About

Austin Santangelo is a photographer working primarily in portraiture and fine-art imagery, with a focus on light, mood, and the quieter moments that sit between gesture and stillness. His work is less concerned with performance and more with presence, drawn to images that feel lived in rather than constructed.

He works primarily with film, valuing its physicality, limitations, and unpredictability, and incorporates digital tools when they serve the image rather than define it. The slower pace of film informs his approach overall, emphasizing intention, patience, and trust in the process.

Photography has been a through line in Austin’s life since an early age. After an initial period of recognition and time away from the medium, he returned with a clearer sense of direction and restraint. His work often centers on familiar environments, subtle gestures, and places that carry atmosphere without explanation.

Alongside his personal practice, Austin is involved in creative and entrepreneurial projects, often operating at the intersection of art, design, and storytelling. That overlap continues to shape how he thinks about images, narrative, and visual identity.

This portfolio functions as an evolving archive. It reflects an ongoing practice rather than a finished statement.