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

Buddy The Elf Cosplay

Buddy The Elf

slinus27
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! I was stunned to see this Buddy the Elf Cosplay at Louisville Supercon!

Comic Convention

Louisville Supercon 2018
November 30, 2018 • December 02, 2018
Captain America Cosplay

Captain America

brooklyn_captain_america
I photographed this Holiday Captain America at Winter Con in New York. Happy Holidays everyone!

Comic Convention

Wintercon 2019
November 22, 2019 • November 24, 2019
Gilderoy Lockhart Cosplay

Gilderoy Lockhart

brottlundsmugglemagic
I photographed this spot-on Gilderoy Lockhart Cosplay from Harry Potter at Rose City Comic Con. Love the Witch Weekly detail!

Comic Convention

Rose City Comic Con 2019
September 13, 2019 • September 15, 2019
Ursula Cosplay

Ursula

leighanncottongimbarcelona
I photographed this glamorous Ursula Cosplay from The Little Mermaid at Louisville Supercon. Louisville Supercon has since turned into GalaxyCon Louisville.

Comic Convention

Louisville Supercon 2018
November 30, 2018 • December 02, 2018
Froppy Cosplay

Froppy

alex_cosplays
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! 🐸 Spotted:...

Comic Convention

Louisville Supercon 2018
November 30, 2018 • December 02, 2018
Penelope Pitstop Cosplay

Penelope Pitstop

amishmoth
This is one of the first cartoon characters that I remember (whoa, that dates me a little!). I photographed this beautiful Penelope Pitstop Cosplay at Awesome Con in Washington D.C.

Comic Convention

Awesome Con 2019
April 26, 2019 • April 29, 2019
Prince Akeem Cosplay

Prince Akeem

uptownbill007
This is another unique, classic cosplay that I have only seen once and was thrilled to find! I photographed this Prince Akeem from Coming to America Cosplay at Awesome Con....

Comic Convention

Awesome Con 2019
April 26, 2019 • April 29, 2019
Pennywise Cosplay

Pennywise

theangelcrush
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! 👁️ 🍽️𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭...

Comic Convention

Florida Supercon 2019
July 04, 2019 • July 07, 2019
Miss Piggy Cosplay

Miss Piggy

princess_badass15
I photographed this adorable Miss Piggy Cosplay at Florida Supercon. This was the one and only time I have seen a Miss Piggy Cosplay, so unique, and so adorable, love...

Comic Convention

Florida Supercon 2019
July 04, 2019 • July 07, 2019
Wonder Woman Cosplay

Wonder Woman

remydominocosplay
I photographed this stunning Wonder Woman at Wizard World New Orleans (and also again as Kyo Sohma from Fruits Basket Cosplay posted yesterday).

Comic Convention

Wizard World New Orleans 2017
January 06, 2017 • January 08, 2017
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