Aminah McKenzie

Aminah McKenzie is a 22 year old published portrait and fashion photographer from Hampton Roads Virginia. Her photos are captivating.

She?s been doing photography for six years. Her photography is a world all by itself with lush hues blended with vulnerability and raw emotions that create a one of a kind memory you can only get with MCKenzie. In a recent interview she cites her mom as her reason to start this journey. Her mother did photography before her and she decided to take a picture with her mother?s camera. She instantly fell in love with the art

In Fall 2018, she inspired the Pantone app challenge. The challenge consisted of photographers creating a color palette based on their pictures. Aminah posted four pictures with color palettes on social media and it went viral. Photographers around the world decided to join in creating a beautiful feed of colors and portraits.

Aminah McKenzie

She?s been featured on Buzzfeed, Vogue, Business Insider and the cover of Illestheic Magazine. Her inspirations include Lindsey Adler, Sue Bryce, Sasha Samsonova, and Jessica Kobessi. She hopes to shoot for high fashion brands and magazines as well as celebrities.

As I finished up my research, I finally figured out my favorite collection by her: Feelings. Self photography has always been fascinating to me because It's the photographer though their own lens, what they think of themselves If they were on the other side of the camera. This series is Aminah at her most vulnerable. She embodies a new emotion in each frame. The collection of photos you see to the right are self took photos all edited without photo shop, using only double exposure. These kinds of shoots are the reason I picked her as our first Photographer write up, her creative mind and willingness to be herself makes her one of my favorites.

We celebrate you Aminah.