ABOUT & CONTACT
Julian Machado Rigg is a Brazilian-Australian photographer and photo editor currently based in New York City, New Jersey and Rio de Janeiro.
Rigg focuses on photojournalism and documentary photography.
Working both with digital and analog mediums, Rigg has found himself documenting the world from the comunidades of Rio de Janeiro to the residents of a New Jersey motel.
He graduated from Montclair State University with a B.A. in Journalism in 2022.
Rigg currently works as a photo editor at The Wall Street Journal.
CONTACT:
📸:@julian.rigg
Achievements:
- Angus McDougall Excellence in Editing Award, PoY International, 2024
- Overseas Press Club member
- Eddie Adams Workshop XXXV
Former Positions:
- Photo Editor for CNN, 2022-2025
- Assistant Photo Editor for The Montclarion, 2021 – 2022
- Staff Photographer & Writer for The Montclarion 2021 – 2022
Publications & Clients:
- CNN
- i-D/Vice
- NJ.com
- Montclair Local News
- The Montclarion
- NJ Spotlight News
- Center for Cooperative Media
Solo Exhibitions:
- Nossa Senhora, Rocinha; Ridgewood Coffee Company, March 2022
