MAYA LOUIS

MAYA LOUIS IS A TRANSMASCULINE PHOTO DESIGNER BASED IN NEW YORK CITY WHO SPECIALIZES IN FASHION, EDITORIAL, AND CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. 

HE IS SELF-TAUGHT AND ACQUIRED MUCH OF HIS PHOTOGRAPHY KNOWLEDGE THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION. MAYA LOUIS ENJOYS TESTING THE BOUNDARIES OF HIS IMAGINATION AND BRINGS HIS CONCEPTS TO LIFE THROUGH BRIGHT COLORS AND BOLD CONTRAST. 

HIS PHOTOGRAPHY JOURNEY FIRST BEGAN IN THE SPRING OF 2019 WHILE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY. HERE HE CREATED HIS FIRST PERSONAL PROJECT FOR AN ELECTIVE COURSE IN QUEER STUDIES WHERE HE DOCUMENTED THE EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY WITH "COMING OUT" AND VISIBILITY. 

IN 2022, MAYA LOUIS WENT BACK TO HIS ROOTS AND REVIVED HIS PHOTOJOURNALISM PROJECT THROUGH THE LENS OF HIS CURRENT PHOTO STYLE. HIS GOAL WAS TO CONNECT DEEPER WITH HIS COMMUNITY AND CREATE A SPACE WHERE THEY COULD BECOME TRULY VISIBLE ON THEIR OWN TERMS.

MAYA LOUIS IS HONORED TO HAVE YOUR ATTENTION AND LOOKS FORWARD TO BUILDING MORE CONCEPTS WITH  TALENTED CREATIVES.

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