I’m mostly a creative director, writer and photographer residing in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Over the years I’ve worked as a photographer, filmmaker, writer and designer/art director.
Creative Director
I’ve been an Art Director for magazines, newspapers and creative production houses. I’ve managed a team of designers for the Chicago Tribune, built my first website in 1995 for Chicago’s 3rdWord magazine and most recently served as Creative Director of Media Made Great, where I managed designers, developers, writers, and video artists producing work for a wide range companies.
You can see an archive of some that work here: www.mediamadegreat.com
Photography
I’ve been a freelance photographer on and off since the early 90s. This web page, michaeldigioia.com, showcases some of the editorial, documentary, street and art photography that I’ve produced. I’m slowly, very slowly, adding images from my archives when I have time. I’ve been published in dozens of magazines and newspapers in North and South America and Europe.
Film and Video
I’ve worked on feature-length documentaries, such as Dream Havana, which was featured on PBS’s Voces series, as well commercial projects ranging from television commercials to short films and music videos.
You can see some of my freelance photography and film work here: www.photomiked.com
Writing/Essays
I write fiction, do some journalism and keep a somewhat steady blog* here on this site where I mostly talk about politics and culture. I am currently looking for representation for my latest manuscript The Woman Who Fell To Earth.
*Note – I do not employ an editor on my blog so please excuse some of the typos and bad prose. I keep this blog to mostly make sense of current events. Also, comments are turned off because I can’t figure out how to keep the robots away. Feel free to email me if you have a response to anything I’ve written.
You can reach me at 312.498.8363 or email him at miked [at] mediamadegreat.com.