Isabelle Zhao is a photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. A (former) pessimist, she sees image making as her best attempt at optimism–an insistence on beauty.
Selected publications:
The New York Times, Dazed, Dossier Mag, Tidal Magazine
Awards:
2025 PhotoVogue Women by Women Shortlist, 2022 Google Image Equity Fellowship Shortlist
For work enquiries, please email
