Discover Top Portrait Photographers in Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Don Shepard (USA b.1959) is an award winning photographer living and working in the United States. He's a visionary and an explorer. A photographer of people, places and things. He's rapt with the desire to create honest imagery that transcends time. Educated in forensic and medico-legal photography, Don developed his craft during a career as a law enforcement detective, producing thousands of images used in the prosecution of violent crimes. ​ He retired in 2009. ​ Don is a vetted member of the Kansas City chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and the Chicago chapter of the American Photographic Artists (APA), both of which hold their members to the highest creative and professional standards. He has produced images for national publications including Million Dollar Round Table, Golf Digest, Scientific American and others.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
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• Fashion Photographer

I’m a Mexican photographer, visual, multimedia, and storytelling artist, based in Iowa. With the mission to foster a sustainable, and inclusive world. I began making photographs as a teen. In 2002 I emigrated to Iowa, with the intention of studying photography, where I began to document the work of musicians and performance artists. In 2017, received a grant from the Iowa Arts Council to work on “Immigrant Luchadores”, a photo documentary, to give voice to Latino immigrants. This has become my long-term personal work, center on highlighting the life and struggles of Latinos, immigrants, and minorities in the US.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Art Director
• Fixer
• Field Producer

Commercial/Portrait Photographer based in Cedar Rapids, IA.

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• Product Photographer
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• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

• Portrait Photographer
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• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
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• Video Editor - Documentary
• Field Producer
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
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• Creative Director
• Colorist
• Post-Production Manager
• Event Photographer

• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Grip
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant