Golden Ticket Cosplays

I am an international professional travel photographer who started attending conventions with my children years ago. I immediately fell in love with the Cosplay culture and decided to combine two of my greatest loves: Cosplay and travel. The goal of this personal project, Cosplay 50: The United States of Cosplay, is to photograph amazing Cosplayers from every state.

I bring an entire studio (all 7,500 pounds of it!) to conventions and scour the floor to find exceptional examples of Cosplay. They are then given a Golden Ticket which entitles that Cosplayer to a free thirty-minute professional supermodel-type photography session. Every session is unique and is loads of fun. Golden Ticket holders receive a fully retouched, high resolution, non-watermarked image for their personal use after the convention.

Susan Onysko

The United States of Cosplay

32 States and Counting ...

Alaska Arkansas California Colorado District of Columbia Hawaii Kansas Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi Montana North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Oklahoma South Carolina Virginia Alabama Arizona Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Maine Michigan Missouri North Carolina Nevada New York Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming

To see the Golden Tickets for a specific state, click on the map or select from the list below

Duchess Satine Kryze Cosplay

Duchess Satine Kryze

kayla_cieslinski
I photographed this noble Duchess Satine Kryze at Indiana Comic Convention. I love when it all comes together in a photo: the image, her personality, the Cosplay, the background and...

Comic Convention

Indiana Comic Convention 2023
May 05, 2023 • May 07, 2023
Sauron Cosplay

Sauron

tomohcosplays
Golden Ticket Update: This Golden Ticket Cosplay has been selected to be included in the FotoNostrum Cosplay 50 Exhibition in Barcelona from May 23 - July 31, 2024! I photographed...

Comic Convention

Indiana Comic Convention 2023
May 05, 2023 • May 07, 2023
Barbie Cosplay

Barbie

rochelle_weymouth
Saw the movie this weekend and LOVED IT! There might be a pink car in my future. I photographed this picture perfect Barbie Cosplay at Indiana Comic Convention. My first...

Comic Convention

Indiana Comic Convention 2023
May 05, 2023 • May 07, 2023
Senator Anakin Cosplay

Senator Anakin

scarredmewtwo
What if Anakin’s life had taken a different path? I photographed this Senator Anakin Cosplay at Indiana Comic Convention. The detail in this Cosplay was unbelievable. I loved the concept...

Comic Convention

Indiana Comic Convention 2023
May 05, 2023 • May 07, 2023
Strawberry Shortcake Cosplay

Strawberry Shortcake

abbyguy1020
This is my childhood dreams come true Cosplay! I didn’t even put this on my Cosplay wishlist because I had no idea anyone was doing it! This takes me back...

Comic Convention

Indiana Comic Convention 2023
May 05, 2023 • May 07, 2023
Pirate William McBones Cosplay

Pirate William McBones

willie_marks
Squeal!! I couldn’t believe this unbelievable pirate I photographed at Indiana Comic Convention. What can I say about the incredible Pirate William McBones? I really feel like this photo speaks...

Comic Convention

Indiana Comic Convention 2023
May 05, 2023 • May 07, 2023
Blue Diamond Cosplay

Blue Diamond

nico_ries
I photographed this other-worldly Blue Diamond from Steven Universe at Indiana Comic Convention. I love how the skin color, eyes and hair jump off the white background here. It’s amazing...

Comic Convention

Indiana Comic Convention 2023
May 05, 2023 • May 07, 2023
Aelin Throne Of Glass Cosplay

Aelin Throne Of Glass

rachel_mattiuz
I photographed this striking Aelin from Throne Of Glass Cosplay at Indiana Comic Convention. I loved how everything about this Cosplay worked together seamlessly - eye gaze, background, pose, expression,...

Comic Convention

Indiana Comic Convention 2023
May 05, 2023 • May 07, 2023
Ahsoka Tano Cosplay

Ahsoka Tano

kim_is_possible
What can I say about the unbelievable Kim is Possible? Always perfection thats what! I had the honor to photograph her in Kentucky and Indiana and she blows my mind...

Comic Convention

Indiana Comic Convention 2023
May 05, 2023 • May 07, 2023
Eda Cosplay

Eda

cssscp
You know it’s going to be an amazing convention when this is the first person you find walking the convention floor to photograph! CSSSCP is not only a professor Cosplayer...

Comic Convention

Indiana Comic Convention 2023
May 05, 2023 • May 07, 2023
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