 years, Jena has been known for her elevated earthy, artistic photography style focused on appetite appeal and brand storytelling. Her classical training as a fine art painter creates a unique photography style that perfectly complements both editorial and advertising campaigns. She seeks out authentic emotion in her food and lifestyle photography with a strong emphasis on narratives and blending modern and heritage styles. Jena shoots for clients such as Ghirardelli, Martha Stewart, Kohl’s, Taste of Home, Sam’s Club, The Buckle, Press, Kerry Taste and Nutrition, and Iowa Premium Angus. In addition to Jena’s commercial work, she prides herself on building the community and knowledge of commercial food photography through the Little Rusted Ladle blog, the Master the Art of Food Photography online summit, and her mentorship program Portfolio to Profit.
Stacy Allen grew up in the South and has been taking photos since early adulthood. She learned to edit before she learned to shoot, spending long hours working in a professional photo lab from ages 17-20. She later began working at magazines as a photo editor. She was on staff and freelanced for Private Air Magazine, Time Inc. Custom Publishing, Cooking Light, and Southern Living. It was in those very cubicles that she began to yearn for days outside an office with camera in hand. She took the leap into commercial photography in 2017. She specializes in chasing light and finding beauty in the quiet places. Her portfolio is filled with a combination of food, travel, interiors, people, and quite a few cocktails. Stacy lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband, 2 children, dog, and cat. Her work has been featured in Vogue UK, Southern Living, WWD, Garden & Gun, Food & Wine, Faire, and Tauko Magazine.
In nearly fifteen years of photographic practice, I’ve shot pretty much everything: portraits for magazines, big corporations, and good ol’ straight up advertising; interiors for editorial and commercial clients; and tabletop for many magazines and one giant tech company. I’ve always had a hard time defining what kind of work I do because of that diversity, but most of the time it goes like this: An agency hires me for a portrait project. It goes pretty well and they like working with me, so they hire me for a corporate or advetising job, which together we crush. We are thick as thieves at this point, so when their client asks them: ‘hey, we want to shoot this whatchamacallit, what do you think?’ they think of me because I’m: 1. easy to work with, 2. good with lighting and technical stuff, 3. happy solving problems on the fly, and 4. always delivering to spec and on time. I will get into the infiniti pool without being asked, if that’s where the picture is.
My relationship with photography dates to elementary school when my family moved into a house with a darkroom. I spent most of my childhood there. In junior high I happed upon Cheryl Tiegs modeling for a shoot in Washington Square. I poached some frames. The pics scored me the job of photo editor of our high school newspaper. This was my big break because my then-classmate Jimmy Hirsch went on to be a staff writer for the New York Times. He somehow talked them into giving me an actual assignment. It went well and they gave me a couple more. It was official. I could legitimately say I shot for the New York Times. That was 1986. A couple thousand assignments later, I have begrudgingly lived through the transition from film to digital. As a reprieve, I have adopted a forgotten photographic process, the photogravure, and am diving deeply into its preservation. My wife, Hilary, whose patience, maturity and wisdom netted us three now-grown children is so supportive of my photogravure obsession that even when she can’t sleep, she asks about it…
I'm an on-location photographer and director. My aesthetic approach is driven by real, textural, compelling moments, whether shooting stills or motion. I specialize in capturing authentic imagery depicting lifestyle, work and industrial scenes for corporate and agency clients and have years of commercial experience including large global image brand libraries, advertising campaigns, editorial and short form motion assets for web & broadcast, as well as one full length documentary. Partial list of clients and project partners include: ebay, Mississippi Tourism, Marley Coffee, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, AMD, Deutsche Bank, Intel, Nike, AMEX, American Airlines, GE, Disney World, Time Warner, Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, J. Walter Thomas, People Magazine, AG Edwards, CDW, Y & R, Fleishman-Hillard, McCann-Erickson, FutureBrand and more. I have had the unique privilege of having one of my images selected for a USPS First-Class Forever stamp. I have 2 published books: Hidden History of Mississippi Blues (History Press) and Mississippi Juke Joint Confidential: House Parties, Hustlers & the Blues Life (Arcadia Publishing).
