Emin Kadi is an American-Albanian fashion photographer, journalist, art director and magazine publisher. Born in Detroit (first-generation American of Albanian descent), he studied architecture and later became a fashion model. Kadi later became a self-taught fashion photographer. He is the founder, creative director, contributing photographer and publisher of Clear Magazine. He also started an image branding and app development company called Dfiant Media. He owns and rents several properties throughout the metro-Detroit area.