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Carole Fontaine

I am a french makeup artist, originally from Champagne region, but I studied make-up and worked in Paris for 7 years. I moved in LA 2 years ago to follow my husband who’s from Hollywood but also thought that a new experience is always good to live. Read More>>

Rafael Paiva

I have always felt a tendency to be an artist. Born in Brazil, I had struggled trying to find myself  professionally for almost all my lifetime there. I spent years in law school and almost became a lawyer or something else in that field. At the same time, I was studying to be a psychotherapist, which actually really helped me to make the decision of quitting everything and going after something else that I really wanted to do. Read More>>

Tayo Fajemisin

My career “officially” began back in 2004 during my collegiate years at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta. I double majored in Business Management & Fashion Design/Merchandising. My college friends and I created a fashion troupe on campus called, Project X, a fashion organization that specialized in fashion show production. Read More>>

Liang Ge

When I first started digital photography, it was rather more of a hobby than a profession. I basically took photos of random things like flowers, cars, street photography, etc. On weekends I would go out with friends just to shoot some random destinations in our area (San Francisco). It took some time for me to develop a certain style, and it wasn’t until 2-3 years down the line that I thought the “colorful, cheerful, vibrant colors” lifestyle photography was going to be it. I also took up on a lot of adventuring to shoot landscapes and mainly use some VSCO presets to edit my photos. Read More>>

Stephen James

I’ve been interested in photography since high school. There is a bit of magic and uniqueness in being able to capture a moment in time and space. I really enjoyed photographing architecture, nature, and landscapes. Over the years as 35mm film gave way to digital, I found myself restricted in how much I could shoot as the cost of developing film increased. After college I rarely found myself shooting at all. Read More>>

Shiree Collier

Born and raised in New Zealand, she left school at an early age to pursue her passion for beauty, getting a job as an apprentice hairdresser and working in-salon is where it all started. Loving the work but not enjoying the routine of a salon schedule, she decided to expand her skill set and ventured out on her own to move to Auckland at 18 years old. Read More>>

James Walker

I grew up in NYC with two well-known opera singers as parents. I was exposed to the theater at an early age when my mom became a playwright so telling stories has always been a thing for me. My first camera was given to me when I was ten years old and I have never really ever stopped exploring imagery since. I moved to LA to finish my undergrad in photography later in life and now it’s all I do. Read More>>

Jeremy Madix

I picked up a camera around the age of 15 and began shooting as a hobby and enjoyed it as such. This went on for a few years until I graduated from high school (2010) and from there I, unfortunately, put down the camera due to a lack of time and a loss of passion. Read More>>

Yana Tammah

She is a top-notch professional image maker, who has recreated the images of TV & Film personalities, including artists, presenters, and politicians from start to finish. She also has an extensive list of private clients. To understand the quality of her professional work, one just needs see her “before-and-after” work with some of these high-profile clients. She has authored a self-help book on how to create a high-fashion makeup look at home. Read More>>

Timothy Frazier

I got into photography when I was 17. I was in high school and extremely bored with a lot of the general courses I was required to take. I figured, “hey, I’ll take an art class and see if that’s any fun.” I was no good at drawing and didn’t really care about sculpture or 3D making but thought that an intro to darkroom photography class might be interesting. Basically, it was the process of making a physical document (image) with light, paper, and chemical treatments that made me realize that image making was my passion and that I would do anything it takes to make a full-time career out of photography. Read More>>

Emmanuelle Choussy

Emmanuelle Choussy is an ex-photo model who turned photographer, born and raised in France. She studied French comparative literature of the 18th Century, then obtained a Master Degree in Audiovisual Communication, before establishing as a self-taught photographer in southern France, in 2004. Read More>>

Brielle McKenna

I decided to go to makeup school right out of high school for various reasons. I wanted to learn how to apply makeup on myself to help boost my confidence and I also wanted a career that was fast paced, creative, ever-changing and allowed me to travel. After a year-long program learning from Hollywood’s makeup artists, I began working for free by testing with photographers and models or filmmakers. Read More>>

Henry Finch

My journey in photography began when I bought my first camera, a Nikon to record high-quality videos. What happened was I didn’t end up using it for video. I thought to myself I have this great camera why not go out and take pictures. I began taking pictures while on my hikes and asking friends to pose for me and after that, I just grew to love it. Read More>>

Christopher Malcolm

I am an award-winning fashion, fitness, lifestyle, and portrait photographer based in Los Angeles. Like most photographers, my story started with street photography. Read More>>

Jordan Ancel

I was fortunate enough to go to LaGuardia High School in NYC, which was the merger between Performing Arts and Music & Art high schools. I studied fine art, and although I enjoyed it, I never had the patience for painting and sculpting. Read More>>

Kohrea

I have always been fascinated by photography, especially when the energy of the moment is captured. My neighbor at the time was a working photographer, so naturally I started seeking his advice when I decided it was time to buy a camera. Read More>>

Zak Zakaria

From as long as I remember, I was amazed at the beautiful pictures in magazines, on billboards and posters of Hollywood stars. Over time, this fascination and curiosity led me to search to unravel the mystery behind taking these pictures which resulted in such perfection to be placed in well-known magazine covers. Read More>>

Daniel Gootnick

I started working with photography when I was in high school. I took a class taught by Ken Neely, who had been around at Agoura High School since it’s inception. He was a keen critic with a sense of humor, who encouraged his students to push themselves. He would tell me wild stories of his past and he served as an inspiration for me. I started with B&W photography- developing in a dark room- and moved into digital photography as high school progressed. At NYU film school, I continued to explore and study photography. I even took a photo course in Florence, Italy. I like portraiture and want to further explore artistic nudes. Read More>>

Dominic Jackson

I started with graphic design during senior year in high school, an intro class to graphic design. Once it came time to narrow down a college and what career to pursue, I chose Marymount California University to study graphic design. Once I began taking my B.A core classes, I began to become familiar with digital photography. I always had in interest with photos since I was a kid. Then I started to develop in interest in beauty with edgy concepts and fashion photography. Read More>>

Alex Huggan

I remember in photography club at school, when I was eleven, we were taught to process our own films in the dark room and since then I’ve always had an interest in photography and the creative process. Then growing up in a family where my father, Michael, one of Briton’s best wildlife and equestrian photographers, encouraged us to go out and capture life. There was always a camera around us growing up, at sports days, school plays, and family holidays, Dad made sure of that. Read More>>