about

Born in Manila and raised in the New York area from the age of 14, Dennis Tejero is a photographer based in New York and Los Angeles. His work is shaped by movement—between places, identities, and the shifting states of presence and absence. It exists in transition, in the spaces where light cuts through darkness, where stillness holds an unspoken energy, where something lingers just beyond reach.

Stripped of excess yet weighted with intention, his images hold time in suspension. Faces emerge from shadow. Expressions hold past and future in the same moment. Light is sculpted—not to perfect, but to reveal. Skin remains textured, unfiltered—real. Every frame is deliberate yet unforced, holding space for quiet urgency and the depth found in restraint.

Each frame is a reflection of something internal. Not just documentation, but atmosphere. Not just composition, but feeling. The weight of time, the fragility of presence, the beauty found in imperfection. He believes photography, at its best, doesn’t just show—it makes you feel. That is the goal. That is the work.

The rhythm of Max Richter’s Spring 1 echoes through this approach—a fractured, reshaped reinterpretation of Vivaldi, where structure remains but bends, cycles, and unravels into something new. In the same way, Dennis Tejero’s images do not replicate the past but reinvent it. They do not impose meaning but invite it. Neither nostalgic nor forward-chasing, they exist in a time outside of both. Immersive rather than descriptive, they pull the viewer into something felt rather than explained.

Ultimately, the work is about presence—fragile, fleeting, and profoundly human.

Named by Vogue Italia in 2021 as one of the notable artists pushing for diversity in visual storytelling, his personal projects have also been featured by Condé Nast Traveller, i-D, and more.

Past selected clients includ Becca Cosmetics, Bergdorf Goodman, Coach, Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Elle, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Highsnobiety, Hypebeast/Hypebae, Jalouse, L’Officiel, Numéro, Office Magazine, Puma, Timberland, TUSH, Victoria’s Secret, Wonderland, and WWD.

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Bookings & Inquiries: studio@dennistejero.com