Moya McAllister
is a visual storyteller and content creator

While in college for art & photography, she lived on penne with pesto & homemade pâté off Gramercy Park and tended bar in underground dance clubs in Alphabet City with spiked hair & the attitude to match. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Since graduating, she has spent a good portion of her career as a photo editor, producing photography for magazines and advertising. She has been producing and creating images in multiple content areas such as food, still-life, news, beauty, conceptual, people and travel visuals for editorial, corporate and commercial clients in both the United States & Europe.

Moya is currently the Photo Editor and Photographer for Psychology Today magazine and an assignment photographer for food & drink, still-life, portraits, and travel, based in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a photo editor and photographer, Moya teaches photography at the School of Visual Arts. Previously, she has held staff or consultant positions as a Photo Editor/Producer, Art Buyer or Photography Director for various media & advertising clients including Newsweek, Real Simple, Scholastic, Callisto Media, Hallmark, Lexus, Toyota, Verizon, Bank of America, Luxottica, McCann-Erickson, USA Networks, Workman Publishing and others. Her extensive background in the world of publishing and advertising ensures her ability to produce beautiful, captivating images for clients such as The New York Times, Sunset magazine, OUT magazine, Hemispheres, Pace Communications, Forager’s Markets, Josie’s Organic produce, Endless Vacation, Children’s Health Fund, Ciroc, Travelzoo, National Geographic Traveller, FITNESS, Outside magazine, Gill & MacMillan Publishers/Dublin, Ink Global/UK, Newsweek, Real Simple, Scholastic, Callisto Media, Hallmark, Lexus, Toyota, Verizon, Bank of America, Luxottica, McCann-Erickson, USA Networks, Workman Publishing and others. She has been a judge for various contests and portfolio reviews over many years, especially the Palm Springs Photo Festival at PhotoPlus Expo. Moya is a member of APA|NY and SPD, and she has been a speaker at photo events & judge for photo contests and portfolio reviews, especially the Palm Springs Photo Festival.  Moya lives in brownstone Brooklyn with her little white dog, Pooka.

For assignments and productions, please contact Moya directly at 917.912.1232 e: moya@moyamcallister.com 

LATEST STORIES