NESRIN DANAN
is a photographer from Portland, Oregon currently based in Los Angeles, California. Nesrin has been studying both digital and film photography since she was a freshman in high school. Her passion for live music and sharp images led her to first specialize in concert/event photography, as well as now being renowned for her uniquely vibrant celebrity portraits and iconic fashion/lifestyle imagery.
Nesrin graduated from Portland State University in 2017 with a BA in sociology as well as a minor in marketing and advertising. Commonly found online under the pen name “BLACKPRINTS”, she has amassed over 130,000 followers on Instagram by sharing her life and posting her own work.
Alongside her music photography work, Nesrin’s resume has expanded to include personal photography for a roster of celebrity clients, lifestyle brand campaigns in LA and runway photography at NYFW, as well as social capture and strategy for brands looking to create connection with their audiences through storytelling.
Event & social clients include YouTube, Spotify, Cartier, Twitter, Facebook, Netflix, Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, Jean Paul Gaultier, Erewhon, American Vintage, Poppi, REVOLVE, Dolce Vita, For Love & Lemons, Rare Beauty, Mirror Palais, MTV, Fenty Hair, ILIA Beauty, Old Navy, Kosas, Meshki, Free People, American Express, BAPE, Dieux Skin, and more.
As Nesrin has evolved into a social media personality of her own online, she’s created original influencer content partnering with brands including Unilever, Bose, Hyundai, Meta, Adobe Lightroom, TAG Heuer, McDonald’s, SeatGeek, Samsonite, Veuve Clicquot, TASCHEN, Hinge, Lululemon, Barry’s Bootcamp, Lisa Says Gah, Converse, Sorel, Revlon, Toyota, Coca-Cola, HBO Max, Urban Outfitters, Free People, Soho House, PUMA, Discover Cotton, Netflix, Davines, LOFT and more.
PRICING
Inquire for portrait sessions, campaigns, editorial, event rates, travel bookings and day rate.
Tours/festivals/engagements and weddings are by consultation.
BOOKING/BUSINESS CONTACT
NHDANAN@GMAIL.COM
Published Features / Press Interviews
Click here to view the online version of Nesrin’s first published magazine interview/photography feature in Local Wolves Magazine (2014).
Click here to read Nesrin's first feature on GREEN LABEL (2015).
Click here to read the first piece Nesrin wrote for MTV Voices (2016).
Click here to read Nesrin's photography workshop feature for MISSBISH (2016).
Click here to read Nesrin's interview with social media agency Collectively (2016).
Click here to read Nesrin's Creator Profile with social media agency Popular Pays (2016).
Click here to watch Nesrin's first live TV appearance on KGW8/NBC
about the Seventeen "Perfectly ME" campaign (2016).
Click here to read Urban Outfitters' lifestyle interview with Nesrin (2016).
Click here to read Ebony Magazine's "Coachella Survival Tips" collab with Nesrin (2017).
Click here to read Nesrin's interview with HIGHSNOBIETY on festival photography (2017).
Click here for Nesrin's partnership article with Adobe surrounding festival season (2018).
Click here for another festival season piece in the Chicago Tribune (2018).
Click here for Nesrin’s ONA Bags Photographer Profile (2018).
Click here for Nesrin’s episode on Purpose in the Youth podcast (2018).
Click here for the Wall Street Journal mentioning Nesrin and her project with Chroma (2019).
Click here for Nesrin’s hot take on the VSCO girl phenomenon with Bloomberg Tech (2019).
Click here for Nesrin’s episode on Black With No Cream podcast (2020).
Click here for Nesrin’s C-HEADS portfolio feature (2021).
Click here for Nesrin’s quote for Reuters on new Twitter features (2021).
Click here for Nesrin’s feature on Apartment Therapy (2021).
Click here for Nesrin’s feature in Briefings Magazine (2021).
Click here for Nesrin’s interview on Making Moves with TK (2022).
Click here for MTV’s VIPeek episode on Nesrin (2022).
Click here for a day in the life with Nesrin for Coveteur (2025).
Click here for a look back at Nesrin’s Tumblr fame with Yap Year (2025).
Click here for Nesrin’s blurb in Marie Claire’s Changemakers Issue (2025).