Memphis-born artist Freddie L. Rankin II has been a photographic artist since he received his first camera at twenty years of age. Self-taught, Rankin has had a notable fascination with film photography, traveling across Europe and the United States, capturing what he deems a deeply “personal narrative…, the untold story of life as an African-American male in a cross-cultural world.”

Rankin graduated from Morehouse College and moved to Florence, Italy for two years. Following his time in Italy, Rankin moved to New York, working on a mix of editorial and commercial projects from music collaborations, designing album art and brand videography to graphic design, behind-the-scenes footage for New York, Milan, and Paris fashion weeks and product look books for emerging labels.

Rankin is dedicated to the creation of original art across photography, mixed media, and multi-media platforms.