New York City based photographer Cole Giordano has worked in nearly every position in the life-cycle of a photograph. As an assistant, model, editor, and photographer, he’s been afforded a unique perspective that he applies to his diverse, yet cohesive body of work. Cole studied at Skidmore College, graduating with honors in 2009. Post-grad, he spent 3 years as Managing Editor of 43 Magazine, where he honed his skills as a visual storyteller. Since, Cole has worked for a variety of commercial and editorial clients ranging from adidas, Converse, Vans, and Red Bull, to Thrasher, Transworld Skateboarding, ESPN, Paper Magazine, and Highsnobiety to name a few. Cole’s zine Sakura was published by the Milk Gallery in 2016, and his first hard cover book, Sibling Rivalry, was the debut publication from French publisher Duke’s Distribution in 2018. In 2020, facing the challenges of the coronavirus, Cole launched Art of the Isolation, an online magazine featuring a curated collection of works made by artists from around the world while in quarantine. In 2021, Cole’s photographs were featured in the 10th Anniversary Edition of Full Bleed: New York City Skateboard Photography: a hardcover photography book spanning 30 years of New York Skateboarding, published by Salamander Street Ltd. In 2024, Cole’s work was featured in SAINT VITUS BAR: THE FIRST TEN YEARS, AN ORAL AND VISUAL HISTORY, the hardcover publication documenting the first ten years of the now iconic music venue, as well as in Phaidon Press’s SKATEBOARD, a hardcover, comprehensive view of skateboard design milestones and developments featuring contributions from numerous leaders in the industry. Today, he continues to bring his authentic, and raw, yet polished style to his clients and shoots 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