Christopher Capozziello (born 1980) is a freelance photographer. His work is primarily about inviting the viewer into personal stories in order to understand different facets of life. His projects often make unpleasant realities beautiful, not by misleading anyone, but by allowing the viewer to stop and look more closely at the subject. His work has been honoured by World Press Photo, Pictures of the Year International, the Alexia Foundation, the Aftermath Project Grant, the National Headliner Awards, the China International Press Photo Contest, Days Japan, PDN Photo Annual, Photolucida's Critical Mass, Review Santa Fe, American Photography, the Golden Light Awards, Communication Arts, the Magenta Foundation, Blurb Photography Book Now, National Press Photographers Association, Px3 Prix de la Photographie, and his awards include the Berenice Abbott Emerging Photographer Prize. Christopher's images have also been shown in both group and solo exhibitions throughout the U.S. and abroad. His clients and publications include AARP Bulletin, Christianity Today, The Dallas Morning News, Days Japan, Education Week, Le Monde Magazine, L Express, The Globe and Mail, The International Herald Tribune, Newsweek, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Open Society Institute, Samaritan's Purse, The Sunday London Times Magazine, TIME, Virginia Quarterly Review, The Wall Street Journal and World Vision. He currently lives in Milford, Connecticut, where he accepts assignments and works on long-term personal projects.