Long Island based corporate and advertising photographer Charles Orrico, was born in Queens, New York. A graduate of New York City Community College for advertising design, and Pratt Institute for advertising and industrial design, he embarked upon his journey into advertising, as an Art Director.
Building on his experience as a Art Director of Ross Orrico Studios, he later embraced his fascination for photography. His approach to photography is a result of his years of experience and uncanny sense of color and design.
His award winning photography created for corporate, advertising, and editorial use speaks for itself. Orrico has won a myriad of awards, including DESI awards, ARC Annual Report Conference awards, Newsday Public Service Award/AIDS Campaign, Graphics, USA/NY awards, and consistent BOLI Awards / Long Island Advertising Club, for the past thirty years. He has also been recognized by the Press Club of Long Island – the Media Award, the Long Island Spirit Award / Printed Pieces, for his self promotion Calendar, and by Photo District News, for “Faces and Places”.
Published works include such clients as; Astoria Federal Savings, Audiovox, Avis, B&H Aircraft, CPM Publications, Dowling College, Farmingdale University, Fuji Bicycles, Fuji Film, Getty, Hofstra University, Marcum & Kliegman, NEC, Nikon, Parents’ Magazine, Porsche Panorama Magazine, Standard Microsystems, Studio Photography Magazine, Teleflex, Time Caps Labs, Twin Laboratories and Underwriters Laboratories.
Charles’s website, Autophotographics.com, features automotive images created for his passion of automobiles. When he’s not focusing on his photographic projects, he is driving / showing his 930 Slope Nose Porsche at various automotive events.
Charles served on the Board of Directors of the Long Island Advertising Club, and is a board member of the Long Island chapter of ASMP. He serves as an advisor and photographer for the “ Cruzin for a Cure” (Prostrate Cancer Prevention Automobile Show). Charles has also been a guest speaker at various college seminars, on Photography.
Building on his experience as a Art Director of Ross Orrico Studios, he later embraced his fascination for photography. His approach to photography is a result of his years of experience and uncanny sense of color and design.
His award winning photography created for corporate, advertising, and editorial use speaks for itself. Orrico has won a myriad of awards, including DESI awards, ARC Annual Report Conference awards, Newsday Public Service Award/AIDS Campaign, Graphics, USA/NY awards, and consistent BOLI Awards / Long Island Advertising Club, for the past thirty years. He has also been recognized by the Press Club of Long Island – the Media Award, the Long Island Spirit Award / Printed Pieces, for his self promotion Calendar, and by Photo District News, for “Faces and Places”.
Published works include such clients as; Astoria Federal Savings, Audiovox, Avis, B&H Aircraft, CPM Publications, Dowling College, Farmingdale University, Fuji Bicycles, Fuji Film, Getty, Hofstra University, Marcum & Kliegman, NEC, Nikon, Parents’ Magazine, Porsche Panorama Magazine, Standard Microsystems, Studio Photography Magazine, Teleflex, Time Caps Labs, Twin Laboratories and Underwriters Laboratories.
Charles’s website, Autophotographics.com, features automotive images created for his passion of automobiles. When he’s not focusing on his photographic projects, he is driving / showing his 930 Slope Nose Porsche at various automotive events.
Charles served on the Board of Directors of the Long Island Advertising Club, and is a board member of the Long Island chapter of ASMP. He serves as an advisor and photographer for the “ Cruzin for a Cure” (Prostrate Cancer Prevention Automobile Show). Charles has also been a guest speaker at various college seminars, on Photography.
