Individually, these artists' photographs are a means for reckoning with trauma, deepening and transforming the art of the portrait, relying on traditional practices to explore and experiment and take risks, among myriad other ends. Collectively, they have dedicated themselves to photography as an art form, one that still has the power to alter the way we see the world—and as you’ll see in their answers, as an integral part of their lives, as fundamental as breathing.

Art collecting is, above all, an act of faith. It requires faith in the vision of an individual artist, Faith in the enduring value of living with art, and faith in the collector’s ability to preserve their acquisitions for posterity. The 10 individuals on CULTURED’s seventh annual Young Collectors list show us what comes after that leap of faith.