hi!

My name is Tessa, I am a photographer, designer, artist, musician, and editor from Cleveland, OH.

I specialize in concert photography and creative portraits, often inspired by nature and color. I love bringing other artist’s visions to life and collaborating with others.

I have been a photographer professionally for about 7 years now, and in the music industry for 2 now. I come from a film school background, fueling my love for cinematic and emotional photographs.

Thanks for being here! I hope to work with you soon :)

https://linktr.ee/Tesslasmith

Creative burnout is no joke. I took a bit of a hiatus this fall to recover from a crazy year and recharge. Ultimately, though, I felt that itch to pick up my camera again and be thrown into the pure chaos and excitement of the music world. the past m
a week ago i was reunited with one of the coolest bands @native_sun 🖤❤️‍🔥 took a month long break from shooting shows but we are BACK. A little behind on editing, but there will be lots more coming soon. thanks to everyone who trusts me to cap
COIN X AGORA 4 years ago, I was supposed to photograph @coin as my first concert ever. Of course, since it was March 2020, that never happened. This was a full-circle moment I will never forget. It was an added bonus being the only photographer in t
one of the most angelic shows of my career thus far ✨ an honor to witness the magical @sierraelizabethferrell 🪽 . . . . . . . #clevelandmusicphotographer #clevelandphotographer #clevelandconcertphotographer #musicphotographer #femalemusicphotograph
It was an unforgettable summer season @rockhall ⚡️ Grateful for all the artists and photographers and crew members I had the pleasure of meeting and working with over the past few months 🖤 You can read more about my summer on my Substack, Diary o
been falling a bit behind with posting, but this was a crazy and special sold-out night with @jadymusic ⚡️ @mahalls20lanes You can read more about this night and some other musings on my blog, diary of an indie kid :)) . . . . . . #indie #indiepho
This was a bucket list show for sure - grateful for the opportunity to be in the pit for this one ❤️‍🔥 @alltimelow @rockhall . . . . . . . #indiephoto #indiephotographer #rockhall #alltimelow #smallphotographer #concertphotography #concertphot
Forgot I had applied to photograph @charleycrockett until about 8 hours before the show started when I received my approval email. Turned out to be one of my favorite shows yet ✨ You can read more about that night on my substack - Diary of an Indie
for the past few months, i have been facing pretty bad creative burnout. it’s hard both mentally and physically. but, i’m so lucky to work in this industry and to have the opportunity to be creative full time. i am so beyond grateful for
spent a magical evening with the enchanting @evyliz_ ✨
a little late on posting these but this was an epic night with @portugaltheman and @reynatropical at @agoracle a few weeks ago ✨
shoutout to Lauren for winning the award of being my most photographed friend. thanks for letting me dress you up for the past 5 years and take your picture :) surprisingly, here is our first shoot together in 2 years🌿✨ . . . . . . . . #indiephoto