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Ken Pagliaro Photography

Ken Pagliaro Photography Professional commercial, travel, adventure & surf photographer. Artist. Storyteller. [email protected]
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Ken Pagliaro is an internationally-recognized commercial, adventure, travel and surf photographer based in southern California. After receiving his first SLR Camera in 1996, Ken, who also has a background in art, realized he had found a new medium for expressing his creativity. Ken went on to fine-tune his skills at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 2002. His work has taken h

im around the world to places in Central America, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Europe, and across the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii. Many of those assignments have tapped right into Ken’s adventurous nature. He’s captured images while on extreme sets like ice caves and calving glaciers in Alaska. He and his camera have been in close encounters with grizzly bears in Los Angeles. He climbed to the top of Mount Rainer taking photos and joined the Coast Guard from the air and in the water during training missions, using technical water-housing gear. Ken’s commercial images can be seen on national tv, print ads and on billboards for clients like Chevrolet, Patagonia, Target, Coors, Nikon, Vans, Alcon, Bausch & Lomb, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and many more. His portfolio extends to published images in magazines, news journals and books, including Guy Fieri’s, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. When he’s not shooting for commercial clients, Ken has established a strong client-base in the entertainment world as well. He’s a veteran on the red carpet for the Academy Awards and music events like iHeart Radio Awards, Kid’s Choice Awards, BET and Soul Train Awards. His most recent artistic project was showcased at the prestigious Art1307 gallery in Naples, Italy; a collaborative installation from artists featured in the film, MANA. Ken, who stars in the film with 9 other artists, was the only photographer featured in the art documentary profiling his influence of southern California’s surf culture. Ken's great respect and love of nature inspires him to capture landscapes in their many facets: dramatic and undisturbed. He especially loves shooting the ocean, and as an experienced surfer, Ken has no problem diving right in to capture this unique and dynamic perspective. In his portrait work, Ken’s authentic and kind approach puts people at ease, creating moments for powerful storytelling within his images. www.kenpagliaro.com

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End of an era!Moon’s Market is closing for good. They satisfied my sweet tooth, or any other random thing I needed, for ...
08/31/2022

End of an era!

Moon’s Market is closing for good. They satisfied my sweet tooth, or any other random thing I needed, for the past 20 years. A true neighborhood convenience store!!
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Congratulations to this guy💪🏼💪🏼, , and all of the paddlers and their crew that made it across the channel for the covete...
08/30/2022

Congratulations to this guy💪🏼💪🏼, , and all of the paddlers and their crew that made it across the channel for the coveted and grueling 32-mile prone paddle during the 2022 Catalina Classic.
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Photos #2 & #3 are of paddler 71. If anyone knows who that is I’ll tag ‘em. Thank you.
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Thank you  for the August cover and spread. Thank  for accepting the task of photographing my !. Much gratitude☺️🙏🏻❤️......
08/23/2022

Thank you for the August cover and spread. Thank for accepting the task of photographing my !. Much gratitude☺️🙏🏻❤️
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Daydreaming… mid-week slide.....
08/03/2022

Daydreaming… mid-week slide
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Been having a blast photographing for  for the past 2 days!! ...       # jamisenjarvis
05/15/2022

Been having a blast photographing for for the past 2 days!!
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# jamisenjarvis

Thank you .monaghan and Southbay Magazine  for sharing my story along with all of the other talented artists featured in...
05/09/2022

Thank you .monaghan and Southbay Magazine for sharing my story along with all of the other talented artists featured in this month’s issue.

Thank you for the under water shots and for the featured portrait!!

Thank you again .monaghan for honoring my story and telling it beautifully. ☺️🙏🏻

If you’d like to read the article the link is in my bio
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HUGE art event tomorrow in Hermosa Beach!! Link in my bio for tickets and more info. Hope to see you there!!SOTA’s theme...
04/30/2022

HUGE art event tomorrow in Hermosa Beach!! Link in my bio for tickets and more info. Hope to see you there!!

SOTA’s theme is the Six C’s: Creativity, Consciousness, Connection, Communication, Content, and Culture. This will be an elaborate, immersive art and music experience like no other.

