Shon Curtis Photography

Shon Curtis is a photographer born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. Focusing on academics and family, Shon attended Sinclair Community College majoring in English with the aptitude of being an educator. Working, studying, and teaching, Curtis was laid off in 2017 shortly after changing his degree field to Visual Communications. Having gone to the preeminent Stivers School For the Arts for six years before attending college, the seed that was planted in art burst forth when Shon secured his first grant-based project with Ohio Student Association and Midwest Culture Lab as a lead photographer in Issue One campaign throughout the Midwest Area. Shon went on to attend The Art Institute of Pittsburgh studying Digital Photography before he ended his program to pursue full-time freelance photography. Creating images for commercial corporations and both local and national organizations such as Gem City Market, Five Rivers Metro Parks, and The Wilderness Agency to name a few, Curtis developed a sense for portraiture and storytelling. Focusing on the exploration of culture and society, Shon’s portraits are intended to be an earnest experience between two people.