Nick Gullo
“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell, 1984* This quote may seem random, but I shot this foto at a bookstore in San Francisco, and finding it on an old hard-drive it struck me th…

“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell, 1984

* This quote may seem random, but I shot this foto at a bookstore in San Francisco, and finding it on an old hard-drive it struck me that in today's world the message is anything but.

WRITING

From 2013-15 served as a lead writer for VICE Media

Here are a few of the most-read pieces:

REVIEW OF MIKE TYSON'S 0FF-BROADWAY PLAY ‘TRUTH’

DIY SURGERY

MUHAMMAD ALI: THE GREATEST (SOCIAL WARRIOR) OF ALL TIME

METAMORIS III: THE EVOLUTION OF GRAPPLING… FROM ANCIENT GLADIATORS TO SAMURAI

STEROIDS, GENGHIS KHAN, AND THE FOLLY OF ELIOT NESS

 

INTO THE CAGE

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Author and photographer of the internationally published coffee table book, Into the Cage: Rise of UFC Nation (Random House/Macmillan). A literary take on a sport tracing its roots back to the Olympic Pankration tournaments of Ancient Greece, highlighting the beauty in the brutality. Extensive media tour.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photos shown in international mags, outlets and galleries. Vast library of images used exclusively to create the opening title sequence for the hit tv series Kingdom (now on Netflix)—even acted in a few episodes of the show.

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FILM

Short Strokes... music video shot and directed by Nick, for childhood hero and skate legend Ray Barbee plus the Mattson 2