DUSTIN DRANKOSKI

Creative Direction

Photo Editing
& Direction

Design

Photography

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I try and look at all creative work with an aim to be more intersectional. Not just for who consumes the work, but for who makes it. Fundamentally I believe that true creativity needs gobs of diverse voices to flourish. That is the mindset that I hold going into any creative project I take on, and any team that I build. If you’ve got an interesting idea, or just a weird thought, I’d love to hear from you: dustin@dustindustin.com

Where I’ve been
The News Movement
Ziff Davis
Mashable
The Wall Street Journal
Vocativ
Te Ilum Theatre + Arts
Bicycle Film Festival
Popdust
Hearst
Conde Naste

Honors
2016-2022 Juror - Photolucida Critical Mass
2020 Weird, Honoree - Mashable TikTok Channel - Webby Awards
2019 Experimental & Innovation, Honoree - Mashable Reels - Webby Awards
2019 Best Use of Stories, Honoree - Mashable Snapchat Discover - Webby Awards
2019 Juror - American Photography 35
2018 Reviewer - Blink Portfolio Reviews
2018 Reviewer - Women Photograph Portfolio Reviews
2018 Panel Speaker - Photoshelter, “Visual Storytelling Insights”
2017 Reviewer/Panel Speaker - Review Santa Fe
2017 Most Innovative Publisher - Digiday Awards
2017 Honoree; Best Publishing Platform - Digiday Awards
2017 Reviewer - Women Photograph Portfolio Reviews
2016 Curator - Photoville Fovea Container, “America, Point Blank”
2016 Panel Speaker - Photovillve/Photoshelter, “What Brands Want From Photographers”
2016 Second Place, 1st Quarter - NPPA
2016 Honoree; Best Individual Experience - The Webby Awards
2016 Honoree; Outstanding Digital Journalims - GLAAD Awards
2016 Third Place; Editing Portfolio - POYi
2016 Award of Excellent - POYi
2015 Best Photography Essay - Front Page Awards
2015 Best Use of Photography - The Webby Awards
2012 Award of Excellence - 33rd SND Awards