Today we’d like to introduce you to Eboni Boneé Coleman.
Hi Eboni Boneé, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I’m a Denver, Colorado native, and when I think about my journey, so much of it has really been about following my curiosity, trusting where God is leading me, and continuing to create even when I didn’t necessarily know what the next chapter would look like.
I’ve always been drawn to storytelling and documenting the world around me. Photography became one of the first ways I learned how to do that. Over time, I realized I wasn’t just interested in taking a beautiful photo or creating a great video. I cared about the story behind it, the people involved, and what that moment could mean years from now. That eventually became the foundation for EB Pixs.
As I grew, so did the vision for my company and for myself. EB Pixs evolved beyond photography into multimedia production, creative strategy, content, post-production and documentary work. At the same time, my professional career gave me the opportunity to work in different areas of media and production, including large-scale events, entertainment and digital content. I’ve been able to learn both sides of the work, the creative side that people see and the operational side that makes everything actually happen.
One thing I’ve learned about myself throughout this journey is that I don’t necessarily fit into one box. I’m a photographer. I’m a producer. I’m a documentarian. I’m a creative strategist. I can be behind the camera one day and building out the entire production workflow the next. For a long time, I think I felt like I needed to choose one thing, but I’ve come to understand that all of those pieces are what make me the creative I am.
In 2025, I took another leap of faith and moved from Denver to Brooklyn, New York. Leaving the city that raised me and starting a new chapter across the country was a major transition, personally and professionally. But it also pushed me to expand my perspective, build new relationships and really think about the kind of work and life I want to continue creating.
Along the way, I’ve also had the blessing of meeting and working with some incredible people. Some have inspired me, challenged me and opened my eyes to what is possible. I hope I’ve been able to do the same for others. I want to be a catalyst for inspiration, whether that means helping move an idea forward, encouraging someone to see something differently, or simply being an example of what can happen when you continue to believe in what you’re building.
Today, I’m still building. I’m continuing to grow EB Pixs, produce and document stories that matter to me, and create work rooted in culture, community and intention. I’m also learning to be open to where the journey takes me instead of feeling like I have to have every step figured out.
At the heart of everything I do is something I’ve carried with me for a long time: the stories we tell become the history preserved tomorrow. I want the work I create to mean something beyond the moment it was made. I want people to be able to look back and know that we were here, that our joy existed, that our stories mattered, and that someone cared enough to preserve them.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Absolutely not, and I think I’ve learned that a smooth road was never really the goal.
There have been a lot of beautiful moments throughout my journey, but there have also been seasons of uncertainty, rejection, disappointment and having to completely redirect. I’ve had opportunities I thought were meant for me not work out. I’ve had moments where I questioned what was next, especially when I knew I was capable of more but couldn’t necessarily see how everything was going to come together yet.
Entrepreneurship has come with its own set of challenges. Building EB Pixs has meant learning how to be a creative and a business owner at the same time. I’ve had to learn about contracts, budgets, negotiations, managing teams, protecting my work and understanding the value of what I bring to the table. A lot of those lessons weren’t taught to me beforehand. I learned them by doing, making mistakes, asking questions and continuing to show up.
I’ve also had to learn not to measure my journey against someone else’s timeline. There are moments when you can look around and feel like everyone else is moving forward while you’re still trying to figure things out. I’ve had to remind myself that a “no” doesn’t always mean I’m moving in the wrong direction. Sometimes it’s redirection, sometimes it’s protection, and sometimes it’s simply pushing me to keep going.
Moving from Denver to New York was another lesson in that. I left behind familiarity, community and a version of my life that I understood to step into something completely new. There have definitely been moments when that transition has challenged me, but it has also shown me how adaptable and resilient I can be.
Through all of it, my faith has become increasingly important to me. I’ve learned to trust God even when I don’t understand the timing or the direction. I’m still learning that lesson, actually. I don’t have everything figured out, and I think I’m finally okay with saying that.
What I do know is that I keep moving forward. I keep creating. I keep believing in the things that have been placed on my heart. Every challenge has taught me something about myself, my values and the kind of person I want to be as I continue growing. I try to hold tight to those values and moral principles and, whenever possible, be what I want to see in the world.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
My work lives at the intersection of storytelling, multimedia production and strategy. Through EB Pixs, I work across photography, multimedia production, creative strategy, content management and post-production. I’m a photographer and documentarian at heart, but I’m also a producer who genuinely enjoys figuring out how all of the pieces come together to move an idea from concept to completion.
I’ve worked across live events, branded content, entertainment, documentary storytelling and digital media. Depending on the project, I may be developing the creative direction, producing a shoot, directing a crew, capturing content, building a production workflow or overseeing content through post-production and delivery. That range has become one of my greatest strengths because I understand both the creative vision and the infrastructure required to execute it.
I think what sets me apart is my ability to see both the big picture and the details. I can dream about what something could be, but my mind also immediately starts thinking about how we make it happen. Who needs to be in the room? What resources do we need? What is the story we’re actually trying to tell? How do we build the right process around it? And how do we protect the integrity of the idea from beginning to end?
Some of the work I’m most proud of has allowed me to document culture and explore stories that are meaningful to me. Projects like 100 Images of Ballroom Culture, Joy of Pride and We Believe in God, Too have given me space to create from a place that is deeply personal, while my commercial and production work has challenged me to bring that same level of thoughtfulness into larger productions and collaborative environments.
Something else that is extremely important to me is how people are treated throughout the process. That includes the people whose stories I’m documenting, my clients, and the crews and collaborators working alongside me. I want people to feel seen, heard and respected. I believe you can create incredible work while still leading with humanity, and I don’t think you have to sacrifice one for the other.
I’m proud that EB Pixs has become a reflection of all of those things. It gives me the freedom to bring together the creative, strategic and operational parts of who I am while continuing to build work that has purpose behind it.
What were you like growing up?
Growing up, I was a very bubbly, curious and creative child. I had a lot of different interests, but the performing arts were always a huge part of my life. I started taking piano lessons when I was eight, which helped me explore my love for music. That eventually led me to Denver School of the Arts, where I became a vocal arts major starting in the sixth grade. I also loved dance and spent a lot of my childhood performing in one way or another.
At the same time, I was a bit of a nerd, and I say that with love. I loved reading, science and rocks. I could become fascinated by something and want to learn everything about it. I think that curiosity has stayed with me throughout my life because even now, I’m constantly discovering new interests and wanting to understand how things work.
I definitely wasn’t the kid who loved dolls. They just weren’t my thing. I would much rather be doing something active. I loved working out and moving my body, which is funny to think about because even as a child, I already had a pretty strong sense of what I liked and what I didn’t.
Looking back, I think I was always a combination of things. I was artistic but also interested in science. I loved being onstage but also loved getting lost in a book. I was bubbly and social, but I could also become completely consumed by whatever had sparked my curiosity at the moment. I don’t think that part of me has changed very much.
If anything, adulthood has given me more room to embrace all of those different sides of myself. I’ve never been someone with just one interest or one way of expressing myself, and I think little Eb would be pretty excited to see that I never really had to choose.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.ebpixs.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ebpixs3/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eboniboneecoleman3
- Other: https://linktr.ee/ebonibonee?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=995e4e99-cf3f-4237-97b5-bbcfc277c75d
