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

Queen Elizabeth I Cosplay

Queen Elizabeth I

mrsdowdle
I was honored to host this Queen Elizabeth I Cosplay at FanX in Salt Lake City. Talk about royalty... MrsDowdle's Cosplay won in the Master's division last year. Zoom in...

Comic Convention

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

Dutch

enforce_props
Anyone looking through my Cosplay photography history will see that I am heavily biased toward Cosplays that show the face as I love capturing all the nuances that an expression...

Comic Convention

ATL Comic Convention 2024
February 09, 2024 • February 11, 2024
Daisy Mae Cosplay

Daisy Mae

sachibrioso
Who recognizes this adorable Cosplay from Animal Crossing? I photographed this Daisy Mae Cosplay from Animal Crossing at ATL Comic Convention 2024. Those are turnips in her basket on her...

Comic Convention

ATL Comic Convention 2024
February 09, 2024 • February 11, 2024
Jack Box Cosplay

Jack Box

jhowser444
I love this Jack Box Cosplay from the restaurant Jack in the Box which, for all of you local to me in Ohio, is mainly a restaurant chain out West....

Comic Convention

FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention 2023
September 21, 2023 • September 23, 2023
Mad Hatter 2 Cosplay

Mad Hatter 2

alexburnsfx
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! 🎩Tipped hats...

Comic Convention

ATL Comic Convention 2024
February 09, 2024 • February 11, 2024
Mad Hatter 1 Cosplay

Mad Hatter 1

alexburnsfx
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! 🎩 Tipped...

Comic Convention

ATL Comic Convention 2024
February 09, 2024 • February 11, 2024
Millie Cosplay

Millie

bailey_seal
I photographed this Millie from Helluva Boss at ATL Comic Convention 2024. I will admit I had never seen Helluva Boss before but now I am quite intrigued. They work...

Comic Convention

ATL Comic Convention 2024
February 09, 2024 • February 11, 2024
Moxxie Cosplay

Moxxie

lgrave22
I photographed this Moxxie from Helluva Boss at ATL Comic Convention 2024. I had never seen Helluva Boss before but now I am quite intrigued. They work in hell and...

Comic Convention

ATL Comic Convention 2024
February 09, 2024 • February 11, 2024
Lumpy Space Princess Cosplay

Lumpy Space Princess

divinity-drunk-on-love
“Oh my Glob”, I photographed this Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time at ATL Comic Convention 2024. I love all the vivid colors in this Cosplay and chose to use...

Comic Convention

ATL Comic Convention 2024
February 09, 2024 • February 11, 2024
Princess Tiana Cosplay

Princess Tiana

cree_michelle_rogers
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! And here...

Comic Convention

ATL Comic Convention 2024
February 09, 2024 • February 11, 2024
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