Thea Traff (b. 1991) is a photographer and photo editor based in New York City.
Her portraiture explores the psychological and emotional complexity of human life through dramatic lighting and sculptural poses.
From 2018 to 2020, Thea was a Senior Photo Editor at TIME Magazine, and from 2013-2018, she was a Photo Editor at The New Yorker Magazine. In 2013, she graduated from Colgate University with a degree in Studio Art and Philosophy. Thea is originally from Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Email: theatraff@gmail.com
Cell: 952-270-9933
Instagram: @theatraff
Select Clients:
The New York Times
Rolling Stone
TIME
New York Magazine
Fast Company
Zeit
The New Yorker
Bloomberg Businessweek
The Wall Street Journal
Stern
The SOTO Method
Jenni Kayne
SpotCo
Delcan & Co
From 2018 to 2020, Thea was a Senior Photo Editor at TIME Magazine, and from 2013-2018, she was a Photo Editor at The New Yorker Magazine. In 2013, she graduated from Colgate University with a degree in Studio Art and Philosophy. Thea is originally from Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Email: theatraff@gmail.com
Cell: 952-270-9933
Instagram: @theatraff
Select Clients:
The New York Times
Rolling Stone
TIME
New York Magazine
Fast Company
Zeit
The New Yorker
Bloomberg Businessweek
The Wall Street Journal
Stern
The SOTO Method
Jenni Kayne
SpotCo
Delcan & Co
Interviews:
Cyrus Magazine, Portraits of an Artist (2024)
Colgate Magazine, Portrait Mode (2024)
Creative Review, Exposure (2023)
Lensculture, Creative Leaps (2020)
Cyrus Magazine, Portraits of an Artist (2024)
Colgate Magazine, Portrait Mode (2024)
Creative Review, Exposure (2023)
Lensculture, Creative Leaps (2020)