Mina Sato
Mina Sato
Photographer
Based In
Brooklyn, NY
©2025
Based in Brooklyn, photographer Mina Sato creates portrait and editorial work shaped by natural light, quiet direction, and a preference for images that feel intimate rather than overworked.
Portraits
Crafting natural, expressive portraits with a calm direction style that helps subjects feel present, relaxed, and honest in front of the camera.
Editorial
Building story-driven image sets for magazines, campaigns, and lookbooks with tight sequencing, consistent tone, and a strong visual rhythm.
Documentary
Capturing quiet, observed moments in real environments where light, gesture, and context shape the final frame as much as composition does.
Contexts
Lead Photographer
(Kin Magazine)
Directed portrait and feature stories with an emphasis on subtle light, quiet motion, and editorial pacing for print and digital packages.
(2025)
Campaign Photographer
(Studio Atlas)
Created image libraries for fashion and hospitality launches, balancing polished commercial framing with a looser, more human point of view.
(2024)
Freelance Photographer
(Independent)
Built a portfolio across portraiture, travel, and still-life work for artists, small brands, and self-initiated documentary studies.
(2023)
Work
Awards
LensCulture
1x Portrait finalist
2x Editor's pick
(2025)
International Photography Awards
1x Honorable Mention
1x Editorial shortlist
(2025)
PhotoVogue
1x Curator's selection
3x Featured series
6x Community highlight
(2024)
PDN
1x Rising talent shortlist
2x Staff picks
4x Portfolio features
(2024)
Journal
Contact
Address
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Building 77, Studio 214
Brooklyn, NY 11205