Perry Hall is an award-winning documentary and commercial photographer based in Dallas, Texas, with more than twelve years of professional experience. His work brings a documentary eye to commercial, editorial, sports, and brand photography, creating images that feel honest, atmospheric, and deeply human.

Shaped by years of long-form work across Europe and the United States, Hall’s approach is rooted in observation, timing, and the ability to find clarity inside real moments. After relocating to Rome in 2014, he taught himself photography in the streets, developing projects including In the Mouth of the Wolf and Street Skateboarding: The Act of Resistance. His time in Italy also included extended work in Sardinia, alongside ongoing bodies of work in the U.S., including Devil Lived and Sin St.

His photographs have been published internationally, including in The New Yorker, and his work has received numerous international photography awards. He has been commissioned by brands, publications, teams, and cultural institutions, including Den of Geek, Nickelodeon, Paramount, A24, NHRA, Texas Motorplex, Austin Monthly, and Tottenham Hotspur FC.

In addition to his commercial and editorial work, Hall is a co-founder and educator at Daylight School, a bilingual photography institution in Rome, Italy, and leads photography workshops internationally.

Whether working with a brand, publication, sports organization, or creative agency, Hall brings a documentary-driven perspective to every assignment, translating real-world experience into compelling visual narratives.

"I don't know where to begin with my review of Perry Hall's work ethic and professionalism. We had the pleasure of having Perry teach a workshop at our inaugural festival in May 2026, as well as give a lecture."

Spyros Papaspyropoulos · Co-founder, Athens Street Photography Festival

EXHIBITIONS

All Roads Lead To Rome

Arte Borgo Gallery, Rome, Italy, November 2019 (group exhibition)

Flaneur

Book & Job Gallery, San Francisco, California, October 2019

Flaneur (Solo Exhibition)

Black & White Collection

Garage Via Carcani Gallery, Rome, Italy, April 2016 (Solo Exhibition)

Wanderdust Photography Exhibition

Abetone Bar, Sassari, Sardinia, September 2015 (Solo Exhibition)

FEATURES AND MEDIA

The New Yorker Magazine “The Freedom to See Rome Anew” by Paul Elie, November 2023

  • Street Photographers Foundation Portfolio article. February 2022

  • PeriMetro Magazine “When in Rome” article. July 2021

  • FindRangers Magazine, Issues 11 - 20

2016 -2019 (Photo Features)

  • Stop Motion DC Magazine, Issue 5

2019 (Photo feature)

  • Forecast Skateboard Mag, Issue 2 

2016 (Photo Feature)

  • A Brief Glance Skateboard Magazine, Issue 37, 2016 (Interview about skateboarding, traveling, street & analog photography.)

Awards

  • Italian Street Photography 2nd Place “Storytelling” Winner 2021

  • ASA Project “Storie Di Resistenza” photo contest 2nd place winner 2021

  • Officine Fotografiche Summertime street photography contest, 3rd place winner for “ Sabbia e Sale” Sardegna project, 2021

  • Better Photography Magazine “Photographer of the Year.” Two 2nd place Silver Awards, 2022

  • Better Photography Magazine “Photographer of the Year.” 3rd place, Bronze Award, 2022

  • Annual Photography Awards, People: Portraiture, “2nd place,” 2023.

  • Los Angeles Photography Awards: Analog Film Photography category, Project: “When in Rome,” 1st place winner, 2023

  • TinCan Magazine, First place, “Best Documentary Award” for “When In Rome,” 2023

  • European Photography Award, “First Place Winner,” Documentary genre for “When In Rome,” 2023

  • Italian Street Photography Festival "Paolo Pellegrin's Honorable Mention Award," 2023

  • Dublin Street Photography Festival Finalist, 2026

  • Brussels Street Photography Festival Finalist, 2026

  • Lisbon Street Photo Festival Finalist, 2026

  • LensCulture Street Photography Awards Finalist, 2026

  • Street Macadam Awards, Second Place, 2026

Perry Hall is an American multi- international award winning documentary photographer, educator that has been featured in The New Yorker. Now resides in Dallas, Texas working with brands, editorials, companies, and photography workshops.

The New Yorker

“The Freedom to See Rome Anew”

By Paul Elie · November 2023

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