Jacques-Jean “JJ” Tiziou, Photographer

TEDx Talk Topic: Why say that everyone is photogenic?

JJ Tiziou specializes in portraiture and movement documentation; he has never encountered an un-photogenic person in his life. He has been recognized as one of Philadelphia’s “Creative Connectors” by Leadership Philadelphia and is the recipient of the Spiral-Q Artist Activist Award. His images are used both in corporate and editorial contexts as well as arts and activism, and he also photographs weddings and hosts house concerts. His 85,000-square-foot How Philly Moves mural at Philadelphia International Airport was recognized as one of the nation’s best public art projects by Americans for the Arts in their 2012 Public Art Network Year in Review. Based at The Cedar Works in West Philadelphia, Tiziou uses his work to celebrate the beautiful people around him who are working to make the world a better place.