Apeksha Agarwal is a photographer and generative AI artist, currently working between Mumbai and New York. Her work has been featured in top publications including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Glamour, Grazia, and L’Officiel, as well as on billboards in major global cities.
Known for her striking fashion, beauty, and celebrity photography, Apeksha has collaborated with leading brands, actors, and creatives, including Jade Weber, Tyler Shields, Abla Sofy, Raja Kumari, Nidhi Sunil, and Lulu & Sky. In addition to LeFair Magazine, she has been published in Bella, Elléments, 7Hues, and Imirage. Agarwal has also produced shoots for L’Officiel, Hello India, Cosmo Lady, Urvashi Rautela, Preity Zinta, R. Madhavan, Max Emerson, Inas X, Siddharth Mallya, and Gulshan Grover.
Apeksha also works as a Creative Director, bringing a distinct visual language and storytelling sensibility to every project. She is the founder of Decadent Art Haus, a multidisciplinary studio at the forefront of AI-driven visual content.
New York Film Academy (NYFA) Photography alum Apeksha Agarwal recently had her editorial, Radiant Rose, published in the eleventh issue of LeFair Magazine. Agarwal hails from India and has studied…
As an editorial fashion and beauty photographer Nilangana has worked with many reputed fashion brands, such as Forever 21, Nordstrom, GLAM LA, Rilakumma Beauty, Walmart, Urban Outfitters, Jill Roberts, Honorine, Beauty Influence, Hanhoo, Masqueology, Ross, Olivia Care, Dr. Skin Feed, etc.
Her work has been recognized in ROIDX Paris (Nov. 2020), HORIZONT Magazine (Oct. 2020), GMARO (June 2020), FADDY ITALY Magazine (Aug. 2020), MOB JOURNAL (Sep. 2020), and many more. She was also interviewed and featured in the MEDIUM, TINSELTOWN NEWS NOW.
She was featured in VICE Magazine for her shooting of the LA-based Middle Eastern Fusion food event, BIRDS. Later, she also got published in a book for being the principal photographer and Art Director for LEXICON Media, The ‘Paleosecret’, in 2017. Her photographs have also been a part of photographic exhibitions and galleries in and around Los Angeles, Portland, and New York, Brooklyn at the Photoville 2017. Currently, she is the In-house Beauty/Product and Lifestyle and the Head Photographer for Beauty Architects in LA.
Phanuphan “Mark” Kitsawaeng is a Bangkok-born visual artist and photographer known for his cinematic, emotionally resonant imagery. He is the recipient of a 1st Talent-Based Grant Award (2020), and was a finalist in Staying Home Together at Palazzo Meizlik, Italy.
He has earned multiple honorable mentions from the Monovisions Photo Awards, Budapest International Foto Awards, ND Awards, and Praxis Gallery, among others. His accolades include 2nd Place in Editorial/Press (Political) at the International Photography Awards, Highly Commended at the Leica Fotografie International / Bartur Photo Award for Photojournalist of the Year, and 1st Prize at the 2023 TPS3 International Competition juried by Charlotte Cotton. Mark’s photography has been exhibited across the U.S., Italy, Germany, Hungary, France, Greece, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the UK in curated shows such as “Black & White” (Los Angeles), “Monochrome” (Budapest), and “Condemning Bangkok” (ArtConnect), among others.
Each year, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) community–including our students, alumni, and faculty–find a great deal of success on the film festival circuit, including fests around the globe like…
UPDATE: In May 2023, the Los Angeles-based filmmaker and NYFA alum received the ‘Auteur Filmmaker Award’ at the Roots of Europe International Film Festival. The festival screened Ambros’ films Son…
For the 95th Academy Awards in March 2023, Saudi Arabia nominated a coming-of-age comedy to represent the Kingdom. The feature film Raven Song (2023), directed and written by NYFA 1-Year Filmmaking program alum Mohamed…
Years ago, Mohamed Diab was a 1-Year Screenwriting program student studying at the NYFA Los Angeles campus. Today, he is the lead director and executive producer of Marvel Studios’ Emmy Award-winning series Moon Knight, available to…
You’ve probably heard of the name Charlotte Dobre from the popular YouTube channel of the same name that features hundreds of videos where she reacts to current events and social media posts in ways…
You’re stuck on a cruise ship for fourteen days. A mysterious illness is spreading as fast as the Motaba virus in the movie Outbreak (1995). Sounds like a nightmare–except it…
Paul Hutchens, Producer, and Writer is known for his film and television work, including Coconut Cowboys, A Football Fantasy, Loco, The Other Side of Normal, Rabid Love, and Mamma Mia!…
Since graduating from New York Film Academy (NYFA), Acting for Film alum Eve Hewson has been making a name for herself in the world of TV and film. Hewson has appeared with Sean Penn…
New York Film Academy (NYFA) 1-Year Filmmaking alum Florian Gunzenhauser is a filmmaker and assistant director from Switzerland. His directing, writing, and filmmaking credits include the television shows Voice of…
NYFA alum Nathan Hale is an award-winning filmmaker, best-selling author and entertainment attorney. Hale is a two-time NAACP Image Award® nominee, the recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Prestige Award for…
Alify “Alive Alf” Nasution is an award-winning cosplay and fine art photographer whose bold visual narratives and conceptual depth have earned him international recognition.