I'm a Florida native and I live for adventure. I spend most of my time outdoors, in and around the water. I've been married for 20 years and have 3 kids. I take great pride in bringing experience into our lives. I love mixing my passions with what I shoot and I enjoy it the most when I can capture someone doing what they love in that environment. Thats where our essence lives. I would describe my shooting style as very authentic and candid with a documentary feel. Some of my current clients are Apple, Nike, Adidas, Sanuk, Chevron, AAA, Mastercraft Boats, Yamaha, LuLu Lemon, and RedBull.
A product of two blue collar families from western Maryland, it seemed pretty likely that I was not going to escape a little hard work. Growing up outside Washington, DC, much of life was spent outdoors. Lucky for me, I had a Dad that practically lived outdoors, following him out the door to find something worth pursuing, building or taking apart was not a problem. In middle school, I began to draw and nature became my subject. Sometime late in high school, my interest gradually turned to photography. Full of enthusiasm, uncertainty and encouragement from my teachers, I headed to college to become a graphic designer. Two years into my graphic design education, I switched to photography and graduated with a BFA in Photography from the University of Maryland, I soon found myself in Florida where I’ve been shooting on my own since 1992. Looking through a viewfinder has always been a way to quiet the noise in my head and given the choice between an aisle seat and a window, I will always choose the window.
I have been working with cameras since 2006. Focused in the commercial advertising space, I’ve had the pleasure of working with clients including: Honda, US Bank, Phillip Morris, AAA, Marriott Vacations Worldwide, NFL, Golf Channel, Optum Health, Wilson Golf, Honma Golf, Sea-Doo, WWE, The Wall Street Journal, Princess Cruises, Orlando City Soccer, Olympic Channel, Dankso, Original Penguin, BP . I feel I have a technical, yet fun approach to photography and motion projects that helps create authentic, natural moments while still having the clients’ ideas and vision in mind.
Some like to take the easy road, others prefer the path less travelled. I am a fan of the latter – I thrive on challenge, detail, and problem solving. It’s that passion that makes me crave the right shot, right set, and most mouth-watering styling. Food photography is not a simple path from idea to execution – it’s an exploration and often a collaboration. When I first began to explore this type of work I knew it would make for an epic creative journey from my first attempts at lighting, to the way I continue to push myself creatively today. I am always exploring and I don’t think I’ll ever stop learning. When I’m not in the kitchen or the studio you’ll find me happily collecting my share of sand and dirt out on the mountain bike trails in Central Florida. To me there is no better feeling than the rush you get from a job well done…except maybe the rush of rolling along a beautifully flowing trail with some happy jumps and berms in a beautiful wooded setting.
A Charleston, SC native turned Florida girl. Life is about slowing down, loving people, and laughing loud enough your neighbors recognize you from the next aisle at the grocery store. A full time photographer since 2008, I got my start photographing life and people, but have unexpectedly fallen in love with photographing food along the way. Want to work together? Email me, I'd love to hear from you!
Grew up on an island – still lives on one. Has proudly helped raise three amazing children. Loves challenging work. Doesn't get rattled. Loves negative space and positive people. Visualizes every moment of his life, which he considers a bit of a curse – except when working. Started out as a marine biologist. Creates innocent slice of life imagery or production-intensive shoots. Over the years has worked from camera cars, helicopters, camera boats, rigged remotes, scaffolds, cranes, floating in the middle of the ocean – and his own two legs. Working out of South Florida, Robert also has a full production company to support his still and director work. He has done major shoots for Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Yamaha, Ford, Cigna, as well as extensive shooting for marine, tourism, recreation, health care, home & garden and pharmaceutical clients. One of his strengths is simultaneous still and motion productions.
