Nic
Smith

Nic is a portrait photographer and visual artist whose work explores memory, Black womanhood, and the emotional nuance of lived experience. Existing between editorial fashion imagery and documentary-style portraiture, their practice centers storytelling as a means of preservation, intimacy, and reflection. Through image-making, collage, and creative direction, Nic creates work that honors the complexity, softness, and multiplicity of Black life while challenging narrow representations of identity and beauty.

Rooted in both personal memory and cultural history, their work often draws from ritual, archival influence, and everyday moments to construct images that feel cinematic, tactile, and emotionally resonant. With a background spanning over a decade in photography, Nic continues to build a practice dedicated to creating intentional imagery that exists at the intersection of art, fashion, and visual documentation.