Among his most celebrated works is King of Knights ~ Arthuria Pendragon (2016–present), a fine art portrait series reimagining the legendary King Arthur through the lens of the fictional character Artoria Pendragon. This project, along with his standout piece Portrait of King Arthuria, earned him his second nomination as one of the Top 15 Best Cosplay Photographers in the World by Cosplay Gen Magazine. He has also been recognized as Featured Photographer by Cosplay Photographers in 2015 and was spotlighted in the September 2015 issue of Cos Culture Magazine.
Alify’s photography has graced the cover of Cosplay Culture Magazine and been featured in Cosplay Realm Magazine, where he was also named Photographer of the Month. His work has appeared in numerous other prominent outlets including KOTAKU, Virtuosite Magazine, THIS-IS-COOL UK, Cosplay in America, and more. Conceptually diverse and technically refined, his projects span from fantasy epics to personal narratives—such as Touken Ranbu ~ Toushirou (2015–present), a stylized exploration of grief and heroism, and Someone Like Him.
MFA Photography Alumnus, Alify Nasution, has been nominated by Cosplay Gen Magazine as one of the top 15 Best National cosplay Photographers of 2016. Nasution is a fine art photographer,…
Kormiyaki Lamarr is an accomplished fashion and celebrity photographer and videographer, best known for his editorial and commercial work that blends cinematic aesthetics with narrative depth. He is the co-founder of Atmosphere Studios, a creative production house based in India.
Among his top credits, Kormiyaki has shot for globally renowned publications including Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, the latter featuring international supermodel Barbara Palvin. He also helmed a high-impact campaign for SAYYAR, a luxury menswear brand, featuring Lionel Messi. His contributions as Head of Social Media and Contributing Photographer for the Kingfisher Calendar 2021 in Kerala further cemented his presence in the elite fashion circuit. Additionally, his work with Meghalaya Tourism received acclaim for spotlighting the cultural and natural vibrancy of the region.
Prominent fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar featured two New York Film Academy (NYFA) alumni following their work on a photoshoot and film. Arnav Kasbekar, a graduate of NYFA’s Filmmaking BFA program, collaborated…
3D ANIMATION | VFX ARTIST Graduated from NYFA LA in 2014
Alexandra LoRusso is a 3D animation and visual effects (VFX) artist with feature film credits including Suicide Squad, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Alien: Covenant, Justice League, The Meg, Aquaman, Dark Phoenix, Gemini Man, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Dune: Part One, Death on the Nile, Peter Pan & Wendy, Wonka, Wolfs, Don’t Look Up, and Finch.
LoRusso was also a part of the Visual Effects Society (VES) Award winning team behind the final season of Game of Thrones, and the VES-nominated team for Gemini Man.
Beyond her work on Game of Thrones, she recently contributed to the highly praised 2024 series Fallout and was also part of the team behind the animated feature How to Train Your Dragon (2025), and Superman (2025).
New York Film Academy (NYFA) was well-represented at this year’s Visual Effects Society Awards, awarded by the Visual Effects Society (VES) entertainment industry’s only organization representing the full breadth of…
The New York Film Academy (NYFA) community came away with numerous statuettes this weekend at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, including NYFA Documentary Filmmaking instructor Bob Eisenhardt’s Outstanding Achievement…
New York Film Academy (NYFA) was excited once again to see the NYFA Community represented in this year’s nominations for the 71st Emmy Awards. The awards ceremony will be aired…
If you’ve been to the movies recently to see a blockbuster comic book movie, or were one of the 19.3 million viewers who watched the series finale to Game of…
Since graduating from the Animation School at the New York Film Academy Los Angeles, Alexandra LoRusso has worked on the visual FX for major Hollywood movies like “Suicide Squad,” and…
Francesco Panzieri is a visual effects artist known with credits such as Dune (2021), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025), etc.
Panzieri began his career with Clash of the Titans (2010) and quickly transitioned into compositing for both film and television. His early credits include Madea’s Big Happy Family, Abduction, Glee, NCIS, Pan Am, Person of Interest, and Warrior.
He went on to work on series like 90210, Raising Hope, The Middle, House, Hawaii Five-O, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (18 episodes), Mad Men, and Sleepy Hollow (19 episodes), and served as in-house compositor on Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
His film credits include Begin Again, That Awkward Moment, Winter’s Tale, Mr. Right, Diablo, The Fate of the Furious, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Equalizer 2, Men in Black: International, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Spider-Man: Far from Home (also as lighting artist). He also worked on Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and music videos for Katy Perry (“Swish Swish”) and Kelly Clarkson (“Love So Soft”).
