“Hapeville Shutter Fest"
Photography Exhibition + Vendors Market
Cat Eye Creative curated an outdoor exhibition featuring the work of a dozen photographers displayed in a large scale format along with three mini Solo Exhibitions + Vendors Market in Downtown Hapeville in partnership with The City of Hapeville & Hapeville Mainstreet.
Saturday, October 5th 5:00-8:30PM
620 S. Central Ave Atlanta, GA 30354
Alex Culbreth
Alex Culbreth is an Atlanta based analog and digital photographer who specializes in concert and travel photography. Having started his photography journey at a young age, the 21 year old college student has developed a bold and colorful style that shines brightly in the artists he photographs on stage and within the pages of his photo books that highlight his adventures road-tripping across the United States.
@alexculbrethphotos
Alexa Brown
Alexandra Brown is a local Atlanta visual artist whose talents stretch across multiple mediums. In photography, she specializes in capturing the ironic beauty of everyday life. Recently, she has been experimenting with collaging her photos to create surreal scenes along with evocative analog collages utilizing cuttings from old books and magazines.
@wastereceptacle
Amari Kinsey
Amari Kinsey is a multidisciplinary artist who grew up in Atlanta, GA but is currently based in Fayetteville, GA. Her current mediums of choice include digital art and photography. With digital art, she uses Adobe Illustrator to bring her paper sketches to life to express her emotions and experiences. With photography, she captures her love of nature, architecture, and cars with a DSLR camera through an intuitive process. Through having a reserved personality and deep sense of being in tune with her emotions, she uses her work to process and express what she feels visually.
Since graduating from Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2019, she has continued to show her work in exhibitions and art festivals. Her most recent pursuits include the 2023 FAACE Artpreneur Spring Festival, Art At The Avenue 2023: National Juried Exhibition, and The Bakery Atlanta's "In Focus: Contemporary Photography Exhibition". She aims to continue to create work that will help people slow down mentally, look beyond the surface level of things, and connect on an emotional level.
@amaritheartist1
Bailey Tyler
Bailey Tyler is a film photographer from Pittsburgh, PA who currently resides in Atlanta, GA. Heavily influenced by her travels, Bailey’s work taps into themes of exploration and new experiences. Whether it’s a new country, city or her own neighborhood, each frame is a reflection of capturing a unique personal perspective no matter how familiar the subject.
@btylerfilm
BLCTXT
Hey y’all, I'm blctxt (pronounced "black text"), an Atlanta-based photographer! Don't tell anyone, but my camera is a time machine that captures unguarded memories. Despite being born in Texas, I began photographing the beautiful city of Atlanta in 2017 with my phone. As I matured into my DSLR, I let Hip-Hop culture, working-class folks, and comic books inspire my work. I am very passionate about telling as many tales as possible through my lens. Armed with my tools, I want to ensure that my legacy lasts long after I am gone.
You can find me as @blctxt on all social media platforms.
Claire Couvillon
Claire Couvillon is an architectural designer with a lifelong passion for photography, which enriches her artistic perspective. As an amateur photographer, Claire brings a fresh and personal touch to her work. With a keen eye for shadows, everyday moments, and the interplay of proportions and geometrics, she captures the subtleties of the urban landscape and the human experience. Her photographs reveal the beauty in the mundane and the intricate patterns that define our surroundings, reflecting her deep appreciation for both structure and spontaneity. Through her lens, Claire explores the harmony between architecture and the natural world, offering a unique visual narrative that bridges her professional expertise with her artistic vision.
@clairecouv.photo
J Amezqua
Photography, for me, is more than just capturing a moment—it's about revealing the unseen and evoking a deeper connection.
I’m J. Amezqua, a photographer with a passion for transforming everyday scenes into compelling visual narratives. With a focus in education, fine art, portraiture, and documentary photography, my work is rooted in the belief that every image has a story waiting to be told.
I’m inspired by the subtle interplay of light and shadow, the beauty in simplicity, and the complexity of human emotion. Each frame is an opportunity to explore texture, contrast, and mood, creating compositions that are not only visually striking but resonate on an emotional level.
My approach blends technical precision with an intuitive sense of artistry, resulting in images that are both timeless and contemporary. Through thoughtful composition and careful attention to detail, I aim to capture not just what is seen, but what is felt.
Whether working with natural landscapes, intimate portraits, or abstract concepts, I strive to create imagery invites reflection and connection.
My work is a continuous exploration of the world around me—its beauty, its intricacies, and its stories.
