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🔘 Portrait Photographer, Monica Sigmon Monica Sigmon is on a mission to revitalize family portraiture. After opening her Williamsburg, Virginia studio in 2000, she quickly built a successful business with a reputation for excellence and cutting-edge imagery. The recipient of two prestigious degrees from the Professional Photographers of America, Monica was named a Sony Creator in Residence in 201...

🔘 Photographer and Director, Mark de Paola Mark de Paola is a renowned photographer and director with decades of experience shooting campaigns for the likes of Vogue Mexico, Gucci, Estee Lauder, Prabal Gurung, and Saint Laurent. De Paola has directed hundreds of commercials including those for Giorgio RED (Bergdorf Goodman), Ducati, Leica, Sony, Neutrogena, and Donna Karan. De Paola's fine art wo...

🔘 Portrait Photographer, Peter Hurley Peter is a world-renowned portrait photographer, author, speaker, and coach. Recognized as the leader in the field of headshot photography, he’s personally trained thousands of photographers on the concepts outlined in his book The Headshot. He's been featured in the NY Times and the Wall Street Journal as well as on Good Morning America, The Today Show, Good...

🔘 Content Director & Grip, Martin Torner Martin Torner is the content director and resident grip at Matthews Studio Equipment, the original Hollywood grip company. Growing up in a family-run theater company, working on film and television sets for two decades, and focusing on lighting and support solutions at Matthews over the past 7 years has developed his sincere passion for problem-solving...

🔘 Editorial, Portrait and Wedding Photographer, Alison Conklin Join award-winning Fujifilm X-Photographer Alison Conklin as she shares her process of capturing stories that evoke emotion. Alison will walk you through the ins and outs of photographing one wedding day and the tricks she has learned over her 25 years as a professional photographer. She'll showcase how she approaches her wedding shoo...

🔘 Sports Staff Photographer, Elsa Garrison Known in the industry by her first name only, Elsa has the honor of being the first woman staff photographer at Getty Images. Famous for capturing defining moments, Elsa brings her vision to collegiate and professional sporting events all over the globe - including some of the most preeminent events, such as the Olympics, World Series, Super Bowl, NBA Fi...

🔘 Graphic Designer and Visual Storyteller, John-Michael With over a decade of experience as a graphic designer, I’ve collaborated with iconic brands like the NBA, Coca-Cola, Sprite, Absolut Vodka, and Colgate-Palmolive. My journey in the design industry ignited a passion for photography, leading me to shoot a cover for No Chaser magazine and work on product and lifestyle campaigns for Timex, Robe...

🔘 YouTuber and Gamer, Bob Wulff Hey, I’m BOB. I make videos about new and retro consoles and cool little gaming gadgets. Dexerto called me a “notable retro gamer,” and Twitter called me “not a notable person,” so believe whoever you want. 🔘 Host, Seth Miranda Seth Miranda is a New York City photographer known for beauty and SFX makeup photography. His work has been featured in MakeUp Artist Maga...

🔘 Fashion and Editorial Photographer, Lindsay Adler Lindsay Adler, a top fashion and beauty photographer based in New York City, has been featured in Vogue, Vanity Fair, and other leading publications. As a sought-after international educator, she speaks at significant events and collaborates with top brands such as Canon, Adobe, and Profoto. Her extensive client list includes prestigious brands...

🔘 New York Rangers Team Photographer, Jared Silber Jared Silber is entering his 10th season photographing the Rangers, but before being the team photographer, he spent two seasons as the team's photo editor. He is responsible for photographing and capturing game action of the Rangers and the visiting teams for the National Hockey League. Jared has been part of the NHL's photo team for many of the...

🔘 Photographer, Drew Gurian Drew’s path as a photographer started as a kid in the 1990s, shooting bands on black and white film in lots of NYC clubs that no longer exist. During college, he interned for two legendary NYC photographers, Joe McNally and Danny Clinch. After finishing school, Joe offered him a job as his first assistant. Five years and half a million air miles later, he moved to Broo...

🔘 Documentary Photographer, published Author, Photo Educator, and Skateboarder, Josh Katz Based in Brooklyn, NY, Josh leads workshops and makes videos for Canon, teaches Lightroom for Adobe, and freelances as a photojournalist. With the help of a viral Kickstarter campaign, his first photo book, ‘On the Roof: New York in Quarantine’, was published by Thames & Hudson in November 2021. He is a...

