Paul Da Silva
I got into photography while pursuing a songwriting career. I enjoyed a modicum of success but never made a living as a songwriter. Instead, I pursued photography. It’s a great job. Read More>>
Tierra Noelle
Always been interested in makeup, my aunt gave me the opportunity to do her makeup for her wedding. After the wedding, I finally realized I could make a career out of being a makeup artist. I looked into schools and chose the one I liked, started school, made great memories and friends. Graduated makeup school and started freelancing. I’ve been freelancing ever since. I do makeup for film/television sometimes print. Read More>>
Lorraine Young
I graduated from UCLA’s School of Film and Television with a BA in Film and the plan to be a documentary filmmaker. For a while I worked in the art world, making short documentaries about artists, museums and art foundations. Pretty soon clients started hiring me for photography too and I discovered that I actually preferred still imagery. I have always admired feminine beauty, so the transition to fashion and especially beauty photography was a very natural one. I felt like I had finally found my visual path. Read More>>
Chuck Kovach
It started when I was 13 and started drawing, learning shapes, lights and shadows. Loved drawing and still do. Fast forward to 30 some years later and I picked up my first digital camera and fell in love again. Taught myself how to use studio lights and thus started the journey. Read More>>
Kenneth Merrill
I was a philosophy major in college. And I loved it, but I knew that academia wasn’t the path for me. I wanted to reach more people than just a few academics at a high level of abstraction. I’d always loved photography but had never taken it seriously, and I’d also always loved movies–my family used to rent two or three movies a week, which was a lot back before Netflix. Read More>>
Joe Mikoli
I have been involved in the field of art since I was very young. I used to draw portraits and cartoon characters. I have always been creative which leads me to become a graphic designer later in time. I have been in the field of graphic design for over 10 years. I got into photography over 3 years ago since some graphic design clients of mine expressed that I should take part in photography. Read More>>
Kelsea Sakamoto
When I was little, I told my parents I wanted to be a detective. As I grew older, my fascination with art expanded, but it wasn’t until I went to a MAC seminar that I decided I wanted to be a makeup artist. Read More>>
Nick Barta
For awhile in LA, I was pursuing the path of an actor and wanted to film as much as possible. I wasn’t booking work really. I’d be involved with smaller projects like web-series and sketches online. Eventually, I got fed up and bought a camera. From there I just practiced and got my hands dirty running a camera. I got where I am today because I didn’t lead up on the gas. Any photo or film opportunities I jumped on. Even if I wasn’t “suited” for the job, I would find someway to be included. Read More>>
Kelly Torres
I got started in makeup at a very young age! I was self-taught from around 13 and continued to pursue to learn new skills as art was a huge passion of mine! I had terrible skin as a teenager (surprise, surprise) so learning how to cover my skin issues with makeup was almost an art form. Read More>>
Caroline Malouf
Remember the Guess Jeans Campaigns of the 80’s and 90’s? I was inspired by Ellen Von Unworth, the photographer who captured all that beauty and sensuality in black and white…Claudia Schiffer, Anna Nicole Smith, Shana Zadrick. Read More>>
William Joseph Ramos
I came into photography when I partner and I started a Men’s Magazine in 2008. From there I used a camera on and off and began consistently shooting in 2011 when I moved to Los Angeles area. Glamour was my main focus then I moved into weddings and then actor headshots. At the moment I’m building a portfolio of family portraits. Read More>>
Meghan Sanchez
Well, I began as a traditional artist, and when growing up wanted to become an animator for Disney. Once I was old enough to wear makeup, I instantly fell in love with the art of makeup. I discovered that the face was one of the coolest canvases of them all. I practiced on anyone who would let me and in the beginning, I was terrible even though I loved it, but I kept at it, finally getting better and better. Read More>>
Shaun Nix
I started messing around with taking pictures as a kid. I had a little camera called a “spy tech”. It wasn’t until I was on tour playing music that I bought my first DSLR. At that timeI was into shooting a lot of landscapes. It wasn’t until I met photographer Aldo Rossi and started assisting for him that I got more involved in shooting people. A couple years later I got the pleasure of meeting Peter Hurley who changed everything for me and taught me the importance of expression. Read More>>
Justine Joy
