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

Grar Ulfhednar Cosplay

Grar Ulfhednar

viking_of_the_northeast
This original viking is "Grar Ulfhednar from 6th Century Carvin" and I captured him at the Delaware Renaissance Faire. Viking_of_the_northeast learned how to do all of the leatherwork on his...

Comic Convention

Delaware Renaissance Faire 2023
October 28, 2023 • October 29, 2023
Zaniba Cosplay

Zaniba

angelinathelin
I love ingenious Cosplays. This wonderful Zaniba And Haku From Spirited Away is from FanX in Salt Lake City. Hako weighed about 10 lbs and was made from foam and...

Comic Convention

FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2023
September 21, 2023 • September 23, 2023
Rosella Cosplay

Rosella

kaitlynlovespatches19
Oh my gosh - it's Rosella, or "Ro"! This wonderful Rosella from Barbie as the Island Princess Cosplay was a blast from the past at SiouxperCon in South Dakota. 2007...

Comic Convention

SiouxperCon 2023
September 29, 2023 • October 01, 2023
Sun and Moon Cosplay

Sun and Moon

dra9onk33p3r
I captured this Sun and Moon from Five Nights at Freddy's Cosplay at SiouxperCon in South Dakota. The colors are just great and the concept is a very unique take...

Comic Convention

SiouxperCon 2023
September 29, 2023 • October 01, 2023
Lady In Waiting Cosplay

Lady In Waiting

evavala2004
I photographed this beautiful Original Lady In Waiting from the Italian Renaissance at the Delaware Renaissance Faire. I was hoping to find creations such as this at Delafaire, which was...

Comic Convention

Delaware Renaissance Faire 2023
October 28, 2023 • October 29, 2023
Gold Armor Wonder Woman Cosplay

Gold Armor Wonder Woman

kim_is_possible
I photographed this absolutely amazing Gold Armor Wonder Woman Cosplay at Indiana Comic Convention. This is the second time I have had the opportunity to photograph the amazing Kim_is_Possible, the...

Comic Convention

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

Navi

latyciapagan
This Navi Cosplay from The Legend of Zelda has gone through several transformations before coming to FanX in Salt Lake City and joining us in the studio. Video game Cosplays...

Comic Convention

FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2023
September 21, 2023 • September 23, 2023
The March Hare Cosplay

The March Hare

haydenpack
The March Hare was part of the Alice in Wonderland group at FanX in Salt Lake City. All of these outstanding Cosplays were created by melissapope702!

Comic Convention

FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2023
September 21, 2023 • September 23, 2023
Dongbaek Cosplay

Dongbaek

occasionallyarts
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! 🌸📸Step into...

Comic Convention

Bangor Comic and Toy Con 2023
October 13, 2023 • October 15, 2023
Lord William Ross Cosplay

Lord William Ross

captainjuggles
The full name of this Cosplay from the Delaware Renaissance Faire is "Lord William Ross British Naval Captain". The name is perfectly befitting a Cosplay this regal. The colors are...

Comic Convention

Delaware Renaissance Faire 2023
October 28, 2023 • October 29, 2023
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