retrospective:
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Photographed cover of U.S. Camera Magazine
1969
Art Director for Ross Orrico Studios in New York City
Art Director for Ross Orrico Studios in New York City
Signature Magazine – began contributing photography for covers and spreads
1970
Embarked upon career in advertising and corporate photography
Embarked upon career in advertising and corporate photography
Newsday Magazine for Long Island-contributing covers and spreads through the 70’s
Estee Lauder – on location photography for Estee Lauder beauty products
On the Sound Magazine – photographed covers and spreads featuring Automobile Racing and Golfing
National Geographic – photographed corporate brochure, “goes where the money is”
BOLI Awards – consistent Long Island Advertising “Best on Long Island” awards in photography categories
Parents Magazine – photography for covers and spreads throughout the 80’s
Photographed campaign for Silor Optical
Annual Reports – thirty years of photography for a vast number clients including: Arrow Electronics, Astoria Federal Savings, CPI Aero, Getty, Kimco and LILCO
Lens Magazine – photographed the cover of magazine
Newsday AIDS Campaign – photographed campaign for AIDS awareness
Photographed cover of Long Island Magazine
Advertising photography for Fuji bicycles throughout the 90’s
Audiovox Campaign – photography for Audiovox automotive components beginning in 1991
1992
Featured as News 12’s – “Person of the Week,” with Melba Tolliver
Featured as News 12’s – “Person of the Week,” with Melba Tolliver
Photographed the cover of Porsche Panorama
Twin Lab Campaign – photography for Twin Lab, major company for health and nutrition
Award Winning Calendar – self orchestrated, award winning calendar. Photography of the diversity and charm of Long Island locales, highlighting employees of leading creative houses, agencies, and firms that live there.
1994
Long Island Spirit Award – received from Long Island Partnership, for special achievement in brochures & print pieces
Long Island Spirit Award – received from Long Island Partnership, for special achievement in brochures & print pieces
Industrial Photography Magazine – featured photographer on cover and inside spread
Kapson Senior Quarters – photography of “Golden Age” facilities
New York Institute of Technology Campaign – photography for institute of higher learning
Underwriter’s Laboratories – photographed capabilities brochures
1999
Long Island Advertising Club – photographer chosen to photograph the promotion poster, and the sixteen advertising luminaries in their “Roast” of CBS advertising legend Lou Dorfsman
Long Island Advertising Club – photographer chosen to photograph the promotion poster, and the sixteen advertising luminaries in their “Roast” of CBS advertising legend Lou Dorfsman
Coral Graphic Services – photography for “Printing for the Digital Age” facilities brochure
“RPM Racing” poster – award winning poster, “A German Spin on Tunnel Vision”
2006 Provident Bank Campaign – photography for Provident financial institution
Xenadrine EFX Campaign – photography for Cytodyn
Pulse Magazine – “The Streets of Long Island,” featured cover, and inside spread, “Mr. Beerys”
Kings Park Limited Edition Book – a self orchrestrated, photographic essay on Kings Park – Building 93
Nikon World – featured photographer on cover, and inside spread “Autophotographics”, automotive photography
Dowling College Campaign – photography for institution of higher learning - featuring BOLI award winning poster
American Driver Magazine – BOLI Award Winning spread “A Fistful of Diamonds”, The Nettlesheim collection of vintage BMW motorcycles
Launched new automotive photography website – Autophotographics.com
Photo District News – featured Photography winner, “ Faces and Places”
Pulse Magazine – “The Money Issue”, featured cover and inside spread
Pulse Magazine – inside spread, “ The Fire, Intrigue, Art of Tango”
Press Club of Long Island Media Award for Long Island Pulse Magazine photography –“William Wheeler”
Cruizin for A Cure – photography for advertising and promotional pieces for Prostate Cancer Awareness
2009
Billboard – advertising for “Tire Butler”
Billboard – advertising for “Tire Butler”
The BOLI Journal – Chosen photographer to create images for the Long Island Advertising Club’s “Best of Long Island” awards ceremony journal. Theme “Crusin The Classics”
Shutterbug Magazine – featured spread, photographic essay on Kings Park Psychiatric Center
BOLI Award Winner – Long Island Advertising Club’s, “Best of Long Island”, dual award winner. Single image, and Photography in a Series categories, for American Driver Magazine, and Nikon USA
2009
Guest speaker – seminar on “Still Life” Suffolk Community College
Guest speaker – seminar on “Still Life” Suffolk Community College
2010
Guest speaker – seminar on Photography in Advertising – working with the clients, models, location – SUNY Farmingdale and Suffolk Community College
Guest speaker – seminar on Photography in Advertising – working with the clients, models, location – SUNY Farmingdale and Suffolk Community College
Long Island Pulse Magazine – "Iron Chef, Mario Batali", featured cover and inside spread
Nikon World Magazine – Imaging Alchemy – Industrial-Strength Problem Solving