@1jamezqua
Janay Peters
Hey! I'm Janay, but you can call me Nay Nay. I’m originally from Mobile, Alabama, but I’ve been rocking Atlanta as my home since I was 13. I’ve always loved photography, but it wasn’t until 2020—when the world hit pause—that I really dove in. I also snagged dual degrees from Full Sail University in Web Design and Media Design (Branding), but photography is where my heart sings. It’s my ultimate passion—my Selena to Justin, my Kenan to Kel! I’ve had the absolute pleasure of working with amazing local artists like Jessica Jayh, Remey Williams, Joy Conaway, Erika Janaé, and more. I’m also inspired by super dope photographers like Marina Williams, Cassidy Lynn, and Jordan Viision to name a few. If I had to describe my photography style it would be Fun, Organic, and full of Soul! Cheers
@jpetersbydesign
Kareem Yearwood
Kareem Yearwood is a highly respected photographer, creative director and artist with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. Based in Atlanta, Kareem's talent has taken him across the globe, where he has worked with some of the world's top artists and musicians. His portfolio reflects a deep passion for capturing impactful and beautiful moments while always striving to discover the next great shot. Kareem’s artistic vision is driven by his ability to find meaning in everyday moments and transform them into lasting visual narratives. His work is a testament to his dedication to creativity, storytelling and the power of photography to inspire and move people.
@kwud_photo
Kaylinn Gilstrap
Kaylinn Gilstrap grew up in a small ranching community in Colorado, where she began exploring photography through the local 4-H chapter. She continued her education at the Art Institute of Colorado and then worked with photographers nationwide to hone her craft.
She cares deeply about rural and urban exchange and strives to give back to the area she hails from, which she still creates today. From 2005-2009, she worked with PCEOC (Piñon Canyon Expansion Opposition Coalition), a grassroots organization, to document families and private landowners who opposed the expansion of an army base by half a million acres. In 2022, she created the Rural Art Show in her hometown, turning an unused building into a temporary art space to encourage community between area artists and her broadening art community. Along with showcasing work she created in the area, she gave tours and talks to area students to encourage the development of creativity in everyday life. Her personal work focuses on healthcare access, resource depletion, and the struggles of agricultural life.
Kaylinn works as a commercial photographer out of Atlanta, focusing on portraiture and storytelling. Her client list includes The Bitter Southerner, Getty Images, CNN, Cisco, and Georgia Tech. Her work has been showcased by Slate magazine, APG at the Hartsfield Jackson Airport, Youngblood Gallery (Atlanta), and Composition Gallery (Atlanta). In 2023, she was awarded the Creative Industries Grant from the city of Atlanta.
Keonté Conner
My name is Keonté Conner, an artist, skateboarder, and son to Kenyetta Conner. Art and skateboarding have been apart of my life for as long as I can remember, whether it’s my oldest memory I have of being a child and mistaking a hand-board for a skateboard for little children or being back in first grade and doodling on my assignments. I’ve always loved expressing myself in ways words couldn’t. I took up photography after graduating high school and that helped spark appreciation for another art form and, without realizing it, deepening my love for film/movies. I always want my art to not only pull a feeling from the consumer, but to showcase the beauty in its rawest, unfiltered form. Photography helped me get better at finding the beauty in everyday life by putting a different perspective into my lenses and I just want to devote my art to showing the beauty in the daily routine of our lives, that it’s definitely out there around us, but we just need to shift our own lenses and make an effort to see it.
To get a more personal view into my life and my projects, my instagram is @madeinkeo
Sophie Brooks
I'm an Atlanta local, Hapeville resident, and aspiring architect working in affordable housing.
IG: @sophie.brooks7
Stephanie Brown
A daughter of Jamaican immigrants, Stephanie Brown grew up in South Florida at the intersection of her Jamaican and Black American identities. Broadly her work is a reflection of her internal self/ancestral exploration. The work is a historical yet critical investigation of identity construction and implicit and explicit bias. Stephanie identifies as an interdisciplinary artist interweaving mediums to narrate a greater contextual story rooted in historical research and familial narratives that aim to empower people of color to discover themselves and take control of who they choose to be and become.
She holds a BFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design, as well as an MFA degree in Interdisciplinary Art and Museum Studies Certificate from the University of Michigan. She has exhibited internationally in France, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. Nationally her work has been exhibited in Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and North Carolina. In 2019, Stephanie had a debut solo exhibition titled “Do Not Bleach” at the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, FL and presented her photography at Prizm Art Fair during Miami’s Art Basel. Stephanie is actively based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
@createdbrown