Panzieri served as compositing supervisor on Netflix’s Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020), and contributed to Dune (2021), which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Recent projects include Sprung, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), where he serves as in-house compositing supervisor, and Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025).
Francesco Panzieri is no stranger to large-scale productions, with credits including Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Spiderman: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Terminator: Dark Fate, Jingle Jangle and Dune. Still, the…
*Warning: movie spoilers ahead* NYFA 3D Animation & VFX alum Francesco Panzieri has a long list of credits ranging from Hollywood A-list films and popular TV series including, Clash of the Titans (2010), For Colored…
On February 2, 2021, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced its list of nominations for this year’s NAACP Image Awards, an annual awards ceremony crediting…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…well almost. Netflix has recently announced the upcoming release of the holiday musical feature film Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Jingle Jangle), starring…
New York Film Academy (NYFA) was well-represented at this year’s Visual Effects Society Awards, awarded by the Visual Effects Society (VES) entertainment industry’s only organization representing the full breadth of…
The 2019 awards season concluded last night with the 91st Academy Awards, where Oscars were presented to Green Book for Best Picture, and Free Solo for Best Documentary Feature, among many others. Free Solo is…
Francesco Panzieri is no stranger to big hits, both in television and film. Panzieri’s name has been included in the credits for Spider-Man: Homecoming, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mad…
NYFA alumnus Francesco Panzieri has been busy since completing his studies at the New York Film Academy, with credits running the gamut from the realism of “Mad Men” to the visionary science…
What does it take to land a gig working on one of the biggest movies of all time? If you’re New York Film Academy alumnus Francesco Panzieri you simply do…
Joseph Servodio is an Emmy Award-winning visual effects (VFX) producer based in the United States. He is best known for his work as the VFX producer on the Netflix series Ripley, for which he won the 2024 Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode for the episode “III Sommerso”. Servodio’s career in visual effects began with Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2017, and he has since contributed to major productions including The Mandalorian, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier , and Dune: Part One.
He has held key roles at prominent studios such as Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios, Netflix, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, and Legendary Entertainment. His expertise includes managing large-scale VFX teams and complex workflows, as demonstrated in his work on Ripley, which required overseeing over 2,000 visual effects shots and coordinating global teams.
Each year, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) community–including our students, alumni, and faculty–find a great deal of success on the film festival circuit, including fests around the globe like…
UPDATE: In May 2023, the Los Angeles-based filmmaker and NYFA alum received the ‘Auteur Filmmaker Award’ at the Roots of Europe International Film Festival. The festival screened Ambros’ films Son…
For the 95th Academy Awards in March 2023, Saudi Arabia nominated a coming-of-age comedy to represent the Kingdom. The feature film Raven Song (2023), directed and written by NYFA 1-Year Filmmaking program alum Mohamed…
Years ago, Mohamed Diab was a 1-Year Screenwriting program student studying at the NYFA Los Angeles campus. Today, he is the lead director and executive producer of Marvel Studios’ Emmy Award-winning series Moon Knight, available to…
You’ve probably heard of the name Charlotte Dobre from the popular YouTube channel of the same name that features hundreds of videos where she reacts to current events and social media posts in ways…
You’re stuck on a cruise ship for fourteen days. A mysterious illness is spreading as fast as the Motaba virus in the movie Outbreak (1995). Sounds like a nightmare–except it…
Paul Hutchens, Producer, and Writer is known for his film and television work, including Coconut Cowboys, A Football Fantasy, Loco, The Other Side of Normal, Rabid Love, and Mamma Mia!…
Since graduating from New York Film Academy (NYFA), Acting for Film alum Eve Hewson has been making a name for herself in the world of TV and film. Hewson has appeared with Sean Penn…
New York Film Academy (NYFA) 1-Year Filmmaking alum Florian Gunzenhauser is a filmmaker and assistant director from Switzerland. His directing, writing, and filmmaking credits include the television shows Voice of…
NYFA alum Nathan Hale is an award-winning filmmaker, best-selling author and entertainment attorney. Hale is a two-time NAACP Image Award® nominee, the recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Prestige Award for…
VFX ARTIST | DIRECTOR | WRITER Graduated from NYFA NYC in 2014,2015
Daniela Lobo Dias is a visual effects artist known for contributing to major studio productions across film and television such as Dune: Part One, Jungle Cruise, Sonic the Hedgehog, Cats, Ad Astra, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Triple Frontier, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, Venom, and Bumblebee. She has also worked on The Witcher (Netflix), Good Night Oppy, Bullet Train, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods, among others.
Her latest project is Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025).
New York Film Academy (NYFA) 3D Animation & VFX alum Daniela Lobo Dias has been doing animation work on some of Hollywood’s biggest movies since graduating NYFA in 2015 ,…
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