Xiana Shanté is a photographer, creative director, and cultural documentarian based between New Jersey and New York City. She is the founder of By C'est La Zee, a creative studio specializing in brand storytelling, visual strategy, and capture.

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Before stepping into creative work full-time, Xiana spent a decade in critical care and surgical nursing — an experience that shaped how she moves through a room: with precision, presence, and an instinct for the moment that matters. That instinct now drives her work across celebrity and event coverage, commercial and editorial campaigns, and cultural storytelling, for clients including Adidas, Meta, LVMH, Spotify, and Old Navy.