Documentary photographer Vincent Cianni attended Penn State University, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and SUNY New Paltz. Cianni teaches photography at Parsons The New School of Design, NYC. He currently lives in Newburgh, NY. His documentary work explores community and memory and the human condition. The photographs of We Skate Hardcore, published by NYU Press and the Center for Documentary Studies have been widely published in photo journals and anthologies. His photographs have been exhibited at LACMA, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Photographers’ Gallery, London; 7th International Photography Festival Mannheim; George Eastman House. A major survey of the work was exhibited at the Museum of the City of New York in 2006. Cianni’s photographs are represented in numerous public and private collections. He is represented by Verve Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. Duke University's Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collection Library has established an archive of his documentary work