BORN AND RAISED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA GRACE AHLBOM’S EARLIEST INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY WAS THROUGH DOCUMENTING HER FRIENDS SKATING OFF HOME MADE JUMPS AND MAKING ZINES THROUGH A XEROX MACHINE. NOW BASED IN NEW YORK, AHLBOM’S PHOTOGRAPHS OF SKATERS, BLACK METAL FANS AND ICONS LIKE FRANK OCEAN AND IGGY POP HAVE GARNERED ATTENTION AROUND THE WORLD. SHE HAS EXHIBITED AT GALLERIES IN NEW YORK, LONDON AND TOKYO FREQUENTLY EXPLORING THEMES OF FANDOM, SUBCULTURE AND IDOLS. HER MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT DASHWOOD BOOKS IN NEW YORK, NY. SHE HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED BY A VARIETY OF CLIENTS AND PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING ACNE STUDIOS, ANOTHER MAGAZINE, CALVIN KLEIN, DAZED, HELMUT LANG, LEVI'S, MARC JACOBS, SUPREME, VAQUERA, AND I-D.