Based in Brooklyn, New York, Valery Rizzo is a commercial and editorial portrait, food and lifestyle photographer, with a special interest in urban agriculture. Her work appears across the globe. Valery is co-editor and principle photographer for her first book, Urban Farmers, published by gestalten. Wonderland. Brooklyn 2007 – 2023 recently published by Kehrer Verlag, marks Rizzo’s second photobook and first monograph, documenting Brooklyn during a time of rapid transformation. Select clients include, T The New York Times Style Magazine, D La Repubblica, Der Spiegel, Harper’s Magazine, Forbes,, The New Yorker, Dwell, Expedia, Google, Roadbook, Bloomberg Pursuits, BACSAC Paris, Homes & Gardens, Gestalten Books, Télérama, and many others.
Her photographs have been exhibited at The Museum of the City of New York, MTA Arts for Transit, Photoville, The powerHouse Arena, Soho Photo, FotoDC, United Photo Industries, The Somerville Toy Camera Festival, Rayko Photo Center, Umbrella Arts, and Trieste Photo Festival. Her work is part of the Permanent Collection of the Museum of the City of New York and the Brooklyn Navy Yard Archives.
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