AVERY KANE
PHOTOGRAPHY
Named in Aperture's 'Visual 100' — one of the ten most compelling photographers of the year.
About
AVERY KANE
I work at the intersection of light, silence, and the unrepeatable moment. Based between New York and Paris, I shoot portraits, editorial campaigns, and long-form documentary projects for publications and brands that care about craft.
My practice is rooted in available light and minimal intervention — I believe the camera's highest function is to bear witness, not to perform.
New York · London · Paris
Skills
01Portrait
02Editorial
03Documentary
04Studio Lighting
05Available Light
06Retouching
07Art Direction
08Long-Form Projects
09Film Processing
10Location Scouting
Work
Education
2012
International Center of Photography
Documentary & Photojournalism · New York, NY
2010
Yale School of Art
MFA Photography · New Haven, CT
2008
Parsons School of Design
BFA Fine Arts · New York, NY
Writing
Against the Algorithm: Why Slow Photography Still MattersBritish Journal of Photography · 2023
Light as Material: Notes on Available Light PortraitureLensCulture · 2023
Fashion Photography's Uncomfortable Reckoningi-D Magazine · 2022
In Praise of the Decisive Moment's Uncertain SuccessorThe New Yorker · 2021
Speaking
Rencontres d'Arles2024 · Arles, France
Photoville NYC2023 · New York, NY
Visa pour l'Image2023 · Perpignan, France
FOAM Photography Museum Lecture Series2022 · Amsterdam
Foto Colectania Symposium2022 · Barcelona
FotoFest Biennial2021 · Houston, TX









