Oh I Love Mike Piscitelli photographic style, full of rawness and unexpected imagery, Mike dropped school in ninth grade to pursue skateboarding, hardcore music and teenage girls and he ended up working as an assistant on porn movies, Its a this time he started to have interest on photography and film. At 18 he moved to NY and proceeded to shoot editorials for Dazed & Confused, Another and i-D magazine. He went on to direct the SoCal Summer Campaign for MTV, which earned him a coveted Art Directors Club Award.
In 2003, he moved back to Los Angeles to focus on film work and surfing. He soon found himself directing music videos for Iggy Pop, John Frusciante, Linkin Park and The Walkmen, among others.
His portfolio is showcasing plenty of known faces, skaters/surfers, hotties, Ad campaigns and documentary style pics – Be sure to check his blog : YouWontFindItHere & his beautiful portfolio
In 2006 he won Pitchfork Media’s “Video of the Year” for Bonnie “prince” Billy and Matt Sweeny’s “Superwolf”; in 2007 he was voted one of Print magazine’s New Visual Artist. He is currently finishing work on a feature length documentary about Ozzy Osbourne, as well as shooting various editorial, advertising and personal projects.