Erik Carter photographed Opal Tometi for Vanity Fair
Photographer: Erik Carter
Client: Vanity Fair
Photo Editor: Chiara Marinai
Photographer: Erik Carter
Client: Vanity Fair
Photo Editor: Chiara Marinai


Photographer: Elizabeth Weinberg
Client: SZ Magazin | Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin
Photo Editor: Jakob Feigl








Prop Stylist: Megumi Emoto
Client: Cosmopolitan
Photo Editor: Jenna Andrews



Photographer: Arsenii Vaselenko
Client: Kaiser Permanente
Agency: Translation
Creative Directors: Alexander Kaplan, Barry Katz
Art Director: Dylan Simel
Producer: Matthew Flaherty
Photographer: Kevin Zacher
Client: American Eagle
Producer: Dominic Muller














A decade in the making, “Christmas In America” is an unvarnished examination of the ways people mark the holiday’s meaning.
Jesse’s series appeared in the Communication Arts Photo Annual, American Photography Annual, the Critical Mass Top 50, and the PDN Photo Annual. The work was also featured in the New York Times, Time Magazine, Wired, NPR, Buzzfeed, Fast Company, Esquire, The Guardian, Artsy, and Refinery 29.
Photographer: Jesse Rieser















Photographer: Erik Carter
Client: Rolling Stone
Photo Editor: Joe Rodriguez

Prop Stylist: Megumi Emoto
Client: Women’s Health
Photo Editor: Brenda Armendariz


Photographer: Laurel Golio
Client: Monocle
Photo Editor: Shin Miura



Director: Arsenii Vaselenko
Client: Dropbox
Creative Director: Michael Jeter
Associate Creative Director: Gabrielle Matte
Producer: Connie Chung