Erika Barker.

Photographer.
Filmmaker.
Creative director.

I’m a fashion and beauty photographer, filmmaker and creative director based in Miami. I built my practice in New York, working from a studio in Tribeca. Saturated color, precise lighting and portraits with character run through the work.

My work includes campaigns for Stila Cosmetics, collection photography for ÁWET New York and an editorial and film collaboration with Wacom. My ÁWET photographs have appeared in Vogue; NBC News covered the Spiegel catalog cover I photographed of Arisce Wanzer.

I appeared as Spiegel’s photographer on Oxygen’s Strut, the series executive-produced by Whoopi Goldberg. I’ve also appeared on The Real Housewives of New York City and been featured in The Wall Street Journal.

My on-camera work includes a Verizon creator partnership around the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Through storytelling on TikTok, I’ve built an audience of more than 150,000.

Before commercial photography, I served with U.S. Navy Combat Camera. That experience still shapes how I observe people, work with a team and respond when the picture changes.

The same interest in observation informs my work in data science and research at erikabarker.ai . Photography remains an active part of my creative practice.

I accept a select number of substantial beauty, fashion and entertainment commissions in Miami and New York, working with your creative team and producer.