About Ezell

Ezell Franklin — Photographer & DJ (Ez and Lz)

Ezell is a photographer and DJ moving between coasts and cities, somewhere between the Bay and the South, always chasing good light and better sound.

Behind the camera, his work lives in portraiture, fashion, and editorial stories. He's drawn to people with their own flavor—quiet or loud, polished or raw—and his real obsession is translating that into images that feel like they were pulled from a memory you didn't know you had. Getting the shot is the job. Making people feel seen, beautiful, and a little more themselves is the joy.

When the camera is down, he becomes Ez and Lz—a two-sided DJ persona blending rap, hip-hop, house, afrobeats, and amapiano into sets built for movement. Ez and Lz spin to watch shoulders loosen, faces light up, and rooms breathe in unison with the beat. For them, a night out is just another kind of portrait: a crowd captured in motion, held together by sound.

Whether it's on film or on the decks, Ezell builds worlds where people can recognize themselves, feel expensive for a moment, and get lost in the story.