Rising Talent

Rising Photography Speakers

19 credible, up-and-coming voices in photography - active on the circuit, beyond the household names.

19 rising photography speakers on Mezzo - including Misan Harriman, Rick Smolan, and Taryn Simon. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.

Misan Harriman

Misan Harriman

Photographer, Social Activist and Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker | Choose Love

1 recent talk · through 2026
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Rick Smolan

Creator | Iconic National Geographic Photographer

3 talks · through 2007
Taryn Simon

Taryn Simon

Photographer | Documenting the Invisible Infrastructure

2 talks · through 2011
Chris Jordan

Chris Jordan

Photographer & Environmental Activist | 'Midway' Film & Ocean Plastic Pollution

2 talks · through 2008
Kitra Cahana

Kitra Cahana

Canadian Photographer | Blurring Anthropology and Journalism

2 talks · through 2014
Stephen Wilkes

Stephen Wilkes

Photographer & Visual Storyteller | Capturing the Passage of Time

2 talks · through 2020
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Levon Biss

Photographer & Macro Explorer | Capturing the Unseen Wonders of Nature

2 talks · through 2018
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Giles Duley

Humanitarian Photographer | Uncovering Hidden Narratives

2 talks · through 2018
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Edward Burtynsky

Award-winning photographer | Documenting humanity's industrial impact on Earth

2 talks · through 2009
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Camille Seaman

Photographer & Activist | Capturing the Impacts of Climate Change

2 talks · through 2013
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Angélica Dass

Photographer | Exploring Human Diversity Through Pixels

2 talks · through 2016
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Frans Lanting

National Geographic Photographer | Environmental Storyteller Revealing Global Ecosystems

2 talks · through 2014
Boniface Mwangi

Boniface Mwangi

Kenyan Activist & Photographer | Social Impact Changemaker

1 talk · through 2014
Platon

Platon

Portrait photographer | Has photographed more world leaders than anyone in history

1 talk · through 2022
Vik Muniz

Vik Muniz

Global Artist & TED Speaker | Transforming Visual Storytelling Through Innovative Photography

1 talk · through 2007
Miru Kim

Miru Kim

Artist & Photographer | Emerging Technologies Explorer

1 talk · through 2008
Iwan Baan

Iwan Baan

Photographer | Documenting Architecture & Human Spaces

1 talk · through 2013
Chris Burkard

Chris Burkard

Adventure Photographer | Redefining Surf Imagery

1 talk · through 2015
Lisa Kristine

Lisa Kristine

Photographer | Exposing Deeply Human Stories

1 talk · through 2012
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