Cheriss May is an acclaimed editorial and portrait photographer, selected by Peerspace as one of “The 12 Best Editorial Photographers in Washington, D.C.”. She is a frequent contributor to The New York Times, and People magazine, and has been published on The White House website, ABC News, and other publications. Her work is featured at Le Coin in Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC, the permanent collections of the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Pa., and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NY, and currently exhibiting at the Leica Gallery in Boston. Cheriss is an educator, a Leica Ambassador, a mentor at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), and an Adobe Content Authenticity Pioneer.
Cheriss is based in based in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, Ca. Cherissmay.com
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Learn MorePhotographer and Educator Cheriss May shares her experiences, responsibility, and connection to telling the story of national reckoning on race and justice from the lens of a Black woman.
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