Ali Lapetina (she/they) is a mother and portrait + documentary photographer based in Detroit, Michigan. Her personal practice as a photographer is rooted in collaborating with individuals and communities through long-form visual storytelling, focused on social justice and human rights. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of the community arts non-profit Women of Banglatown. She received an undergraduate degree from the College for Creative Studies and has lived in Detroit for nearly 16 years. Her work has been published in the New York Times, NPR, LeMonde and The Washington Post, amongst others.
Member of: Women Photograph, The Journal Collective, Everyday Projects
Available for assignments in the US.
email: ali@alilapetina.com
OPPORTUNITIES &
AWARDS
2017-19 Anderson Ranch Mentorship Program with James Estrin + Ed Kashi
2017 Emerging Photographer Award - PDN
2017 New York Times Portfolio Review
2016 Documenting Detroit, Selected Photographer
2015 Associated Press - Michigan, Best Spot Photojournalism
SOLO/TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2021 “Cannabis For Humanity” - Jam Handy (Detroit, Michigan)
2018 “The Rohingya Who Made It To Chicago” - Oloman Cafe (Hamtramck, Michigan)
2017 “A Home Abroad” - Hatch Art (Hamtramck, Michigan)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 “ Eyes on Main Street” - Wilson Outdoor Photo Festival (Wilson, North Carolina)
2019 “Seen: A Collaboration” - Leica Gallery (Boston, Massachusetts)
2017 “Facing Change, Documenting Detroit” - Dlectricity (Detroit, Michigan)
2017 “Facing Change, Documenting Detroit” - Photoville (Brooklyn, New York)
2017 "Diversity" - Boll Family YMCA (Detroit, Michigan)
2016 “Facing Change, Documenting Detroit” - Detroit Institute of the Arts (Detroit, Michigan)
2015 “DAM/CCS Scholarship Exhibit” - Detroit Artist Market (Detroit, Michigan)
2014 “313” - Detroit Artist Market (Detroit, Michigan)
2014 “Paradigm” - Knight Gallery (Detroit, Michigan)
2013 “Polaroid BBY” - North End Studios (Detroit, Michigan)
2013 “Peculiar State” - Valade Gallery (Detroit, Michigan)
2013 “Family”- Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography (Detroit, Michigan)
2010-13 “Student Exhibition” - College for Creative Studies (Detroit, Michigan)
SELECT CLIENTS / PUBLICATIONS
Le Monde, New York Times, Women’s March, Grand Circus Magazine, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, ACLU, Michigan Radio, Cosmopolitan, Ralph C. Wilson Jr Foundation, New Economy Initiative, Bloomberg, City of Detroit, Common Citizen, College For Creative Studies