Len DeLessio Professional Biography
Len DeLessio is a professional Photographer, Filmmaker and Educator. Received a BFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and has been a faculty member there since the Fall of 1985.
He opened his first Professional Photo Studio in New York City in July of 1975. Career specialties have included Performance Photography, Portraiture, Fashion, Photo-Illustration, Special Effects, Nature Photography, and Still-Life for major magazines, corporations, advertising agencies, and Stock Imagery. Len continues to create visual imagery, contributing Creative Stills and Video to a number of stock agencies.
Len’s photographs have been published and exhibited worldwide, appearing in a wide variety of media. Selections of his vintage images are in a special collection at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. As the first official photographer for the band name KISS, the group nicknamed him “The Shutterthug”.
Projects and Clients: Lou Gramm, Foreigner, Blue Coupe, Neal Smith, Pat Martino, Dennis Dunaway, The 5th Avenue Vampires, Richie Scarlet, Eddie Money, the Limited Edition Alice Cooper "School's Out" CD Box Set, Puma Perl, SIRSY, Rew Starr, Alan Merrill, Ian Lloyd, Social Hero, EMIKO!, Bobby Steele, KFHox, Actors Frank Albanese and John Bianco, and imagery for the Comedians Vic DiBitetto and Eric D’Allessandro’s “Funny How?” tour.
Commercial and Editorial Stills: a360 Print Media, ABC News, AXIOS Chicago, China Foto Press, Creem Magazine, Dotdash Meredith Editorial, EDM.com, Essence Magazine, Financial Times, Hearst Magazines International, Hollywood Life Media, MixMag,Music Radar, NBC News, Nexstar Broadcasting, Penske Media, Picture House Studios, Quarto Publishing, Radio Television Belge, Sky Italia, The Guardian, The New York Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Universal Music Group, Viacom CBS, Visions.de, Warner / Rhino Records.
Documentaries: Alice Cooper-Live From The Astroturf, ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas, Lynyrd Skynyrd: Gone With the Wind.