Biography

I'm a New York City based freelance music and editorial photographer.

When I was 15, I was given a Pentax Spotmatic and started taking horrible photos for bands who were kind enough to give me passes to their shows.

Over time, my work improved, and I earned a BFA in photography and graphic design. While in school, I interned for two major NYC photographers- Joe McNally (Nat Geo, Sports Illustrated, LIFE) and Danny Clinch (Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair). This led to a job with Joe, as his first/lead assistant, a position I've held since 2008.

My travels with Joe have taken me on assignments across the country, and globe, and I've logged well over 200K miles on Delta alone since working with him.

In my spare time, I work with musicians, record labels, music festivals, editorial publications and ad agencies. In 2009, I won Billboard's "Year In Photo Contest", and was published in both Billboard and PDN magazines. More recently, I received a photo credit in the July, 2010 issue of National Geographic Magazine.

I'm always looking for new and exciting challenges, and am thrilled to have a career I love this much.

photo by Zack Arias