Jelani Cornick is a Brooklyn native photographer and director, who specializes in portraiture and fine art photography. Jelani is a proud alumni of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts and Performing Arts, located in New York City. He has also obtained a dual degree in Photography and Directing from State University of New York at Purchase College and a BFA in Studio Art from Yale University. Jelani has worked with major studios, such as MILK Studios and Neo Studios. He has also worked with major brands such as Nike, Adidas, Wendy Williams, and more. He has also been featured in Vogue Italia and Flanelle Magazine.
Jelani is currently working as a Game Capture Artist at Hammer Creative, where his primary responsibility is to create marketing assets using in-game photography software. He has worked with titles such as Fortnite and Forza. His current responsibility is to take in-game photos of luxury cars within the game engine of Forza.