With a mission to tell compelling stories, Michael J. Wilkins has nurtured his artistic abilities by attending Tacoma School of the Arts and the School of Visual Arts, NYC. Through devout training, countless test shoots, and assisting American portrait photographer, Dawoud Bey, Wilkins has been able to cultivate a distinctive cinematic personal style that has been deemed as “timeless.”

With a duration of time strictly apportioned to freelance photography, Wilkins was able to cultivate connections with talent agents from Click, APM, Wilhelmina, and Major Model Management, for the orchestration, scheduling, and production of a creative team - delivering comp card images within 48 hours. Later, building a long-standing connection with the Tacoma Art Museum and amassing 3k followers on Depop (app) through an identifiable brand image, where he sold a vintage collective archive, and was featured as their Top Seller within their menswear category.

Michael J. Wilkins has since competed in the National Student Advertising Competition for client: Indeed, and has partnered with Washington State University (WSU) to strategize communications for their Office of Strategy, Planning, and Analysis; completing his bachelor’s in Strategic Communication through the Murrow College of Communication at WSU, shortly after. Currently, he’s working on the Sales Enablement - Strategic Projects and Campaigns team at FedEx and gearing up to graduate with a master’s in Strategic Communication from WSU, December 2026. He hopes to redirect his career towards branding and campaign strategy.