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nicantaya@gmail.com
+1 (248) 622-0915
Detroit, Michigan
I’m a full-time freelance photographer and photojournalist based in Detroit, Michigan.
At the core, what I love about being a photographer is connecting with people. For me, the experience I have in connecting with others is just as important as the photo that is made. I approach storytelling through documentary photography and portraiture.
I'm an alumnus of Michigan State University, the Danish School of Media and Journalism (DMJX) and the Eddie Adams Workshop XXXI. Prior to freelancing, I interned with The Boston Globe, The Herald (Jasper, Ind.) and The Grand Rapids Press/MLive.com (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Recent Recognition:
2022 Emerging Vision Photojournalist of the Year in National Press Photographers Association's Best of Photojournalism
Sports Photographer of the Year in Michigan Press Photographers Association's 2021 Pictures of the Year
American Photography 38 Selected Winner
Client List:
The New York Times
The Washington Post
National Public Radio
Getty Images
The Detroit Free Press
HOUR Detroit
Issue Media Group
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Kaiser Health News
ProLiteracy
USAToday
The Wall Street Journal
Buzzfeed News
The Detroit News
Crain's Detroit Business
NASCAR
The American Legion
Associated Press Content Services
The GroundTruth Project
The Boston Globe
Chalkbeat
European Pressphoto Agency