JeanPaul Paula (born 1986, Willemstad, CW) works as a creative director, stylist, photographer, director and performance artist, DJ and creative agent. JeanPaul’s activism shines through in his work where he focuses on intersectionality, gender-sexuality and family. He has built up a big and diverse portfolio. Be it in front or behind the camera. JeanPaul has been part of the building blocks that has made Milkshake festival the festival it is today being part of their line up since 2010. When it comes to music JeanPaul is a lover of R&B and Hip hop. JeanPaul has worked with brands like Jean Paul Gaultier, Louboutin, Nike, Lacoste, Calvin Klein and Fenty. Artists like FKA Twigs, Little Dragon, Mykki Blanco, Kali Uchis, Daniel Sannwald and Miles Greenberg. He’s had exhibitions in Palais de Tokyo in Paris, the KAF in Almere, Rembrandthuis, OSCAM and Foam Photography Museum in Amsterdam, the Kunsthal in Rotterdam and Vogue Foto Festival in Milan. As a creative director he has worked with National Opera and Ballet in the Netherlands. Next to his consulting work he was head of design and creative director at Daily Paper. In 2023 JeanPaul started his own agency JeanPaul Paula Management where he manages creative LGBTQA+ people of color. Management for Rafik Opti, Xavira Latina, Beri Dalgali, Naëtt Mbaye, Patshuro, Jordan Achiano. JeanPaul is fiercely committed to both the Black Lives Matter and Trans Lives Matter movements.