As the daughter of a photographer/artist and a juggler/magician, I was fated to be creatively inclined (and pretty goofy too). In high school, I enjoyed drama, track, art, and being the Red Robin mascot. Though I grew up acting, modeling, and drawing in New Brighton, MN, I always dreamed of a more dazzling Los Angeles lifestyle. When I was 18, I moved out from Minnesota to Orange County, CA for college. Read More>>
Vahan Yepremyan
I have a passion for traveling (have been to over 60 countries) and have a passion for photography, so I have combined my 2 passions into travel photography. My involvement in children’s rights organizations has taken me to exotic locations, such as Cambodia, Guatemala, Russia, Armenia, etc. My camera has allowed me to capture some very special moments and tell stories of heartbreak, beauty, perseverance, faith, and friendship. I am currently in talks with an adventure travel company, to do their photography for various trips around the globe (Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Machu Picchu, Galapagos Islands, etc.). Read More>>
Julie Vukovich
Well, my story starts with a fascination for all things makeup when I was little. My cousins and I would always practice on each other. Later on, I’d practice on friends who wanted their photos taken with some nice makeup. Then, I got a job working for Cosmetics at Macy’s. That’s where I really decided it was something I wanted to pursue, and where I learned skills, tips, and tricks from all the other girls there. It’s also where I started getting requests to do makeup outside of work. Read More>>
Dru Erin
When I was younger I used to do makeovers for my friends and then set up photo shoots to see before and afters. This continued through middle school and high school, friends coming to me to do their makeup for our weekend festivities. Once I hit the end of my Sophomore year of high school, I took myself out to complete junior and senior year in independent study. During my last years of high school, I worked 2 jobs and attended the Academy of Makeup and Fashion. Read More>>
Frederick Johnson
I was introduced to photography at a very young age (8) by my Dad, Dwight Johnson who was a professional photographer for the Star Ledger Newspaper in New Jersey, and eventually the chief photographer for boxing promoter, Don King. I took a slight detour and worked in the information technology field then later started an IT firm that is based in Cleveland, Ohio. Read More>>
Jessie Caballero
I first sparked an interest in photography when I was 12 years old. After asking many times, my family bought me a 3mp point and shoot digital camera and I started taking pictures of everything. Chairs, flowers, my friends, animals, etc. When I entered high school, I took a film photography class and learned how to shoot and develop film. Read More>>
Thirati Kulyingwattanavit
It all started when I was 14 years old, I was discovered by the Norma Haus Modeling Agency. They took me to a casting session for a role in commercial and I got it. That was the beginning of my career as a model and actress in Thailand. Since then I have been in over 50 commercials, television series and countless magazines. Read More>>
Camillo Longo
I grew up with a camera in my hands. I made photographs of everything and everywhere I went. In high school, I spent lunch in the darkroom and knew then I wanted to work professionally as a creative. I eventually went on to receive my BFA in photography from Art Center College of Design. Read More>>
Luis Andrino
I graduated from The Art Institute of Los Angeles in 2013 with my bachelors in Digital Filmmaking and Video production. While in college I interned at Darkchild Records as a videographer/editor. There I filmed and took behind the scenes photos for record sessions with artist such as Kelly Rowland, Britney Spears, and Justin Bieber. Read More>>
Terrisha Kearse
I like to say my photography career began while I was in Panama. It was a life-changing journey for me. I discovered a small village while on a movie, and I started to capture the moments I wished I could bottle up and take with me, not realizing I had an amazing lifestyle piece on my hands that would go on to get published. Now that I’ve had the honor of capturing everything from lifestyle to high fashion, it’s all about having a connection with who or what I decide to turn my camera on. Read More>>
Carissa Gallo
I have always been doing art in some capacity, and somewhere in my teen years I found a camera and started taking pictures. It has just evolved from there. Read More>>
Carlos DeLaRosa Jr
I’ve always been a creative in one way or another, whether it was drawing, making music, or whatever I could create, but when I purchased a camera I quickly, and unintentionally, found that photography was my favorite medium for creating. I got into photography almost by accident. Read More>>
Hanny Tjan
When I was a kid, being a filmmaker was always my dream. Though I didn’t know which department I wanted to do, I just thought it’s really cool to be apart of it. Years went by, didn’t pursue the dream since film industry wasn’t a big deal in where I grew up at that moment. Read More>>
