Selected photographers 2025, 6th edition
Professional photographer, author and educator, I started photography at a young age. It became my day job along with conferences, lectures and many more photo related activities. Granted withe many national and international prizes, I tend to keep my work as clean as possible, producing varieous series about specific topics. My work is directly inspired by classic art and especially painters…
Laurent Elie Badessi is a Franco American is a fashion and fine art photographer based in New York. He belongs to a family with three generations of photographers. From an early age, this enabled him to explore and appreciate the art of photography. Badessi started his career in Paris and continued working abroad before moving to the United States in the early 90s...
Andrea Birnbaum is a photographer and educator whose personal work explores memory, identity and belonging. Her photographs and documentary projects have been exhibited throughout the country and internationally. She teaches photography and mentors students both online and in-person, and leads retreats and workshops internationally. She currently lives in the New York City area…
Max Bresson is a French photographer and videographer based in Los Angeles, California. For over a decade, she has worked across the global film, gaming, and themed entertainment industries, developing a strong cinematic eye and a deep understanding of spatial storytelling. This experience continues to inform her visual practice today, where she focuses on mood and atmosphere to capture not only what is seen but also what is felt...
I love getting lost in alleyways and paths, searching for unusual scenes of life or landscapes sculpted by light. But what I love most of all is letting myself be surprised by the beauty of the people I encounter in the intimacy of their homes or travels. These fleeting meetings are moments of complicity, shared in the silent consent of the photographed subjects…
Born in Baltimore to a military family, Brooks’ formative years were spent in Guantanamo Bay; Sicily; and Jacksonville, FL; where he attended Jacksonville University to study film. Completely uprooted from one environment into totally new ones for most of his youth, there was no choice but to be a quiet observer of life’s dynamics that are significantly different in each new place...
CattCuss is a French photographer based near Paris, he is interested in a documentary approach to social subjects related to absence, rupture, connection. He studied Engineering and Architecture during which he discovered the artistic world and photography…
My name is Alexxus Cohill, I’m a portrait photographer based in the South of Alabama. I’ve always been passionate about the arts since I was 12 years old...
Born in Vienna, Austria in 1992, Romain was shaped by his high school experience. His final years of schooling, marked by truancy, foreshadowed his future photographic inquiries. He earned a degree in communications and a master’s degree in political science. During these years, he used his free time to walk the streets with his camera…
Graduated in photography, Celine took part in several exhibitions and photographic festivals: 2018 Exhibition in “Les nuits photographiques de Pierrevert, France (04) 2022 Exhibition in “Présence photographie” Montelimar, France (26) 2023 Collective exhibition in Manosque, France (04) with Hans Sylvester, Alain Gualina, Laurent Gayte, Francois-Xavier Emery et Henri Kartman 2024...
Born in 2003 in Conakry, I discovered my passion for photography at the age of 7, inspired by my uncle who was a professional photographer. After earning my high school diploma, I continued my studies at the Higher Institute of Arts of Guinea (now I.S.A.M.K) in Dubreka, majoring in Film and Audiovisual Arts…
My photographic style is essentially documentary, characterized by wandering and the need to bear witness to the places I have traveled and the people I have encountered, even fleetingly. In 2021, I published a book about my discovery of Ethiopia: ETHIOPIA. In 2022, I completed a photography residency in Wilson, North Carolina…
Currently based in Mebane, North Carolina, Phillip Loken was born in Texas and has lived in various cities and towns across North Carolina since age four. His image-making practice is intimately tied to his lived experiences as an Afrikan man in the American South…
Kelley Lynch is a photographer, writer, and designer with over 20 years of experience living and working in more than 30 countries across Africa and Asia. Kelley works at the intersection of art and social change. Her work is fueled by a desire to explore the stories that shape how people live, believe, and belong—stories that have the power to bridge worlds, challenge assumptions, and change how we perceive one another…
Self taught, West Indian photographer whose approach to travel and photography is founded on respect. I explore the world to capture stories that challenge stereotypes and amplify voices that are often overlooked. Each image seeks to highlight the richness and beautiful complexities of the human condition.…
Christina McField is a community advocate, contemporary artist, and cultural producer dedicated to empowering creatives through art and education. As founder of The WoodGrain Studio, LLC, she cultivates spaces where art and culture can thrive, fostering growth and collaboration within the creative community. McField was a recipient of the 2024–2025 Mississippi Art Commission Artist Fellowship and the 2021–2022 Community Impact Artist-in-Residence at Sipp Culture...
Photography has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, but when I founded Millsapp Media back in 2008, that’s when I fully committed to turning my passion into a career. Over the years, I’ve worked hard to master the technical and creative sides of the craft—from lighting and composition to the kind of storytelling that makes an image memorable…
Chelsea Mukenya is a Kenyan-born portrait photographer based in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. Living in the diaspora, influences Mukenya’s work as she recreates feelings of home. Nature, connection with others and self are all integral to her work. Through her images, she hopes to invoke a sense of longing and tranquility.…
Jessica B. Raetzke is an artist and educator working in Alabama. Her artistic practice primarily focuses on the use of photography and lens based media, examining how bodies occupy and navigate shared spaces. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from the University of Oregon, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Savannah College of Art & Design…
I am a photographer born and raised in the magical city of Birmingham, AL who focuses on capturing the stories of the city and its residents through the lens of Community, Justice, and Service. Starting as a street photographer, I’ve seen Birmingham experience so many changes and transitions and have worked to capture them in relation to the historical context of the city and its role in the Civil Rights movement.…
I didn’t go the straight-line route to becoming a creative. After five years in the Navy—yeah, that Navy—I got out and went to school for graphic design. Got my BFA in the mid-90s, back when we were still slicing up type by hand and hoping Quark didn’t crash. I started out in print design, and I loved it. Type on a grid, tight layouts, a little Swiss influence—real clean, real nerdy...