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MePhoto by Raffaella Giampaolo

I'm a full-time freelance photographer based in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC, who's worked for clients such as The Washington Post, Capitol File, Washingtonian, MSNBC, TBD and have been published by Politico, Popular Photography, The Express, Essence Magazine and Strobist Trade Secret Cards. In 2009 I began to collaborate with Nicole Aguirre on Worn Magazine, a photography publication and blog that reports on art and fashion in the DC, Maryland and Virginia metropolitan areas. Worn was funded, in part, by grants from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

After graduating from the University of Dayton in 1999 with a business degree, I began working at public relations and marketing firms with an emphasis in web-based technology. In 2001, I started to focus exclusively on planning, designing, coding and maintaining websites. During this time a conflux of graphic design and photography occurred and my images were very commercial in nature, resembling advertising campaigns. Yet the portfolios on this website are all from 2007 or later, emphasizing my evolving focus on the interplay of portraiture and documentary work.

I look forward to discussing your image needs, on either a rate or publication basis. Contact me via e-mail at yospyn [at] hotmail.com, by cell (703) 447-9247 or using this form.

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