🔘 Portrait, food, and documentary photographer, Lanna Apisukh Lanna Apisukh is based in New York City, with a background in skateboarding and an extensive athletic career as a former elite gymnast, she is drawn to photographing dynamic individuals, communities and subcultures. Her work explores people and their relationship to place, culture and identity through bold and lively stories she create...

🔘 Filmmaker and Photographer, Fritz Bacon Fritz Bacon is a multidisciplinary creative based in New York City. With a strong background in filmmaking, photography, and everything on the internet. Fritz has an overwhelming desire to create and tell visual stories designed to be shared with the masses. With an ever-growing amount of viral photos and videos under his belt, his current focus is writin...

🔘 Photographer, Author and Educator, Gary Hughes Gary Hughes is from the Orlando, Florida area and for fifteen years, Gary and his wife, Julie, have run Hughes Fioretti Photography, specializing in commercial portraiture for executives, actors, and models. Aside from running a studio in Orlando, FL, Gary is also in demand as a photography educator and travels often, teaching his methods to photog...

🔘 Vice President, Electronic Imaging Division and Optical Devices Division FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Victor Ha Victor Q. Ha is the Vice President of the Electronic Imaging and Optical Devices Divisions at FUJIFILM North America Corporation. In this role, Victor oversees the business operations and strategic direction for both divisions, ensuring the seamless integration between the busi...

🔘 Commercial and headshot photographer, Jeff Carpenter Jeff Carpenter is a commercial portrait and headshot photographer, educator, and owner of Readylight Media, a visual media and marketing agency based outside of Nashville, TN. He started his photography career in 2010, shortly after college where he was required to take a photography class to graduate. Being a predominantly self-taught photog...

🔘 Cinematographer, Andrew Trost Originally from St. Louis, MO, Andrew Trost has carved a name for himself as a distinguished cinematographer living and working in New York City. Over the past decade, Andrew's collaborations with artists and directors of varying backgrounds have gained global recognition and have resulted in nominations and awards in prestigious festivals from around the world. As...

🔘 Cliff Hausner, Photographer and Lighting Specialist Cliff Hausner is a lighting specialist, photographer and rep for Profoto. He works primarily out of NYC. Cliff has been involved with Profoto for the last 25 plus years and has been working in photography, graphic design and advertising for the past 35 plus years. Cliff Hausner has been involved in photography since age 10. He began working wi...

🔘 Photographer and Educator, Jennifer McClure Jennifer McClure is a fine art photographer based in New York City. She uses the camera to ask and answer questions. The Leica Gallery in Boston presented her solo show “How Easily We Are Undone” in 2024. Her first book, You Who Never Arrived, was published as by Peanut Press in 2020. She was awarded CENTER's Editor's Choice by Susan White of Vanity F...

🔘 Environmental and Architectural Photographer, Limor Garfinkle Limor Garfinkle is a New York City-based photographer who specializes in environmental portraiture and architectural photography. Limor is the creator of “In Focus: the Comedians” a photo series that was created in partnership with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to raise funds for their Center of Excellence in ADHD and Relat...

🔘 Sports Photographer, Ed Mulholland Ed began his professional career on March 30, 2002, in a WBA championship fight between Ricardo Mayorga and Andrew “Six Heads” Lewis in Reading, PA and landed his first Sports Illustrated photo from that fight. He has photographed sports all over North America, the UK, Germany and Brazil. Ed joined HBO in 2006 and photographed fights for them on all their seri...

Join host Seth Miranda (@LastXwitness) LIVE on Wednesdays at 11 AM ET from the Event Space at Adorama in NYC for insider conversation with fellow creators, professionals, industry peers, and more. Thank you to Printique and Gotham Coffee Roasters for sponsoring this episode ✨ https://www.printique.com/ https://www.gothamroasters.com/ 🔘 Fine art photographer Specializing in Street Portraits, Amy...

Join host Seth Miranda (@LastXwitness) LIVE on Wednesdays at 11 AM ET from the Event Space at Adorama in NYC for insider conversation with fellow creators, professionals, industry peers, and more. Thank you to Canon and Gotham Coffee Roasters for sponsoring this episode ✨ https://www.adorama.com/brands/Canon https://www.gothamroasters.com/ 🔘 Tour Photographer and Photo Educator, David Bergman Ca...

🔘 Brand Designer, Héctor Silva Héctor Silva is a Design/Art Director with over 10 years of experience in branding, news, digital media and building in-house design teams. His work ranges from small and large brands, film festivals, major telecommunication companies to leading social media start-ups. He has a distinct passion for creating meaningful connections with brands, not only for consumer,...