Jessann Reece is a fine art photographer born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. The main focus of her practice is portraiture, landscape, and documentary. She received her diploma in Business Marketing at Humber College and her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Photography at OCAD University. During her time at OCAD, she has had the chance to not only improve her technical skills with digital and analog cameras and photo-based software, but she’s developed a more distinct style and vision. Jessann elevates her photographic portraits by adding mixed materials like acrylic paint and gold foil on textured canvases. Influenced by prolific black photographers like Jamel Shabazz and Gordon Parks, she hopes to continue their legacy by creating a large body of candid, environmental portraits celebrating the unique and diverse cultures within the black community. She also hopes to expand her practice by traveling after graduation to document those of African and Caribbean descent living here, in Canada, and abroad.