BRAYLEN DION

[CANDACE GELMAN & ASSOCIATES] 

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

For assignments, please contact:

✉ Candace Gelman & Associates
[CANDACE GELMAN & ASSOCIATES Chicago] 
[CANDACE GELMAN & ASSOCIATES New York] 
[CANDACE GELMAN & ASSOCIATES Los Angeles]