Shannel Resto
​Shannel Resto Fashion Cartography
Bloomingdales and Atlanta Fashion Week
Artist in Residence
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Shannel Resto proudly invites you to her solo photography exhibition, Fashion Cartography, on view at the Bloomingdale’s Gallery from November to January. Presented by Atlanta Fashion Week and Bloomingdale’s artist in residence, Shannel Resto Fashion Cartography maps the intersection of fashion, movement, and cultural storytelling across continents. From the creative pulse of Atlanta to New York City, Paris, and Italy, this exhibition embarks on an adventure through SJR Photography’s perspective, tracing the archival moments that have shaped Shannel’s career.
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With a foundation in dance, Shannel approaches photography as an extension of choreography, an exploration of form, emotion, and intention translated through the lens. Her practice gravitates toward movement photography, where gesture becomes language and the body serves as both subject and storyteller. Through Fashion Cartography, she reimagines fashion as a living map of identity and connection, charting the intersections of art and culture.
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Visit Fashion Cartography and experience this global exploration of fashion, movement, and cultural storytelling.
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Exhibition Location:
Bloomingdale’s Gallery — 2nd Floor, near Women’s Dresses
Lenox Square Mall
3393 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
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Gallery Hours:
Monday–Saturday | 11 AM – 8 PM
Sunday | 12 PM – 7 PM
Meet The Photographer
Shannel Resto
Shannel Resto is a Puerto Rican international multidisciplinary artist residing in Atlanta. Her work explores the performing arts and fashion photography that transforms motion into visual poetry. As the founder and creative force behind SJR Photography, she fuses her background as a dancer and storyteller to craft imagery that freezes and archives special moments.
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Trained in dance at Boston Arts Academy, Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. Shannel approaches photography as choreography, each frame a composition of form, emotion, and intention. Since founding SJR Photography in 2013, Shannel has photographed globally, including Paris Haute Couture Week, Vogue x CFDA events, New York Fashion Week, Atlanta Fashion Week, collaborating with celebrated designers and cultural influencers. Her performing arts portfolio includes work with New York City Center, DanceLabNY, and Emory University, among others.
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Shannel's photography has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Dance Magazine, Essence GU, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and more. She was recently recognized by ARTS ATL’s “20 Photos to Watch” for capturing the pulse of Atlanta’s stages in 2024. Her work has been published in Life as Jpeg Volume 1-3, On Both Sides of the Lens, an archival book documenting the Puerto Rican Diaspora, and Passionate Work, Choreographing a Dance Career by Author Ruth Horowitz. She is also the author of Capture the Colors, a photography coloring book available on Amazon.
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Shannel’s imagery invites viewers into a cinematic world where motion and stillness coexist, where every photograph becomes a living archive of a story.
