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

Ultimate Madoka Kaname Cosplay

Ultimate Madoka Kaname

ivy-beean
Every Conventions brings about that OMG moment. For me, this is it. This "Ultimate Madoka Kaname" Cosplay is from Madoka Magica. What makes this Cosplay especially unique is that this...

Comic Convention

Tsubasacon 2022
October 07, 2022 • October 09, 2022
Emily Cosplay

Emily

danny_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! 💙💍 Something...

Comic Convention

Tsubasacon 2022
October 07, 2022 • October 09, 2022
Van Gogh Cosplay

Van Gogh

missjade__-_
I love obscure Cosplays. At Tsubasacon I had the opportunity to photograph the Van Gogh Servant from The Fate/Grand Order game. Upon looking up the character, I can say that...

Comic Convention

Tsubasacon 2022
October 07, 2022 • October 09, 2022
Fluffy Moth Boi Cosplay

Fluffy Moth Boi

nope-raptor
From Mothman to Fluffy Moth Boi, Tsubasacon just keeps giving. While Mothman was dark, Fluffy Moth Boi light - almost completely white, in fact. I especially loved the light-up wings!...

Comic Convention

Tsubasacon 2022
October 07, 2022 • October 09, 2022
Aerith Cosplay

Aerith

nope-raptor
I got another Cosplay from Final Fantasy VII on my last day at Tsubasacon: Aerith! Every part of the photo just "worked". I love Cosplay that is dramatic, moody, and...

Comic Convention

Tsubasacon 2022
October 07, 2022 • October 09, 2022
Magical Girl Griffon Cosplay

Magical Girl Griffon

bella_nephilim
Oh my gosh! There is so much to say about this Magical Girl Griffon Cosplay, which is a mashup of a Magical Girl and a Griffon. This Cosplay is based...

Comic Convention

Tsubasacon 2022
October 07, 2022 • October 09, 2022
Freya Cosplay

Freya

tohma2004
Can you believe that Xie Lian came back today as Freya? Wow - what a transformation! Please support our project by downloading our completely free "Cosplay 50" app.

Comic Convention

Tsubasacon 2022
October 07, 2022 • October 09, 2022
Tifa Cosplay

Tifa

cynthiadawn15
It's our final day at Tsubasacon. Our first shoot of the day is Tifa from Final Fantasy VII. The Cosplay is really spot-on. It was a great way to start...

Comic Convention

Tsubasacon 2022
October 07, 2022 • October 09, 2022
Mothman Cosplay

Mothman

sonomi0186
Immediately after encountering Wendigo at Tsubasacon, we got another legend to capture: Mothman! This completely original Cosplay interpretation was dark and spooky from head to toe, with a splash of...

Comic Convention

Tsubasacon 2022
October 07, 2022 • October 09, 2022
Geralt Cosplay

Geralt

brokenanvil
Tsubasacon seems to be the Convention of heavy Cosplays. This Geralt from The Witcher 3  is  wearing the Grandmaster Ursine Armor which weighs in at 60 pounds! The chain mail alone...

Comic Convention

Tsubasacon 2022
October 07, 2022 • October 09, 2022
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