Em Higgins (b. 2002) is a photographer in New York, NY making images about queer subculture and New York nightlife. Often working with self-portraiture, they explore the perversion of self-pleasure. Throughout their work, photography is a documentarian tool, fervently recording their loved ones in fear of forgetting. From capturing strippers in trees to ravers in their element, they find the surreal hidden in the mundane of every day. ★
★ inquiries yobabyem@gmail.com
★ resume available here.
★ on instagram @picturestokiss
CV
Press
Group Exhibitions
2026, Slide Show, Night Club 101, New York, NY
2026, BFA Thesis Exhibition, New York University, New York, NY
2024, Smoking Dog, Gallery 1P, Brooklyn, NY
2023, Aquamorphosis, New York University, New York, NY
2023, Polka Dot Kitten’s Femme Artists of NYC, Make Believe, New York, NY
2020, More Angst: A Photography Collective, 55 Delancey, New York, NY
Education
2026, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, BFA in Photography & Imaging
2019, Pratt Institute, PreCollege, Photography
2018, International Center of Photography (ICP), Black and White Film Photography