Part four of a ten part series: My favorite emerging photographers list their favorite emerging photographers.

Glitzy, glamorous, and oh-so-perfect: You can almost tell just from his photo selections that Ryan Schude is from LA. Enjoy these highly polished and professional images from photographers that can just barely be considered “emerging.”

See also: (My) Ten Photographers to Watch


Alex Prager

“Great, color driven, timeless, narrative imagery.” -RS


Dan Busta

“Flawlessly composed environmental portraits from Peru to Croatia that make you wish you’d shot them.” -RS


J. Wesley Brown

“Quiet, nighttime cityscapes often blessed with an occasional human.” -RS


Julia Galdo

“Soft, ethereal fashion and portraiture with a definitive style all its own.” -RS


Eric Ogden

“Moody, meticulously stylized editorial portraits in amazing locations.” -RS


Jing Quek

“Crazy group shots from Singapore with humor, action and lots of fluids flying around.” -RS


Tanit Sakakini

“Wild blend of performance, video and photo around surreal, fantasy-lands of imagination” -RS


Sarah Small

“A perfect weirdness is always nicely balanced within pictures of pretty people, young and old.” -RS


Sarah Wilmer

“Her taste in light and atmosphere constantly pushes my photo envy sensibilities.” -RS


Rachel Hulin

“Refreshing, smart-looking reminder of how difficult it is to build a cohesive portfolio of such wide subject matter.” -RS


See also:

(My) Ten Photographers to Watch

Your Ten Photographers (calling all armchair curators!)