Joe Puglisi

“Entrance to Luna Park”
Digital Print under Acrylic Glass
36" x 24"
Limited Edition of 3

"The Thunderbolt"
Digital Print Framed
22" x 28"
Limited Edition of 10

"Winter Wonder Wheel"
Digital Print Framed
27" x 40"
Limited Edition of 10

The Parachute Jump"
Digital Print Framed
22" x 28"
Limited Edition of 10

Joe Puglisi is a Hudson Valley-based photographer known for his striking use of pattern, abstraction, and light. His work captures the often-overlooked beauty of daily life, transforming ordinary moments into visually arresting compositions. With decades of experience in both digital and analog formats, Puglisi’s mastery of 35mm and large-format photography, as well as traditional darkroom techniques, is evident in every frame.

Each piece is a rare opportunity to collect a vision that bridges the poetic and the real.

EDUCATION

School of Visual Arts - SUNY New Paltz

Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, ME -
Woodcarving

AWARDS

Santa Fe Photo Workshops Competition –
“Summer Vacation” 3rd Prize

The Motif Collective – B&W Competition (short list)

B&W Magazine Single Image Award -
2024, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2016

B&W Magazine Smartphone Award -
2024, 2023

Int’l Photo Awards (the Lucies), Seven Honorable Mentions -
2018, 2016

Monovisions Photography Award (UK) – “Black & White”

PUBLICATIONS

Artistonish Magaizne - 2024, 2023

Best of the Hudson Valley & Catskill Mountains Guidebook -
(2 editions) by Joanne Michaels, Woodstock, NY

Photo/Chronicles, NYC - “The Drowning Man” 1990

SOLO SHOWS

The Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY
Christie's Irish Rose, Stone Ridge, NY

GROUP SHOWS

The Griffin Museum of Photography - Winter Solstice (Dec. 2025)

Rule of Thirds, New Paltz, NY - Halloween Show

A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, Texas
Juror: Elizabeth Avedon

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition
Juror: Allison Hokanson, Curator of 18th Century Paintings
The Met, NYC

The Barrett House, Poughkeepsie, "Photoworks” –
Juror: Karen Haas, Lane Curator of Photographs -
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

North Valley Arts League, Redding, California –
Juror: Thom Sempere, Executive Director, PhotoAlliance

Viridian Arts Galley, “25th Annual Exhibit" –
Juror: Kathleen Brinson, Asst. Curator, Guggenheim Museum
NYC

The Edward Hopper House, Nyack, NY

Unframed Artists Gallery, New Paltz, NY

VIDEO PROJECTS

Jill Enfield: The New Americans – Ellis Island (2017)
Click on this link for the video.

VIDEO APPEARENCES

One More Ride: The Hoffman’s Playland Story –
Working Pictures for PBS (2017)

For inquiries & purchases, please contact Bank Art Gallery.

E: [email protected]

P: (845) 728-3944

Hours: Friday - 4pm to 8pm, Saturday - 12pm to 5pm, Sunday 12pm - 5pm