Sarah Bahlibi
I’ve had a lifelong passion for makeup. When I was 5 or 6 I carried a briefcase around my neighborhood and gave all my friends and neighbors makeovers, most likely in the style of Madonna, mole and all. Read More>>
Armen T. Ghazarians
In high school, I was a cross-country runner. I was fit and felt great. However, that began to change when I started college. My all-encompassing focus then was getting into Medical School and I lost sight of my health and fitness. I gained 50 pounds over 5 years and my cholesterol shot through the roof. Read More>>
Caitlin Cassidy
I’ve been making art all my life. I grew up painting and taking pictures. My dad’s close friend is a costume designer for musical theatre on Broadway and he was the first person, in my life, to ignite that creative flame within. He pushed me to make art and handed me my first set of watercolor paints. From there, I moved into acrylic and oil painting and then into photography. Read More>>
Mac Kotas
I think like a lot of video guys my age I was influenced by skate videos and the show Jackass growing up. I liked skateboarding and making dumb videos with my friends. When I was younger I was heavily into playing music, guitar, and wanted to be in a band or work in a recording studio. Read More>>
Jardine Hammond
I don’t have the typical story of a stylist who goes through the ranks of fashion school, assisting, and then working on their own; mine kind of meanders. I’ve had about 6 lives, a few careers—from working in editorial, events, and marketing at an action sports media company, managing a women’s clothing brand, to co-founding a PR company—and they all have seemed to lead me to where I am today, taking from everything I’ve learned in those positions. Some of it happened by chance but most by weeding out what I didn’t want to be doing on a daily basis and moving towards the fun stuff. Read More>>
Aldo Chacon
I never thought of myself as a creative or that I would end up doing a creative profession. I was born in Mexico City and when I was 18 I left for college to Texas. I went to business school and after college and a brief year of work, I decided that business and finance was not my forte. I was completely lost with no real path and I decided to take some time off and I started experimenting with painting and mixed media art. Read More>>
Alejandro Mora
Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, Alejandro was a kid interested in sports, learning about photography and watching movies. Read More>>
Drew Amato
It all started when I was 15 years old. I used to steal my mom’s old film camera and head out on skate trips with my friends. After a month or two of messing around with the camera, I finally started to figure the thing out. Read More>>
Danika Ormonde
I started as a sketch artist and slowly moved into styling. I was blessed enough to land a great job styling for a major network. From that, I was able to enter into the styling world doing mainly commercials and music videos. This really taught me a lot about how the industry works and all the tricks of the trade. Read More>>
Allegra Messina
I’ve always been passionate about art and took classes all throughout my schooling. However, I felt like there was something missing; I found traditional studio art to be too lonely for me. I decided to take senior pictures of my sister and post them all over social media, hoping to maybe shoot for a couple of friends. Read More>>
Melissa Barclay
I was born and raised in Los Angeles and spend about fifty percent of my time in New York. In the world of fashion, you can technically say that I started pretty late. Read More>>
Cutter Cutshaw
Born in Detroit, Cutter was gifted with a keen eye for composition. He began creating art at a young age and has since studied abroad and locally with accomplished, master photographers and digital artists. He also contributes much of his skill set to his educational training at Full Sail University’s film program in Orlando, where after graduation he started as a graphic designer, which eventually sparked his love for photography and ultimately he merged these two passions into a unique art form. Read More>>
Erin Walters
I got my start in Portland, Oregon. I was a freelance retail makeup artist for several makeup lines, bouncing around to different stores like Nordstrom, Sephora, and Saks while completing my BFA in Sculpture at Pacific Northwest College of Art. A friend of mine was a production assistant on an indie film and gave my name to the makeup department who hired me on. Read More>>
Jon Dragonette
I’m from a small town in upstate New York. I have an identical twin brother, who happens to be the raddest dude around. We are sons to the most bitchinest Dad and the sweetest mom. Read More>>
Francesca Roth
After working in the art and fashion-retail world in New York City, I moved back to Los Angeles (where I am from) in 2009 to finish my undergraduate degree. Read More>>
Valerie Brooks
I took up photography as a hobby while I was in film school. I wanted something on the side that would help me get more creative and be able to interact with celebs at exclusive events. I got to where I am now by completing a four-month internship and networking on the red carpet. Read More>>
Katie Middleton
I’m from Richmond, Virginia and have been painting and drawing as long as I can remember. Before becoming a makeup artist, I studied fine arts and received my BFA in Painting from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. I later continued my education at Vancouver Film School where I studied makeup and special effects. I then moved to Los Angeles to start my career. Read More>>
Christopher Vasquez
Vas Media began its roots in Los Angeles, CA in 2012 by founders Christopher Vasquez and Michael McDougal. Focusing first on small budget documentary filmmaking and photography, Vas Media began to entrench its roots in the classic car community and with projects focusing on the racing and restoration of the classic car culture. Read More>>
Olya Tizer
It seems that for as long as I can remember myself, I’ve always been surrounded by the most talented and creative people. When I was a kid I took art classes, studied classical piano, and obsessively read French classics but still for years struggled to find my own way to express my creativity. Read More>>
Renee Farias
Photographer Renee Farias has years of experience in the field of commercial photography. His many accolades are a combination of his hard work and genuine adoration for his profession. Read More>>
Sherah Jones
A native of Miami, Sherah has studied traditional fashion trends through hands-on experience as a visual merchandiser for ten years for companies such as Macy’s, Banana Republic, Uniqlo, Forever 21, Diesel, Lacoste and urban outfitters. splitting her time between new york and la as a producer and wardrobe stylist, Sherah has built her brand around clean high fashion editorials to commercial clientele in video, online and print. starting her path in celebrity styling by assisting for this year’s Emmys to personal shopping for red carpet events. Read More>>
Leon Run
I was fascinated by graphics and photos when I was a kid. Those visuals were so creative and full of passion about life. I started to draw and, later on, got into photography. So photography and design turned out to be something I liked when I grew up. Read More>>
Robert Sebree
I grew up in Japan and had the opportunity to work on set with some of Japan’s top commercial photographers. I returned to the states to attend Texas A&M University and worked my way through school as a photographer. The day I graduated I moved to NYC where I established myself as a photographer relocating to Los Angeles just a year later as my photographic emphasis was becoming more on portraiture than fashion. Read More>>
Ebony Campbell
I moved from Oakland to LA in 2006 promptly after high school to go to FIDM. I initially wanted to be a buyer so I studied Merchandise Marketing and after learning retail math and the ins and outs of what it is to be a buyer I knew that I wanted a career that was a lot more hands-on and creative. Read More>>
