Alessandria, Peter: - Born and raised in New York City and Long Island, Peter Alessandria is a professional photographer and former entertainment attorney. He has won 61 awards for his photography over the past several years and has been published nationally and internationally, including in the New York Post, The Times of London, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Mail, and many more. In 2016, NBC TV New York's website and social media featured Peter as one of their favorite New York City Instagram photographers. His work has also been showcased on several television shows, including The Weather Channel's "It's Amazing Out There!", "Good Day, New York" (Fox 5 NY), and "LIVE With Kelly" (US syndicated). National Geographic Magazine recently selected one of his photos as "Photo of the Day" on their website. He has also been a finalist in The Weather Channel's Photo Contest (2016) and the Empire State Building Photo Contest (2015 and 2017). Recently, the famed New Yorker Hotel in New York City acquired seven of his photos as part of a permanent installation at the hotel.
Bernal, Bill: - "Bill Bernal - Bill, grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey. As a kid, he dabbled in photography with a 110 camera and flash bulbs. Seeing the wonderful National Geographic pictures, he tried to emulate shots he saw and through much trial and error Bill became a self-taught photographer, he picked up the camera again after many years of not shooting and has had his work featured through a variety of social media channels such as ABC and FOX and NBC in New York. Early in his Instagram ventures he was featured in a 2016 Fox 5 segment and most recently, was selected as a finalist in the 2017 Empire State Building photo contest, and his image was displayed in their lobby.Instagram has been a wonderful vehicle for Bill and he has had the pleasure of meeting other great photographers and looks forward to meeting many others."
Brake, Gina: - Gina Brake was born in Brooklyn New York. As far back as she can remember, Gina was obsessed with the architecture of the old brownstone structures around the neighborhood. This is where her love of photography first took shape. She wanted to capture every second of what she saw, and years later she was able to do that through her photography. Today, Gina is a 3D artist as well as a photographer. Her images have been seen around the world. In 2017, her work was part of an exhibition in Barcelona Spain called "The Art of Sharing". Her photos and videos have been showcased on "The Weather Channel". Many of her images have been featured on the Instagram accounts of Fox 5 TV New York, NBC TV New York, WPIX TV New York, ABC TV New York, CBS TV New York, The New York Post, The NY Daily News, Accuweather. Gina is also one of the top Instagram photographers for the Staten Island Advance. Her work has also been showcased in Country Living Magazine's social media sites.Today Gina is a resident of Staten Island NY and is a specialty photographer for Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral in Little Italy, NY, C along with Tommy's New York, a NYC tourism outlet, where she has special access to underground spaces that are not open to the public.
Buriak, Viktor: - "Viktor Buriak - Originally from the historical city of Rivne, Ukraine, at the age of 13 Viktor Buriak emigrated to the United States with his family. The change from an Eastern European, Soviet bloc country to a Western Democracy was difficult enough. But moving from one culture to another wasn't even his greatest challenge, being deaf was. When Viktor was two, after becoming seriously ill with meningitis, Viktor lost all of his hearing. He has never let his deafness prevent him from life's challenges it only makes him push harder to succeed. He has embraced his deafness and turned it into an asset not a liability. Over the past 10 years, Viktor has been honing his photography skills. The majority of his work is of various eminent landmarks New York City has to offer, from street to aerial views. In recent years, he has expanded his focus by taking portraits, and wildlife photographs."
Guliani, Max: - Max Guliani grew up and still resides in the West Village of New York City. He is a graduate of SUNY Oswego with a Bachelor of Science. Max can often be found riding around the city on his bike with his Canon camera and tripod in hand looking for new ways to view New York's iconic buildings. He follows the sun, moon, and sky through daily phases as they cast ever-changing light and shape over New York. Max's photos have been featured on news stations such as ABC7NY, NBC, The Weather Channel, Good Morning America, and in publications such as The New York Post, The Daily News, and W42 St Magazine.Max is currently a Social Media Strategist, Event Photographer, and Content Creator for Hudson River Park Trust. He has been able to shoot all genres of photos, from concerts, dances, sports, flower and fauna, fitness, and more. His most notable feature is his passion for sunsets; He has not missed one in years.
Risorto, Jason: - Jason Risorto is a Brooklyn-based landscape and cityscape photographer known for his dramatic compositions of New York City with vivid sunrises and sunsets. Jason is the featured photographer in Buzzfeed's video "How To Take The Best Instagram Photo in New York City". His work has been published by Nikon and local news outlets. His photos are commonly shared on popular social media outlets which include Beautiful Destinations, NYCgo and The Culture Trip and photography brands including Really Right Stuff and Benro. Jason's love for the waterfront of New York City is evident in his photos and his focus of capturing New York City in its best conditions is what sets his work apart.
Sayegh, Karine: - "By day, Karine Sayegh is a human resource business partner at a multi-national professional services firm where her creativity is leveraged through eminence and strategy. By night, on weekends, and anytime in between, Karine identifies as a photographer. She was introduced to the wonder of photography during her second year at NYU and immediately fell in love with the art. It transformed the way she experienced her everyday surroundings allowing her to notice details normally taken for granted - light, shadows, reflections, shapes, colors, angles, lines. In other words, beauty. Karine's photographic inspiration is driven by New York's cityscape, or in other words the view of a city. In her eyes, New York holds no motives or expectations; seeks nothing and ask for nothing. The city is present as is, through a kind of selflessness and elegance that to Karine, defines sheer magnificence and poise. This simple complexity is what Karine strives to represent through her images."
