BRAYLEN DION | Artist profiles
DODGING THE DEVIL
Based in New York and Atlanta, Braylen Dion is a 23 year old photographer and filmmaker striving to tell authentic stories.
TJ ATOMS for SCHÖN!
NANA
ARIA
DODGING THE DEVIL
PERSONAL
Raised in New Jersey, he started photography with a point-and-shoot camera at the age of 11. When he turned 15, he began making photoshoots in his basement home studio.
BESTHEDA TERRACE
CLOUDIAS
NANA & JERRY
TJATOMS for NOTION Magazine
FREEMIND US
Braylen’s work aims to renew the representation of Black people in media by personifying intimacy and softness. From fashion to portraiture, he seeks to highlight diasporas and represent multi cultural identities.
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNAL 'DREAM TO ME'
GIGANTIC Magazine
IT TAKES TWO TO MAKE A THING GO RIGHT
AGAPE
AGAPE, THE HIGHEST FORM OF LOVE
ESPN DISNEY
Drawing his inspiration from the movies, his images are poetic, immersing the viewer in an intimate universe. Amplified by the use of a film camera, his lights are soft and his chromes golden.
BETHANY
EQUESTRIAN SERIES, REX
LIL DURK for BRICK Magazine, cover
ADI OASIS
ADI OASIS 'MULTIPLY'
TYLER PERRY for BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK
Braylen’s work is featured in publications such as Vanity Fair, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, InStyle, Paper, GQ, People, Notion, Schon and Brick Magazine.
FREEMIND US
PETITE OFFICIAL
IN BLOOM, ISIS
BILLY MAGNUSSEN for INSTYLE
NIKE
NIKE CHINA
His commercial work includes collaborations with Sprite, Nike, BET, Roc Nation, Fender, Off-White and Sony Music.
STEVE HARVEY for PAPER, COVER STORY
AIR, CHRISTIAN HICKS
CHRISTIAN HICKS
HERRANA
LAFLAIRE
BOBBY SHMURDA
Braylen has shot artists and celebrities such as the rapper Lil Yatchy and athletes including Daryl Homer and Renee Montgomery. In 2023, he shot a portrait of Spike Lee for the cover of Backstage Magazine.
LIL YACHTY for ROLLING STONE
DARYL HOMER
DARYL HOMER
RENEE MONTGOMERY
SPIKE LEE for BACKSTAGE, COVER
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