Our Team
Collyn Strother
Founder | Creative DirectorFounder of Croo Studios and a photographer driven by the belief that intentional composition, lighting, and storytelling creates visual campaigns that are both authentic and impactful.
Beyond creating imagery, Collyn is passionate about building opportunities for creatives to learn, collaborate, and grow. Through Croo Studios, he has developed workshops, networking events, and educational programs to strengthen the creative community and help photographers, videographers, models, and artists sharpen their craft.
Whether he's behind the camera, leading a workshop, or developing a new project, his focus remains the same: creating work with purpose while helping others do the same.
Jamaal Pegues
Photographer | VideographerA fashion and editorial photographer and videographer with a passion for creating clean, intentional imagery. Inspired by the visual storytelling of fashion campaigns, he's chasing the kind of work that feels more like art than advertising.
With over five years behind the camera, Jamaal has developed a style that's simple but impactful. Rather than relying on elaborate setups, he focuses on strong composition, lighting, and letting his subjects' personalities shine.
His favorite projects are collaborative fashion shoots, where stylists, makeup artists, and creatives come together to bring a shared vision to life.
Charles MCNeill Jr
Studio Manager | Photographer A conceptual photographer who believes every great image starts with an idea. With over four years of niching down, he specializes in creating bold imagery through the use of dramatic strobe lighting, contrasting colors, and prop filled compositions.
His work is inspired by the challenge of turning imagination into reality. Whether he's developing an original concept or helping bring someone else's vision to life, Charles is passionate about experimenting with light, color, and visual storytelling to create images that feel impactful and memorable.