Lou Lesko is an American photographer, writer, and director whose career bridges editorial fashion photography and photojournalism. After cutting his teeth in the fashion industry as a teenager, he covered the fall of the Soviet Union in Moscow, earning a Novosti Press award. Lesko developed a minimalist storytelling aesthetic that won him a Lowell Thomas Gold award and a tenure as an editor-at-large for National Geographic Assignment. Lou is also the founder of BlinkBid bidding and producing software.

Today, he co-hosts the Chaos & Creativity podcast and continues to write and direct original productions.