The 11 individuals on CULTURED’s eighth annual Young Collectors list embody a certain kind of single-minded obsession. Some were raised by storied patrons; others found a passion for art on their own, often leaving their families perplexed. All share an interest in spreading the gospel, leaving the art world a little more curious than they found it.

Over the past five years, a wave of risk-taking, sharp-eyed galleries have opened around the world. Here are 23 shaping the conversation.

Vanishingly few photographers on this list, who range in age from 24 to 35, remember life before smartphones. But their exposure to an endless stream of visual media has only strengthened their ability to discern what makes a photograph work.