Olivia Castillo - Scholars - The Gordon Parks Foundation

Olivia Castillo is a New York photographer who strives to capture real life moments. Olivia has an Associate Degree in photography from Nassau Community College making her the first person in her family to obtain a college degree. She is continuing her education at the Fashion Institute of Technology in the Photography and Related Media BFA program with minors in History of Art and Film and Media Studies. Olivia has worked extensively at multiple photography studios including Seliger Studio Inc. In doing this, she now has a tremendous amount of knowledge working in production and archives. In addition, Olivia has created her own photography book titled Memory is Illusive