Salt emerging artists
Malike Sidibe
Photographer
Malike Sidibe (b. 1997) is a West African photographer based in New York City. Born in Côte d'Ivoire, raised partly in Guinea, and arriving in NYC at age 13, his multicultural background and early immigrant experience deeply inform his visual storytelling. It was in New York that he first picked up a camera—an act that would lead him down a path toward artistic recognition and eventually, the prestigious title of Nikon Ambassador.
Initially studying menswear design, Sidibe soon discovered that his true passion was capturing people in clothes, not creating them. His imagery is vibrant, dreamlike, and soulful—often inspired by the people he meets and the environments he moves through.
His commercial and editorial clients include Amazon Prime, Nike, Adidas, Puma, The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Time, Town & Country, Broadway, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Telegraph, and many others. Whether he's shooting high fashion or personal portraits, Sidibe aims to make the world a little more interesting, one photo at a time.

Awards & Recognitions
- The 30 New + Emerging Photographers to Watch – 2022
- Lucie Foundation Emerging Impact Award – 2020
- Time Magazine Top 10 Photos of 2020
- Time Magazine Top 100 Photos of 2020
- Photo District News Photo Annual Winner – 2020
- Nikon Award Winner – Eddie Adams Workshop 2017
- Heckscher Foundation Art Competition Winner – 2017
- Scholastic Gold & Silver Key Awards – 2015
Selected Exhibitions
- Blow Up Gallery, Amsterdam, NL – 2022
- ARTCURIAL, Paris, France – 2022
- UNSEEN, Amsterdam, NL – 2022
- Say It Loud, Christie's Auction House, NY – 2021
- Dimensions, The Bathhouse Studios, NY – 2019
- Photoville LA, The Annenberg Space for Photography – 2019
- It’s Personal, The Bathhouse Studios, NY – 2018
- Heckscher Foundation Art, NY – 2017
- NYC Salt, The Art Directors Club, NY – 2016 & 2017
- Photoville, Dumbo Brooklyn, NY – 2016
- Scholastic Gold Key Show, The Met Museum, NY – 2015
- Scholastic Silver Key Show, Tishman Auditorium, NY – 2015
Press
- 2025How a D.C. Prep-School Kid Became Hollywood's Most Dispensable BruiserThe New York Times Magazine
- 2025Mickalene Thomas Doesn’t Need the Whitney BiennialVulture
- 2025Thinking About a Move to Mirrorless? The Z 8 Just Might Be the ConvincerNikon
- 2024The 2025 Met Gala will honor the Black dandy and all his complicationsThe Washington Post
- 2024Eddie Adams Workshop Winner Turns Dreams into RealityNikon
- 2024Parris Goebel Is Changing the Way Women MoveThe New York Times Magazine
- 2023Can Usher Turn America On Again (to R.&B.)?The New York Times Magazine
- 2023A Portrait Miniature Was Muse to Mickalene ThomasThe New York Times
- 2023Colman Domingo is ready for his close-upThe Washington Post
- 2022Jake Tapper and his dad on injustice and C.J. Rice’s convictionRadio Times
- 2022Michael R. Jackson's Big Broadway ThrillerThe New York Times
- 2021Interview: Jazmine Sullivan on Her New Album 'Heaux Tales'Vulture
- 2021The Tomb Raiders of the Upper East SideThe Atlantic
- 2020Behind the Cover: PolicingThe New York Times Magazine
- 2020Photographer Malike Sidibe Looks Back at a Year of Capturing Protests, Isolation, and JubilationVanity Fair
- 2020Police Reform Is Necessary. But How Do We Do It?The New York Times
- 2020Sgt. Mullins Goes to WarIntelligencer
Commercial & editorial inquiries
For commercial projects, contact Lisa Curesky at lisa@thegoodbrigade.com or call (203) 300-9332.
For editorial work or personal inquiries, email Malike directly at malikesid@gmail.com.
