Moments in Focus

Jun 82025

archive : 2025

Join Cheriss May in collaboration with Leica for a dynamic photo walk designed to sharpen your portrait photography skills.

Presenters: Cheriss May

Location: Leica Camera Pavilion

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Whether you’re working with natural light or a simple flash, and navigating a bustling environment, this session will help you refine your skills when creating portraits, with tips and techniques to help you quickly assess your surroundings, make authentic connections, and create compelling portraits in just minutes. Explore the power of available light in portrait photography with this dynamic session. Perfect for street photographers, event photographers, or anyone who wants to level up their on-the-spot portrait game. Bring your camera, your curiosity, and get ready to photograph fast and smart.

Presenter Bios

Cheriss May

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

Organizations

Leica Camera

For 50 years, Leica Galleries across the globe have existed as more than mere exhibition spaces. They are places for imagination, dialogue, and connection. Since the first Leica Gallery opened in Wetzlar in 1976, a global network of Leica Galleries has grown across continents. These galleries are united by the belief that images have the power to move people and change perspectives. The Leica Galleries celebrate the art of seeing and the power of photography. They have been bringing cultures, generations, and stories together, spanning borders, for half a century—reinforcing the idea that true photography is timeless and that seeing is still a universal language.