Mia Barnes

Mia Barnes is a director and photographer, born in Ohio and based in Los Angeles, CA. The majority of her work is in music videos, commercials, and artist photography. Mia grew up experimenting with photography and later went on to study it before moving to Los Angeles and spending 3 years under the mentorship of acclaimed director Dave Meyers.

In 2021 she directed her first set of commercials, most recently working with BTS for a Samsung Galaxy film shot in Seoul, South Korea. Mia has spent many years shooting artist photography, namely photographing artists like Drake for his “Laugh Now Cry Later” single cover. Alongside this, a number of other artist photographs include: Saweetie, Bebe Rexha, Megan thee Stallion, Bad Bunny x Cheetos, Chris Martin, and Selena Gomez. Mia’s music video directorial debut came in 2022 when she directed Camila Cabello’s Bam Bam music video.

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Individual Directors