The evening will bring together top local leaders, influencers, established and emerging artists, visionaries, creators, and brands - all of whom will be led through an experiential celebration of creativity featuring South Bay’s emerging artists - culminating in an unforgettable celebration involving food, music, dancing and lots of surprises. And your ticket price covers all food and drink!!

Proud to be involved in the  public art project . Thank you Sea Prite Hotel  for the primo real estate overlooking The S...
04/21/2022

Proud to be involved in the public art project . Thank you Sea Prite Hotel for the primo real estate overlooking The Strand alongside Keith Brinker’s epic board

Startind tomorrow, click the link in my bio to bid on any of the participating artist’s surfboards. Proceeds from my board will go to for the beautiful work they’re doing at and beyond.

The boards will also be on display this weekend at the South Bay Surf Awards hosted by , the Surfers Walk of Fame induction ceremony and the following weekend at State of the Art gala in Hermosa. Hope to see you there!

Thank you for the 📸
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Oscars tonight! C’mon… mom’s makin’ crabby snacks and homemades!!😄😋...
03/27/2022

Oscars tonight! C’mon… mom’s makin’ crabby snacks and homemades!!😄😋
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Before this helicopter took off the pilot gave me a survival pack and told me it would keep me alive for two days just i...
03/22/2022

Before this helicopter took off the pilot gave me a survival pack and told me it would keep me alive for two days just in case he couldn’t come back for some reason… umm.. blink.. blink
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A remote location on a shoot near the Columbia Glacier in Alaska 2013.
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The March issue is out!! Congratulations Jules! It was a real pleasure to work with you and your family! Thank you for b...
03/01/2022

The March issue is out!! Congratulations Jules! It was a real pleasure to work with you and your family! Thank you for bringing all that good energy and creativity!!
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A giant among giants and a truly humble soul. Your stories and influence in the surf community will be missed but never ...
12/20/2021

A giant among giants and a truly humble soul. Your stories and influence in the surf community will be missed but never forgotten. RIP Hap❤️
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Thank you Mother Nature for the long lasting electric light show last night 🌎⚡️...
10/05/2021

Thank you Mother Nature for the long lasting electric light show last night 🌎⚡️
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It was great to work with  last weekend!! Thanks to  for bringing me on board. Three straight days of good music and goo...
09/18/2021

It was great to work with last weekend!! Thanks to for bringing me on board. Three straight days of good music and good vibes!!!✌🏼
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Good luck to all the paddlers and es**rt boats crossing the channel this Sunday for the 44th Catalina Classic. The Class...
08/27/2021

Good luck to all the paddlers and es**rt boats crossing the channel this Sunday for the 44th Catalina Classic. The Classic journey ENDS with a 32-mile crossing from the Isthmus of Catalina to the Manhattan Beach Pier. The actual journey starts many months before!! If you’ve done it you know what I’m talking about!😀😉🤙🏼
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Go ahead and tuck yourself in…    OK🤷‍♂️...
08/23/2021

Go ahead and tuck yourself in… OK🤷‍♂️
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Walking home after an epic sunset session with your friends talking about your best waves…...
07/19/2021

Walking home after an epic sunset session with your friends talking about your best waves…
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Check out my good friend Mark Levy’s () spread in the latest issue of SouthBay Magazine (), written by .Monaghan. I’ve b...
07/13/2021

Check out my good friend Mark Levy’s () spread in the latest issue of SouthBay Magazine (), written by .Monaghan. I’ve been photographing Mark ripping out front for years so it was really fun to be commissioned this time!

Mark has expanded his many talents to painting local scenes. Follow him to see his work and to experience his masterful storytelling. Link to the artical in my bio.
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The multi-talented  reaching for a breath…...
07/09/2021

The multi-talented reaching for a breath…
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Happy World Oceans Day🤙🏼...
06/08/2021

Happy World Oceans Day🤙🏼
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Ocean metaphor for life #1001...Perspective is everything. I was 3 seconds and roughly 10ft away from breaking the surfa...
03/11/2021

Ocean metaphor for life #1001...

