I am a freelance photojournalist based in Metro Detroit, Michigan and available for assignment throughout the Midwest. I recently graduated from the Michigan State University School of Journalism.
As a first-generation college student who was raised by my mother, I am an acutely empathetic visual storyteller. My interests lie in how human beings are interconnected and can work together to make change.
Internships have been a critical component to my education and I have had the privilege of working with the staffs of The Boston Globe, The Herald (Jasper, Ind.) and The Grand Rapids Press/MLive.com (Grand Rapids, Mich.). I also furthered my visual storytelling by studying at the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX) in Aarhus, Denmark in the spring of 2020.
My clients include The Detroit News, Getty Images, Crain's Detroit, NASCAR, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Detroit Free Press and my work was recently published in The GroundTruth Project.
Contact:
nicantaya@gmail.com
+1 (248) 622-0915
Detroit, MI
Instagram: @nicantaya
Accolades:
National Press Photographers Association
- Student Photographer of the Year | 2019 Runner-up; 2017 Third Place
Hearst Journalism Awards
- Photojournalism I News and Features | 2019 First Place
- Photojournalism II Picture Story/Series | 2019 Eighth Place
- Photojournalism Champonship | 2020 Finalist
Michigan Press Photographers Association
Indiana News Photographers Association
- College Photographer of the Year | 2018 First Place
Nikon Storyteller Scholarship | 2018 Recipient
Involvement:
Eddie Adams Workshop XXXI | Selected Participant | 2018
Northern Short Course | Selected Student Volunteer | 2019
NPPA Multimedia Immersion Workshop | Participant | 2018
The Image, Deconstructed Workshop | Participant | 2017, 2018, 2019
The Mountain Workshops | Selected Participant | 2017