With over one thousand of his photographic portraits in the permanent collection of New York’s first museum, AJ Stetson is recognized for his ability to capture powerful, luminous images that honor his subjects with depth and dignity.

AJ is a New York City-based photographer with experience as a portrait artist on six continents. His evocative image-making shares the radiance of others, and promotes empathy with curiosity and wonder, authenticity and integrity.

A dual citizen of the United States and Italy, a drone pilot and scuba diver, a classical singer and fitness trainer, AJ captures still and moving images aerially, underwater, on location, and in the studio.

2023, self-portrait