ABOUT
BORN IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF NEW YORK CITY, RAY IS A TRUE NEW YORKER RAISED AROUND GRAFFITI, HIP-HOP, DJING, + POP CULTURE
WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PRODUCTION, PROVIDING CAMERA + LIGHTING FOR MAJOR COMMERCIALS, FEATURE FILMS, MUSIC VIDEOS, PRINT AND REALITY TV, RAY HAS THE KNOWLEDGE + EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO CREATE RAW STUNNING IMAGES THAT MATTER
TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD + BACK, RAY’S PUBLISHED IN BILLBOARD, BPM, COMPLEX, ESSENCE, FADER, HAMPTONS, HIGH TIMES, RESPECT, ROLLING STONE, THE SOURCE + VIBE MAGAZINE
RAY’S MOST NOTABLE WORKS INCLUDE PLATINUM ALBUM COVERS FOR KODAK BLACK’S “PROJECT BABY 2” ON ATLANTIC RECORDS, KYMANY MARLEY’S “MAESTRO” ALBUM COVER FOR KONFRONTATION MUZIC AS WELL AS BILLBOARDS FOR HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE, DJ SINATRA OF SKAM ARTIST + LIL SWEET CHICK
RAY’S CAMERA WORK INCLUDES VIDEOS FOR AL GORE’S CURRENT TV, BASKETBALL WIVES, CELEBRITY APPRENTICE, CURE MD, JIMMY CARTER FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, MAKING THE BAND 4 WITH DIDDY, NUSHAMA WELLNESS, PLAYBOY, RACHEL ZOE FOR HAUTE LIVING, SAMSUNG, SPIN, TUFF GONG + WONDER GIRLS FOR JYP ENTERTAINMENT
EDUCATION
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN FILM PRODUCTION + FINE ART UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (2004) SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS
ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE IN DESIGN INTERNATIONAL FINE ARTS COLLEGE (2000)
FILM + TV ESSENTIALS PROGRAM YELLOWBRICK / NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (2022)
FINE ART
RAY’S FINE ART PRINTS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED BY THE GEORGES BERGES GALLERY OF SOHO + GILT GROUPE
NON PROFIT
BESIDES PHOTOGRAPHING SOME OF THE MOST NOTABLE ARTISTS IN THE MUSIC, FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT, RAY ALSO DEVOTES HIS TIME TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS CLOSE TO HIS HEART
RAY’S CHARITY WORK INCLUDES MENTORING + TEACHING STUDENTS AT THE HARLEM CHILDREN’S ZONE, SUPPORTING VARIOUS NON-PROFITS: ART APPLE, BOWERY MISSION, EDEYO FOUNDATION, FEED THE STREETS + HOLLYWOOD UNITES FOR HAITI
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