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photography alum at emmanuel college!
im cullen and i like to make beautiful images 📸
all taken on professional cameras!
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wanted to remind yall im a photography major! 📸 go follow me and my image making journey @cullengardnerphotography by @cullengardnerphotography

so so so so honored to have my photograph be chosen to be on the fridge, seeing this work be along many talented photographers is surreal. this is a huge achievement for me and my work, striving me to work harder and create beautiful visuals for people’s viewing pleasure. Thank you so much to the curator for the summer show Karen Haas as it is such an honor to have someone that is such a part of the MFA look and chose my work for this seasons show. it truly means the world seeing my photos go places :)

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This is my photo project highlighted on Irish stone! This is the first time i’m seeing my photographs on the wall!! this is only the beginning! you can view it until May 6 on the Fifth floor of Eisner building at Emmanuel College

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This is the final photograph I shot for my Queer Portraiture Series, This is a series of thee titled “Pile of Clothes” I am so happy to conclude this thesis and work onto more awesome things!! I will be on the lookout for models and such for awesome things so stay in the lookout!!!!

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Here is yet another from my portraiture series. This one is actually in the show! I was so happy when I was finished with this shoot I knew it was going to be one of my favorites to do. And yes it is all shot by me

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my insta is being set up that my photographs are in groups of three for this work from shoots for the show, this was my final photoshoot for the Queer Portrait Series :) this one is not included in the show which is tonight so if you can go please come it’s 5-7 on the Art Floor of Emmanuel College!

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here is another one from the series “Queer Portraiture” for my Senior Thesis :))

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“Heelzilla” 2026
Here is another one of my favorites!!! I know this is not a portrait shot but I really enjoy this photograph and am happy to include this one in the Senior Show!! Hope you enjoy my little play on cars and nostalgia I had so much doing this shoot maybe I will upgrade to something cool as my photography evolves :))

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“Playing with Cars” Feb 2026
Hello Hello Here is a continuation of the photographs, shot an edited by me! Here is my next series of photographs that incudes color and the idea of childhood play and nostalgia with the mix of queer portraiture and some of these photographs will be in the Theis show!!
This is my favorite from the series.

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Here is the final black and white portrait from the Queer portrait series and then I add vibrant color into the project!

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My favorite from the Queer Portrait series and I call this one “Telephone” (2025)
Shot by me including my friends hand’s Mekdes and Odessa, big help from them with cooperating with the wacky idea!

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Continuing my Queer Portraits after a little delay we are in full swing for my senior thesis so i’m digging through the archive and finally getting the chance to post these! All photos shown so far in this project are portraits I have taken

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