Born in Philadelphia, Raised in Los Angeles. Based in Brooklyn.
Stephanie Mei-Ling is a documentary photographer whose work explores identity, culture, and community. She focuses on underrepresented narratives, creating imagery that fosters empathy, reflection, and understanding. Her practice integrates meditation as a creative tool to deepen engagement with her subjects and themes.
Select Clients
The Atlantic, Elle, Airbnb, Financial Times, High Country News, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, National Geographic, Netflix, Nike, NPR, Outside Magazine, ProPublica, Scientific American, Time Magazine, Vice, Vogue Magazine, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal
Exhibitions
2023 Over Policing Parents, NBC/ProPublica, Photoville NYC
2021 Rebel Vision, Authority Collective: Photoville, NYC
2021 Keeping Love Close, The New York Times, Photoville, NYC
2020 Women Photograph: Photoville, NYC 2020
2019 Visual Meditations on Black Masculiniy, African American Museum in Philadelphia
2019 MFON, ALTAR: Prayer, Ritual, Offering - Photoville, NYC
Collections
2022 Work acquired by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture