FREDA BANKS’ JOURNEY SPANS CONTINENTS AND CREATIVE DISCIPLINES. BORN IN CALIFORNIA AND RAISED BETWEEN NORWAY AND TEXAS, SHE NOW LIVES IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. TRAINED IN MOTION PICTURE FILM IN SAN FRANCISCO, HER WORK IS SHAPED BY CINEMA, BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE, AND AVANT-GARDE FASHION.

FOR OVER A DECADE, SHE HAS SPECIALIZED IN EVENT AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY, BLENDING EDITORIAL ARTISTRY WITH DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING. RICH IN COLOR AND NARRATIVE, HER IMAGES CAPTURE WEDDINGS AS EPIC, EMOTIONALLY RESONANT CELEBRATIONS—HONEST, NOSTALGIC, AND DEEPLY FELT.