Aliya Naumoff was raised working in her mother's art gallery in Pennsylvania. She began shooting black-and-white portraits of neighborhood kids while living in the South of Spain during an exchange program; after which she studied photography at The University of The Arts in Philadelphia. Post-graduation she was quickly hired by David LaChapelle as a lighting assistant where she honed her craft for two years.
Aliya has curated art shows for GenArt at the Toronto and Sundance Film Festivals, as well as a benefit show for the ASPCA in New York.
Aliya's work has been featured in many magazines, including Interview, Rolling Stone, I-D, Nylon, Dazed & Confused, Fader, TeenVogue, Wired, Missbehave, Bust, BlackBook, and many more. She lives in New York City with Kira, the little black dog with a spinehawk.
Aliya has curated art shows for GenArt at the Toronto and Sundance Film Festivals, as well as a benefit show for the ASPCA in New York.
Aliya's work has been featured in many magazines, including Interview, Rolling Stone, I-D, Nylon, Dazed & Confused, Fader, TeenVogue, Wired, Missbehave, Bust, BlackBook, and many more. She lives in New York City with Kira, the little black dog with a spinehawk.