Hey y'all, what's up?! 👋🏾 My name is Gianna Dorsey, aka GiannaSnapped. I am a born & bred Chicagoan based in Los Angeles, CA. Fun fact: photography has not always been my passion. I didn't discover this talent until my second year of business school in 2011, when all I knew was that I wanted to own a business. Little did I know that the small point-and-shoot Kodak camera my dad got my siblings & I the Christmas prior would be the gateway into this incredible world. I practiced on my college roommate with a mock photo shoot, and within minutes I knew this was something I wanted to explore. Fast forward ten years, and I haven't put a camera down. Photography has always been a way for me to live out this purpose: to make people feel good. I get to wake up every day and capture images that make people question who they're looking at on my camera (in the most beautiful way.) The answer has always been "you." I get to show people how others view them daily, and it has been life-changing. What started as a hobby with friends and family has now taken me places and put me in rooms I only ever dreamt about. From living and working in Paris as a fashion photographer in 2016 to landing my first all-black-everything magazine cover, to working with major brands like @Apple, @Revolt, and @BET, to now having an A-List archive of clients… I am nowhere near being done. I plan to continue building my portfolio with meaningful projects that show the beauty of Black people, continue teaching photography with photo retreats and one-on-one/group classes, and never stop creating lifelong relationships with everyone who steps in front of my lens. Thank you for taking a peek into my heart 🤎

I'm passionate about my work because I make people see themselves like others. Realizing my client's faces while looking through their photos is one of the most beautiful feelings. I get to change or enhance my perspective. How cool! I've been a storyteller for almost 12 years now.

My favorite part about creating images is making people feel good about themselves and being able to tell a story through stills. That's priceless to me.

I have curated with Meagan Good, French Montana, Mario, & so many others… I want to curate with Brandy, Beyoncé, Usher.. so many more music artists!