Perspective is everything. I was 3 seconds and roughly 10ft away from breaking the surface when I took this photo. The scene above was plenty beautiful but had I been reluctant to enter the depths I would not have seen the beauty of the light poking holes in the darkness.
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“It’s not, who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” ...
03/08/2021

“It’s not, who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
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 gettin’ some shade under the Hermosa Pier....
03/05/2021

gettin’ some shade under the Hermosa Pier.
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Rain on your wedding day?!!No one prays for rain on their wedding day but in this case it highlighted the beautiful brid...
03/02/2021

Rain on your wedding day?!!

No one prays for rain on their wedding day but in this case it highlighted the beautiful brides and everyone that came to celebrate them.

I remember nothing but love and laughter on this day and

Thank you!😌🙏🏻
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Coors Light campaign up in Alaska. The sun came up at 10am and set at 4pm. Some of the coldest, shortest shoot days I’ve...
03/01/2021

Coors Light campaign up in Alaska. The sun came up at 10am and set at 4pm. Some of the coldest, shortest shoot days I’ve ever had. Such an adventure.
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A photo of me taken by the insanely talented  on a project we worked on together two October’s ago. I don’t get many pho...
02/23/2021

A photo of me taken by the insanely talented on a project we worked on together two October’s ago.

I don’t get many photos of myself so I appreciate the gift Ricky. Thank you😊🙏🏻🤙🏼
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An article about our trip to Mavericks written by Kevin Cody.
02/07/2021
El Porto posse: A surfer, a diver and a Realtor

An article about our trip to Mavericks written by Kevin Cody.

The most powerful of the six back to back Northwest swells was forecast to hit Mavericks last Sunday, Jan 8. Three longtime El Porto friends, big wave surfer Bob Sievers, photographer Ken Pagliaro and…

Golden hour...I’m often appalled with the way humanity paints itself. I’m way more impressed with the way nature does it...
01/30/2021

Golden hour...

I’m often appalled with the way humanity paints itself. I’m way more impressed with the way nature does it.
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A shameless selfie...I couldn’t help it! A few years back I had the opportunity to photograph a mock rescue with the U.S...
01/29/2021

A shameless selfie...

I couldn’t help it! A few years back I had the opportunity to photograph a mock rescue with the U.S. Coast Guard from the air and water.

Before we left the ground they put me in a flight suit and told me that I was officially part of the crew and that I needed to familiarize myself with the inside of the helicopter in case we needed to ditch in the ocean.

I was told that the first thing that would happen once we ditched was that the helicopter would flip over due to the weight of the rotors and immediately start sinking.

Before we took off they put me in my seat and told me to visualize my surroundings and try to imagine being upside down while removing my safety harness and pulling the the explosively charged levers on the window that would blow the window outward and flood the cockpit so that I could escape.

That’s when I thought to myself🤔... what the f# am I doing?!!😳😄
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We all saw it😱... gracefully free falling from the ledge of a 40+ footer at Mavericks. As heinous as it looked it was th...
01/28/2021

We all saw it😱...

gracefully free falling from the ledge of a 40+ footer at Mavericks.

As heinous as it looked it was the wave behind this one that broke on his head and held him down that really hurt, he said afterwards.
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One of my favorite directors, and an all around great human to work with,  holding the torch on the set of The Chatterin...
01/22/2021

One of my favorite directors, and an all around great human to work with, holding the torch on the set of The Chattering a few years back. The set was legitimately creepy!
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01/19/2021

Pretty dramatic sunset tonight.
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The Pacific Ocean has been on fire with surf....
01/18/2021

The Pacific Ocean has been on fire with surf.
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Tow rope, paddle... whatever it takes. It all takes balls trying to out run that scary f___ing vortex. Unknown (to me) s...
01/15/2021

Tow rope, paddle... whatever it takes. It all takes balls trying to out run that scary f___ing vortex.

Unknown (to me) standup paddler. If anyone knows I’d love to give him props.
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The cliff at a Pillar Point was lined with spectators trying to catch a glimpse of the kraken swallowing surfers whole. ...
01/15/2021

The cliff at a Pillar Point was lined with spectators trying to catch a glimpse of the kraken swallowing surfers whole.
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 with his feet planted firmly on the docks before charging Mavericks hard. Wil’s dad came out to watch him surf for the ...
01/13/2021

with his feet planted firmly on the docks before charging Mavericks hard. Wil’s dad came out to watch him surf for the first time and witnessed what a gladiator his son is.
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An absolutely mental day at Mavericks. From our captain  dodging close out sets between the nav buoys on the way out and...
01/12/2021

An absolutely mental day at Mavericks. From our captain dodging close out sets between the nav buoys on the way out and back, to the whole gallery of boats and skis going full throttle to get out of the way of a 50+ wave about to close out the channel. Adrenaline fueled ALL DAY😄🤦‍♂️

Pictured above: at the bottom of a behemoth while does a fly by.

