Malakhai Pearson                                                                                                                                                         

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*photo courtesy of Bryan “mavvro” Fernández

Malakhai Pearson (b.1994 Burlington, VT)  is a photographer and director based in Boston, Massachusetts. He owns and operates Thunder Road Projects, a creative production company founded in 2022. He is currenlty a Harvard ArtLab fellow.  From 2022 to 2023, he was the the artist in resident (AIR) at Windy Films, further expanding his creative horizons. His work spans cultural and commercial projects, earning him a CLIO and WEBBY award for his work on “NIKE For Every Body.” In addition to his commercial work, Pearson contributes to Eater Boston and is a founding member of the creative collective ALLYOUCANEAT. Pearson is often collaborating with NYC-based film director Adam Jason Cohen; together, they created a short film “Leaned Back.”

Malakhai is available for campaigns, commercial projects, editorial assignments, and short films.

Select Clients: Arc’teryx, Bodega, Concepts, Converse, New Era, Nike, Puma, Red Bull


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He is also Bernie’s son. 

His vimeo is here.
You can connect with him on Instagram here.
His email is: info@malakhaipearson