Ari Giglio (they/them) is a freelance photographer who mainly specializes in portraiture and street photography. They were born and raised in New York City, and continue to reside there.
For as long as they can remember, Ari has had a strong fascination with cameras and the art of immortalizing a moment. This has come to intertwine with their overall creative aspirations in that with their work, Ari aims to create poetics, connection, and community with others, as well as the environment around them.
Ari graduated from LaGuardia Community College with an Associates in Applied Sciences in 2019. Their work has been previously shown by GLAAD and CUNY Graduate Center. They have more recently shot with numerous rising creatives and activists, and continue to do so.
When not behind the camera, Ari enjoys writing, singing, cooking, consuming copious amounts of caffeine, being a cat whisperer, and being in front of cameras from time to time.