Alec Castillo is a Brooklyn-based photographer and musician, best known as a member of the rock and roll band The Nude Party. His work is rooted in the world he inhabits - life on the road, fleeting encounters, and the quiet moments shared among friends. With a fly-on-the-wall approach and an eye for nuance, Alec captures images that feel both intimate and unguarded, often blurring the line between documentary and daydream.
His portfolio focuses on authentic human connection, youth culture, and the subtle tension between vulnerability and confidence. Whether he's photographing subcultures, self-expression, or the everyday poetry of friendship, Alec’s images are infused with a sense of immediacy and emotional honesty. He brings this same sensibility to his commercial and portrait work.
Editorial Clients: Rolling Stone, New York Times, Huck Magazine, Fish Eye Magazine, It’s Nice That, Monster Children, Paper Magazine, Cultured Magazine, Magazine F, Magazine B, Negative Feedback, Format, The Beat Juice, amongst others.
Commercial Clients: Fender Guitars, Gretsch Guitars, Wrangler, Maybelline, Neuehouse, Hylete, Uniqlo, Disney, Golden Voice, Nike Yoga, iF Design, Comvita, Hangout Festival, Raen Optics, Stetson USA, Collective Quarterly, New West Records, Nudie Records, Abbey Road Studios, Satanic Panic Recordings, Zenita, Audio Movers, amongst others.
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NYC // Upstate NY
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Selected Past Exhibitions:
Decked Out (GROUP) @ Third Place Gallery, Boone, NC- 2015
Let the Good Times Roll (GROUP) @ Gallery Twenty-Two, Charlotte, NC- 2015
Contact (SPLIT) @ Looking Glass Gallery, Boone, NC- 2015
Shred Light (GROUP) @ Idio Gallery, NYC- 2016
Calico (GROUP) @ Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, Boone, NC- 2016
Copy Center (GROUP) @ Valet Gallery, Raleigh, NC- 2017
FWF Zine Release/ Photo Show (Split) w/ Sacha Lecca @ Idio Gallery, Brooklyn, NY- 2017
Monster Children Group Show @ 1700 Naud Gallery, Los Angeles, CA-2017
Monster Children Group Show @ Monster Children HQ, Sydney, Australia- 2017
One More Mile (Solo) @ 92 Orchard Gallery, New York, NY- 2019
Negative Feedback x Canal 180 @ Rua Miguel Bombarda 425, Porto, Portugal- 2022
Abbey Road Music Photography Show @ Abbey Road Studios, London- 2022
Abbey Road Music Photography Show @ Abbey Road Studios, London- 2024
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Editor in Chief of Rare Breed Magazine- 2012-2014
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Education:
BFA in Studio Art, Appalachian State University (Graduated 2016), Boone, NC
Awards:
2017 Monster Children Photo Annual Winner (1st Place)
2022- Abbey Road Music Photography Awards (Nominee)
2024- Abbey Road Music Photography Awards (Judges Award)
2024- Wild Sam Photography Awards (2nd Place)
2025- Boooooooom Photography Awards (Long List)
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Selected Web Publications:
Negative Feedback x Canal 180 - Profile on Alec Castillo "The Unexposed"
Monster Children Photo Feature- Interview
Huck Magazine (London) - FWF Zine
What Youth Magazine -Youth On The Run: Interview
Pond-Mag -One More Mile, A Photobook
Huck Magazine (London) - The Nude Party
Huck Magazine (London) - Fat White Family
Monster Children - Meltasia Festival
This Isn't Happiness
Etoday (Russia)
Raen Optics
Ignant (Germany)
The Appalachian
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STUDIO- www.clockinncatskills.com
MUSIC- www.thenudepartymusic.com
