About The Artist

Erin Naifeh (b. 1990) is a Los Angeles-based conceptual photographer whose work explores spectatorship, identity, and the emotional-political dynamics of visibility.

With a Bachelor's degree in Filmmaking from the Art Institute of Nashville and 15+ years as a 1st Assistant Camera (IATSE Local 600), Erin has worked on 30+ feature films and 19+ TV shows, bringing a cinematic language and philosophical depth to self-portrait photography.

Using herself as subject, Naifeh integrates photography, digital compositing, and VFX plates. Working on a white cyc with controlled strobe lighting, she refaces herself and stitches together multiple images to construct surreal, minimalist, conceptually driven realities. 

Her current limited edition collections include: System Piranha, Tungsten Jab, Bodies, Bunker, and Colony. These collections are produced on archival ChromaLuxe aluminum. This highly reflective aluminum substrate is chosen to deepen the dialogue between surface, subject, and the viewer’s role in the act of seeing.  

Background & Training

  • 2010-2012 Bachelor's degree in Digital Filmmaking and Production, Art Institute of Nashville
  • 15+ years as 1st Assistant Camera and Director of Photography, IATSE Local 600
  • 30+ feature films and 19+ TV series for Netflix, A24, and Amazon Studios

PRESS & MEDIA COVERAGE

Film

Publications & Press

  • 2023 – The Guardian, "Anchorage Review" by Leslie Felperin
  • 2023 – Los Angeles Times, "Anchorage Review" by Michael Rechtshaffen
  • 2021 – The Hollywood Reporter, "Anchorage: Film Review" by John Defore
  • 2021 – Forbes, "Video Premiere:…Powerful 'TV Dinner'" by Steve Baltic
  • 2021 – Billboard, "Battery Life Video and Success" by Dave Brooks
  • 2017 – ICG Magazine, Peaks and Valleys Sundance Film Festival

Photography

Exhibitions

  • 2025 – Group Exhibition, FEELD × Moments Notice, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2021 – Group Exhibition, House of Red Velvet, Los Angeles, CA

Publications & Press

  • 2023 – Not Real Art, "Down A Dark Long Corridor", Artist Spotlight
  • 2023 – Canvas Rebel Magazine, "Meet Erin Naifeh", Interview
  • 2023 – Bold Journey Magazine, "Meet Erin Naifeh", Interview
  • 2022 – Not Real Art, "…Walks Into The Dark Night of the Soul", Interview
  • 2022 – Sugar Press Art, Publication of "Frozen No. 1" & "Frozen No. 3"
  • 2022 – Portion, "Identity", NFT Publication/Artist Spotlight
  • 2021 – Shoutout LA, "Meet Erin Naifeh: Visual Artist", Interview
  • 2021 – NAKID Magazine, "Alone, A Visual Story By Erin Naifeh", Feature
  • 2020 – Voyage LA, "Meet Erin Naifeh", Interview

Select Film & Television Credits

  • 2025 – Nobody Wants This, Season 1 & 2 (Netflix) – 1st Assistant Camera, Season 2 Insert Unit Director of Photography
  • 2023 – Holland (Amazon Studios) – 1st Assistant Camera, 2nd Unit Director of Photography
  • 2022 – Beau Is Afraid (A24) – 1st Assistant Camera (Dir. Ari Aster)
  • 2021 – American Horror Story: Double Feature (FX) – 1st Assistant Camera
  • 2020 – Anchorage (Independent Feature) – Director of Photography | 11 Awards, 10 Nominations 
  • 2018 – Hereditary (A24) – 1st Assistant Camera (Dir. Ari Aster)

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

  • 2021 - German Independence Award for Best Feature Film, Oldenburg International Film Festival (Anchorage)
  • 2022 – Audience Award for Best Feature, Mammoth Film Festival (Anchorage)
  • 2022 – Best Feature Film Winner, Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival (Anchorage)
  • 2021 – Best Feature Winner, Stony Brook Film Festival (Anchorage)