Who is North Est?

Michael Curtis, also known as North or North Est., is a street photographer, social media creator whose content focuses around street photography, creator development, digital art and filmmaking. North uses his platforms to inspire and help people pursue their passions through photography. He is best known for his Canon M50 Street Photography content before fully transitioning to Sony. He is also the Founder of the Creator Culture brand where the focus is “Create a culture that inspires others”.

Growing up, North never considered photography as a career path. During his development in photography, he studied at John Jay College of Criminal Justice majoring in Humanities and Justice with a Minor in Law. In 2016, he began taking photos with his iPhone, developing his eye for photography until 2018 where he invested into his first mirrorless camera, the Canon M50. Since then he started taking photos that were interesting such as landscapes, portraits, architecture etc. But there is something about street photography that made him fall in love with the craft.

Combining his passion for visual storytelling, North has developed a distinct creative style focused on human composition and color theory that lives to transform brief instances of reality into cinematic-like scenes.