Portraits in New York

I travel to New York three or four times a year for portrait and editorial work. Most of my NYC sittings happen in Manhattan or Brooklyn, but I'm comfortable working anywhere within the five boroughs and into the immediate metro (Jersey City, Hoboken). Trip dates usually firm up six to eight weeks ahead, so the practical way to book is to reach out early and hold a date when one matches.

When I'm in New York for a trip, I rent a studio space for the days the trip allows — usually a small editorial studio in SoHo, Bushwick, or Long Island City depending on availability. If a sitting needs to happen on location (your apartment, your studio, a specific building you have access to), that's no problem; the trip schedule usually has flex.

Travel sessions are billed at the standard sitting rate plus a flat travel cost that covers flights, lodging, and ground. I price travel as a single line item, not a series of marked-up expenses — you'll see one number on the quote and that's the number. For most NYC trips it lands around $850-1,100 depending on the time of year and how far out the booking is.

Photography in New York is a different shooting environment than Atlanta. Spaces are smaller, light is more vertical, the rhythm is faster. I plan accordingly — shorter sessions, tighter shot lists, less drift. The work that comes out of New York trips often has a different texture from my Atlanta work, which is part of why I keep traveling there.

If you're a brand based in New York interested in a campaign rather than a single sitting, that's a different conversation — we'd talk through whether it makes more sense to fly me up for a multi-day shoot or whether we'd assemble a local crew with me directing remotely.