Photographer | Director

contact@tessayano.com


Represented worldwide by Double
margo@double-represents.com



Tess Ayano is a New York based photographer and director originally from Tokyo. Her work spans documentary, portraiture, and fashion, shaped by her love of cinema and early 20th-century photography. Her thoughtful, organic approach to image-making brings a sense of tenderness and timeless elegance to her work, alongside a particular sensibility to the people she photographs.

東京都出身、アメリカと日本のハーフ。バイリンガル。
現在はニューヨークと東京を拠点に写真家・映像監督として活動している。


Selected Clients
Apple・Calvin Klein・Chanel・Dior・The New York Times・Theory・Uniqlo・Vogue

Exhibitions
Japanese New Yorkers | 10 14 Gallery | London | 2023
Palm* Photo Exhibition | 10 14 Gallery | London | 2021
Art in Isolation | Trunk Room 101 Gallery | Tokyo | 2020

Fine art prints are available upon request

Photographer | Director
contact@tessayano.com


Represented worldwide by by Double
margo@double-represents.com

Syndication by August
info@augustimage.com


Tess Ayano is a New York based photographer and director originally from Tokyo. Her work spans documentary, portraiture, and fashion, shaped by her love of cinema and early 20th-century photography. Her thoughtful, organic approach to image-making brings a sense of tenderness and timeless elegance to her work, alongside a particular sensibility to the people she photographs.

東京都出身、アメリカと日本のハーフ。
バイリンガル。
現在はニューヨークと東京を拠点に
写真家・映像監督として活動している。

Selected Clients
Apple・Calvin Klein・Chanel・Dior
The New York Times・Theory・Uniqlo・Vogue

Exhibitions
Japanese New Yorkers | 10 14 Gallery | London | 2023
Palm* Photo Exhibition | 10 14 Gallery | London | 2021
Art in Isolation | Trunk Room 101 Gallery | Tokyo | 2020

Fine art prints are available upon request