Gabrielle Cavallaro is an independent photographer based in Central New York, drawn to the quiet alchemy of portraiture.

Influenced by the language of cinema, the intricacies of femininity, and the cosmos within, her work exists at the intersection of intimacy and mystique.

Guided by a bold, intuitive approach to color and light, she weaves a cohesive thread of atmosphere through each frame—where stillness, tension, and emotional depth converge. 

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Working primarily with Polaroid™ instant film, Cavallaro embraces the medium’s tender unpredictability and dreamlike imperfection to conjure images that feel both timeless and transient.

They are not documents, but reveries—portals into quiet worlds, tethered by a core truthfulness and a reverence for the ephemeral.

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Her work has been featured in exhibitions including Psychedelics @ SXSW, Film Is Not Dead, and A Second Glance: First Look at Panopticon Gallery.

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M.S. Multimedia, Photography & Design, Syracuse University

BFA Film and Video Arts, State University of New York at Fredonia