These photographers treat images like diaries, manifestos, recipes, and field studies. They dispatch from nightclubs, restaurant kitchens, crowded beaches, and rural outposts. And they argue for everyone’s chance to be seen.

The sixth annual class of Young Collectors comprises 11 legacy and first-generation names—spanning coasts, disciplines, and collecting philosophies—who are ushering in a new era in collecting.

Handpicked by CULTURED, the eighth annual selection is comprised of six visionaries who have mastered their craft, due in part to their unique ability to ride the forward motion of the field.