When someone asks what I do I tell them I’m a photographer. The next question inevitably is "what kind of photographer?" Well, that's a little tricky because I love shooting everything. It could be a national advertising campaign on location for Marriott Hotels in Mexico or shooting food in my full service 3000 sq. ft. studio for Publix or Boar's Head. Also, It might be filming a TV spot in the Dominican Republic for Iberostar Hotels and lets not forget the family who I like to shoot while I'm on vacation. So you might say it doesn't matter if it's real people, talent, stills or video, personal or for hire. I love capturing the moment that I’m in. Of course, none of this can be done without working with the best people in the industry: Talent agencies, producers, assistants, wardrobe, hair & makeup, food-stylists, prop masters, retouchers and editors. I know, I sound like a jack of all trades but I love it all. So I invite you to take a look at the work and decide which side of my business is best for a project we can work on together.
I've been proud to call Florida my home since 2007. It's a weird place and I wouldn't have it any other way. I am an editorial, commercial and advertising photographer based in Tampa Bay although I often work in Miami, Orlando and elsewhere. I've been fortunate to be a part of a vibrant photo community here in Florida since graduating with a degree in Photojournalism from Western Kentucky University. After working as a staff photographer for a Ft. Lauderdale based NGO traveling to Central America and the Caribbean, I made my home in Tampa with my wife, Megan, and our two daughters. When I’m not living the dream, you can find me traveling, scuba or freediving, or some combination of those. I am a professional level member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP). My archive is represented by Redux Pictures. Feel free to also check out my portfolios at foundfolios, PDN's photoserve, and Wonderful Machine. I was also fortunate to be part of The Washington Post team that won the Public Service Pulitzer Prize in 2022.
Nate Ryan is an editorial and commercial photographer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His work is driven by a deep curiosity about the world around him and his desire to learn, and he finds joy in the surprising doors that only a camera can open. For 10 years Nate was the staff photographer for 89.3 The Current at Minnesota Public Radio, where he photographed and filmed some of the nation’s most popular musicians. With a degree in Geology and Studio Art from Carleton College, Nate brings a diverse range of knowledge to his projects. Keeping things easygoing is the goal – Nate specializes in portraying real people in inspiring ways. He loves to infuse advertising projects with the same depth and personality as he does with his documentary photojournalism and portrait work. Otherwsie you’ll likely find Nate out on a bike on a trail or road around the Twin Cities.
I see pictures everywhere I go. And that's what makes life so interesting. After college, I was hired as a staff photography assistant. I learned so much assisting other photographers those first few years, and later as a retail product photographer. I quickly realized I loved the pace of photographing people. I began to show my book and started getting commercial assignments. I specialize in lifestyle and portrait photography as well as directing motion. I make polished, authentic pictures that viewers relate to. I like photographing people and collaborating with my subjects and other creative minds. No matter who it is or what it's for, I find a person's essence through his or her environment, an expression or attitude, or anything else I see. I help set the tone to get the right image. Many variables affect the outcome of a photograph; my job is to help shape them. Generations after me will be able to see exactly what I saw. I like knowing that. I'm still learning new things about my craft every day. And I still lug around the same camera bag I won at a photography workshop 30 years ago. I live in St. Paul, Minnesota with my wife, three children and our dog.
Hello, I’m Jamey Guy. I’ve been a lifestyle and portrait photographer for more than twenty years. I was raised by a family of artists—painters, sculptors and illustrators—my grandfather was the first to introduce me to photography. I like playing music, and I’m even in the Guinness Book of World Records under the largest banjo ensemble ever. I love driving gravel roads and photographing farming. Most importantly, I’m passionate about great photography and great clients. I’ve been happy to combine the two for brands like Coca-Cola, Levis, Target, General Mills and AARP, to name a few. I’d love to add you to the list.
If Chad’s photography had a trait it would probably be labeled optimistic. Chad looks to capture the beautiful, the good in the world around us, and the people in it. It could be a pleasant smile, time shared between friends, the solace of a place. “I am a photographer because I want to create, share, elevate the production, and collaborate with others who have creative ideas. I photograph because it's my way of telling the story.” Chad continues to create content for national brands as well as many local and editorial clients. He lives in Minneapolis, MN with his wife and 3 children.