Cetywa Powell is a photographer and filmmaker. Her feature-length documentary, Santiago Files, is streaming on Amazon, and her photos have appeared in The New York Times. She received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Columbia University.
Additional photography recognitions include:
MUSEUMS
2022 - GRANT'S PASS MUSEUM OF ART IN OREGON Fundraising exhibit and auction
2021 - MUSEUM OF FLIGHT IN SEATTLE June 2021 and June 2018
NEW YORK TIMES
PHOTO IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, "CALIFORNIA TODAY" SECTION Jan 9th, 2017 issue
PHOTO IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, "CALIFORNIA TODAY" SECTION August 1st, 2017 issue
PHOTO IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, "CALIFORNIA TODAY" SECTION September 11th, 2017 issue
PHOTO IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, "CALIFORNIA TODAY" SECTION March 15th, 2017 issue
BOOK
2025 - PHOTOGRAPHY/MEMOIR/TRAVEL BOOK Meanwhile, Here in Austin
*First Place, 2026 The BookFest Awards - "Nonfiction - Travel - Self Discovery" Category
PHOTOS SELECTED FOR SALE
PHOTO SELECTED FOR SALE: by the Duncan Miller Gallery via YourDailyPhotograph.com
PHOTO SELECTED FOR SALE: by the Duncan Miller Gallery via YourDailyPhotograph.com
PHOTO SELECTED FOR SALE: by the Duncan Miller Gallery via YourDailyPhotograph.com
PHOTO SELECTED FOR SALE: by the Duncan Miller Gallery via YourDailyPhotograph.com
PHOTO SELECTED FOR SALE: by the Duncan Miller Gallery via YourDailyPhotograph.com
PHOTO SELECTED FOR SALE: by the Duncan Miller Gallery via YourDailyPhotograph.com
MAGAZINES
2026 - LENSCRATCH MAGAZINE 2026 Motherhood online exhibition
2026 - F-STOP MAGAZINE, 2026 BLACK AND WHITE ISSUE (AND VARIOUS OTHER ISSUES OVER THE YEARS)
2025 - SHADOWS AND LIGHT MAGAZINE Select photos from "Meanwhile, here in Austin" book
2018 - SHADOWS AND LIGHT MAGAZINE "Faces of Eve" photos, Sep/Oct 2018 issue
2018 - THE CALIFORNIA SUN Tahquitz Canyon photo, Dec 2018
2017 - ABOUT TOWN SAN DIEGO/LA JOLLA MAGAZINE Winter 2017, La Jolla cover
2017 - "SIXES II MAGAZINE" BY LENSWORK September 2017
2016 - MONOVISIONS B&W PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE The Art of Burlesque photo essay, Jan 2016
2016 - THE DROWNING GULL LITERARY JOURNAL 2 photos selected, May 2016 issue
2013 - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S DAILY DOZEN SELECTION June 19th, 2013
EXHIBITIONS
2025 - BLANK WALL GALLERY - ATHENS, GREECE B&W Gallery Exhibition, February
2023 - ANNMARIE SCULTURE GARDEN & ARTS CENTER, MARYLAND Out of Hand Exhibit, Oct 14 2022 - Jan 22 2023
2022 - DALLAS CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY Landscape Exhibition May 12-27th, May 2022
2021 - BLANK WALL GALLERY - ATHENS, GREECE "White" Gallery Exhibition, 19 Feb - 3 March 2021
2021 - GALLERY EXHIBITION IN HANOI, VIETNAM Matca Gallery, Jan 2021
2020 - GALLERY EXHIBITION IN ATHENS, GREECE Blank Wall Gallery, Nov 26th - Dec 2nd 2020
2018 - LONDON EXHIBITION at the "Other Art Fair" site (part of The Print Swap), Oct 4-7th, 2018
2017 - PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, NEW YORK, TREAT GALLERY Jan 17-Feb 5, 2017
2015 - JURIED EXHIBITION, VERMONT - Darkroom Gallery, Feb 26th - Mar 22nd, 2015
2014 - JURIED EXHIBITION, FLORIDA - Vargas Gallery October, 2014
2014 - JURIED EXHIBITION, POLAND + HUNGARY (via dotART) Summer, 2014
2014 - ANNMARIE SCULTURE GARDEN & ARTS CENTER, MARYLAND Annmarie Garden, "BeachComber Art Exhibit", Jun 20th - Aug, 24th, 2014
2013 - GRENOBLE, FRANCE Group Exhibition "Femmes," 2013
COMPETITIONS
2025 - INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS Official selection
2022 - LONDON INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE COMPETITION Official selection
2021 - TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS, OFFICIAL SELECTION Fine Art Portrait Category
2020 - LONDON INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE COMPETITION The Alamo Reimagined photo
2019 - LONDON INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE COMPETITION Museum of Words photo
2019 - MONOVISION PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS Honorable Mention, Street photography category
2019 - INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS - ONE SHOT STREET PHOTO COMPETITION Honorable Mention
2019 - FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS Museum of Words, Fine Art section
2018 - MOSCOW FOTO AWARDS, HONORABLE MENTION Faces of Eve, Fine Art section
2017 - MONOVISIONS PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, HONORABLE MENTION Street Photography section
2016 - ND AWARDS, HONORABLE MENTION (CATEGORY: CHILDREN) Playdate, 7-year old Samuel
2016 - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, HONORABLE MENTION: Category: Culture
2015 - INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, HONORABLE MENTION: Category: Children