Cole Giordano is a New York City–based photographer specializing in commercial and editorial work, known for an authentic, yet refined approach to visual storytelling.

He has worked with industry-leading clients including adidas, ASICS, Converse, Vans, Red Bull, Wilson, ESPN, Thrasher, Transworld Skateboarding, Paper Magazine, and Highsnobiety. His work has been published internationally in books and exhibitions, such as Full Bleed: New York City Skateboard Photography, Phaidon’s SKATEBOARD, and Saint Vitus Bar: The First Ten Years.

Cole previously served as Managing Editor of 43 Magazine and is the author of Sakura (Milk Gallery, 2016) and Sibling Rivalry (Duke’s Distribution, 2018). He is also the founder of Art of the Isolation, launched in 2020. Cole continues to skateboard and shoot worldwide.

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Press:

Monster Children Magazine - How to: Shoot a Skate Video in Complete Darkness
Monster Children Magazine - ‘Art of the Isolation’ Asks Creatives to Share Their Quarantine Work
MANA Contemporary - Art of The Isolation
Amadeus Mag - SIBLING RIVALRY: SKATEBOARDING & PUNK ROCK’S INTERTWINED NARRATIVES
Monster Children Magazine - Punk and Skateboarding Fight for Attention in ‘Sibling Rivalry’
NY Skateboarding - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: COLE GIORDANO DISCUSSES HIS NEW SKATE & PUNK PHOTO BOOK
Savage Thrills - New York Based Photographer Cole Giordano Shares Insight on His New Book ‘Sibling Rivalry’
VICE - How Japanese Culture is Influencing Skateboarding

Galleries/Exhibitions:

2023 - Fotografiska Museum, HHF at Fotografiska hosted by David LaChapelle, Group Show, New York, NY
2022 - Labor, Hopps x Village Psychic, Solo Show, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - Point Green Studio, Skateboarding Works, Group Show, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - Point Green Studio, Sibling Rivalry, Solo Show, Brooklyn, NY
2017 - Fat Bros Presents Cole Giordano: Skate and Portrait Photography from New York to Tokyo, Solo Show, Tokyo, Japan
2017 - Ace Hotel, No Trend, Group Show, New York, NY
2017 - adidas Skateboarding, The Showcase, Group Show, New York, NY
2010 - Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Snap, Group Show, Pocantico Hills, NY