Ogden Gigli
Photography is in Ogden's DNA. He literally grew up in a successful New York photography studio. His father, Ormond Gigli, was one of the city's most sought-after fashion and portrait photographers. Ogden would often come home from school to find a fashion shoot in progress or a Broadway star having a portrait taken.
 "Girls in the Windows" Ormond Gigli, 1960 |
Ogden got his early training when Dad would let him help at the studio. Of course this didn't always go completely without incident. One day during a Time magazine cover shoot, Ogden blew up his father's light meter by plugging it directly into a 110-volt wall outlet instead of the strobe system.
In addition to apprenticing with his father, Ogden also worked in the studios of some other top New York photographers, including Arthur Schatz, Laslow Stern and David Kennedy. Projects included IBM annual reports, album covers and many product ads for national brands.
 Ogden Gigli |
After apprenticing, Ogden set out on his own and ran his own successful studio in New York for 6 years. After meeting and marrying Susan in 1988, they decided that there was a place that they would prefer to live and raise their new family: The Berkshires. That same year, they moved to West Stockbridge, where they had vacationed in the past.