Hi, I’m Aly. I am a portrait and lifestyle photographer based in Los Angeles, CA.

I was born and raised in Queens, New York. I grew up riding the bus to the mall and the subway to the West Village. In high school, I was the art-drama-music kid — and from a really young age, I knew photography was all I ever wanted to do.

After a brief detour as an Art History major at Boston University, I transferred to The School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, where I balanced waitressing and assisting top photographers while building my own skills and vision.

A post-college road trip brought me to Los Angeles, where I photographed friends, lit for other photographers, and slowly began landing my own work. Eventually, I returned home to NYC and shot editorial assignments that helped me shape my voice as a photographer.

But the west coast was still calling, so I packed up again! I’ve lived and worked in LA for over a decade now, much to my own surprise. It’s a vibrant place to create— the light is bright, the energy is inspiring, and the opportunities are ever evolving.

Clients include The New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, Time, The Washington Post, Linked In, Cosmopolitan, NBC, Wired, People, The San Francisco Chronicle, NBC, and Amazon. She is a contributing artist with Redux Pictures, Women Photograph, and The Luupe. 

I have taught photography at NYU Sternhardt School, Columbia University, The School of Visual Arts, UCLA Extension, The Lucie Foundation, and the New York Film Academy. I also co-founded a photography camp in Los Angeles that gives scholarships to children.