Thorsten Roth is a New York–based photographer and director.

His work is shaped by a transatlantic trajectory between Paris and New York, moving between precision and instinct—where structure meets improvisation, and elegance carries an edge.

Roth’s portrait series of American jazz musicians, photographed in Paris, is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

Working across fashion, culture, and portraiture, his images explore the tension between control and spontaneity, drawing from influences rooted in European visual culture and the energy of New York.