More images to come...
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...meanwhile, back in the Southbay. ...
12/11/2020

...meanwhile, back in the Southbay.
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A quick strike south of the border to look for surf proved to be a great success this past weekend.  invited me down to ...
12/10/2020

A quick strike south of the border to look for surf proved to be a great success this past weekend. invited me down to man the ski in the channel and take photos while he paddled into some bombs at Todos Santos with friends Pablo and Cassio. The plan was to surf Todos and then hustle up to Half Moon Bay to catch some mountains at Mavericks. So after a day at Todos and due to an issue with the ski we had to forgo Mavericks and decided to make a run further south. Pablo knew of a spot and told us we wouldn’t be disappointed. Holy [email protected] was he right!!! The surf, the food and above all the comraderie on this adventure were all time! Thanks fellas!!🤙🏼🤙🏼
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Thank you Southbay Magazine () for the generous real estate on the cover of the November issue. Grab a copy and check ou...
11/02/2020

Thank you Southbay Magazine () for the generous real estate on the cover of the November issue. Grab a copy and check out the story and photos of South Bay local doing what she loves!!
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Thank you Ken Pagliaro Photography for the whole sequence of at Hermosa Pier. Next Sunday, be there!
Small town Jersey boy Ken Pagliaro Photography had a chance last week to be on the Valhalla at Mavericks as a pro photographer! So proud of Kenny Pags! I remember when Kenny would come in to the shop in the mid 90s when he was just learning things! @ Half Moon Bay, California
A well overdue retro fit for the Smiths. Still going strong 😁
Nel maggio dell'anno scorso salutava l'estate con una grande mostra che vedeva insieme l'esperienza e le opere di 9 artisti e surfisti Califroniani. " - California dreaming: tra Surf e Arte", era il nome della mostra curata da Cynthia Penna e Andi Campognone; Craig Skibs Barker, Casper Brindle, Ben Brough, Alex Couwenberg, Ned Evans, Steve Fuchs, Eric Johnson, David Lloyd, Ken Pagliaro Photography gli artisti invitati ad esporre. Oggi vi riproponiamo la galleria fotografica che potrete trovare, insieme a tante belle fotografie, sul nostro profilo con l'intento di augurare a tutti voi amici che ci seguite una splendida .

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Thanks for the photos this am
Hello Ken! You were in Montreal in September and took pictures of my husband & myself in Old Montreal.I'm looking for them and I can't find them! What I din't tell you is the reason we were in Montreal. I'm under going cancer treatment, so you can imagine how much I would like to see those pictures. Can you help? Thank you
Hey Ken are you going to be in NJ for the Kenny Tooker event again? I just saw they moved it from Sept 27th to Oct 4th now. So now Julia has a dilemma because she wanted to surf the Tooker event but She was originally planning on surfing the ESA Surf competition on the 4th. hope all is well.
Just saw you at the Oscars! :-) love it! Julia's was surfing up until new years! And hoping to get back in the ocean again soon!
The Rugged Male is a blog dedicated to men who are interested in discovering, creating or enhancing their style in a more rugged or manly fashion. If you'd rather learn how to tie a bowline or a Woolly Bu**er instead of a Windsor Knot then "Like" their page. Also, I was stoked to contribute to this post by providing the visuals!
Here's the page for the Art Doc film that I'm stoked to be part of. We shot it last summer in Kona Hawaii and here in California at the participating artists studios. It premiers next month at the Kona film fest. Check it out!
in life we all have special hidden talents, when you find them and use them at that moment you are now that special person! kenny you are the most talented photographer i have ever seen god has truly given you a special eye. thanks so much for making my daughters special day amassing!
Che Pilago!! Ka'eo Hawaii. My tattoo in the making. Fun, painful, and ready to do it again ;)
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