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Capturing the 2025 We Are All Human Foundation Gala at Cipriani Wall Street

NYC Corporate Event Photography | Multi-Camera Remote Coverage = The Best Gala Photos

In October, the We Are All Human Foundation gathered in New York City for its 2025 Annual Gala—an inspiring celebration of global unity, leadership, and impact. Hosted at Cipriani Wall Street, the event brought together leaders from business, government, and philanthropy at the conclusion of a week-long conference held across New York City celebrating Hispanic Leadership.

And this year, our team did something most corporate event photographers do at a gala: We positioned multiple remote-mounted cameras throughout the venue. This allowed us to captured wide shots and zoomed in close ups from unique positions that would be difficult and time consuming to access throughout the night. The result? Dynamic, coverage from every angle without disrupting the flow of the evening or missing key moments (I.e. Awards being given out, the live auction, guests reactions). Besides candids and wide photos from above, we gathered key individuals for group photos and watched for the moments that defined the evening by being present amongst attendees on the ground.

The Key gala moments we captured

When working with new clients and existing clients we always go in to an event with a “shot list”. These are the key moments and people we know the client wants captured. From there, we learn who is who using LinkedIn and throughout the night we are checking each item off of our list.

  • Inspiring speeches from global leaders

  • A live auction led by the exceptional auctioneer team at J. Towers Perkins

  • High-energy Cirque du Soleil performances honoring their CEO

  • Award presentations and honoree moments

  • Elegant cocktail receptions & networking

  • Branded press and media activations

  • Candid emotional reactions and guest interactions

  • The step and repeat

From the emotional standing ovations to the high-flying acrobatics overhead, this gala was a fusion of elegance, excitement, and purpose—and our imagery reflects that. As a NYC corporate event photographer, I’m passionate about capturing elevated moments for global brands, nonprofits, and forward-thinking organizations—especially when we can combine creativity and technology to deliver exceptional coverage.

If you’re planning a NYC gala, corporate summit, awards ceremony, or multi-day conference, let’s talk about how we can bring your event to life—on camera and beyond.

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Photographing Upwardly Global's Annual Gala and Fundraiser

Our team of professional NYC Event Photographers have extensive experience covering Award Ceremonies and Galas, Conferences, Fundraisers, and so, so much more. We bring a unique mix of technical expertise and a friendly, yet professional down-to-earth working style to every assignment. Our deliverables incorporate posed photos, candid moments, and wide environment photos showcasing your venue and engaged audience.

When photographing tonight’s fundraiser with an auction, we made sure to capture the energy of the guests and the amazing venue, Tribeca 360, with its unrivaled views of Lower Manhattan and Midtown.

A New York Gala for Real New Yorkers

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Kosciuszko Foundation 85th Annual Fundraiser

This year's Kosciuszko Foundation Gala supported Ukrainian refugees. The evening was held at the Plaza Hotel in New York City and successfully raised nearly 1.5M dollars for Ukraine.

Photographing a Fundraiser Gala in NYC

A professional photographer should be able to summarize the event they photographed in as few photos as possible. It is a photographers job to capture the Who, What, Where, and Why of the event. Tonight I photographed all of the event main moments with posed and candid photos.

The Gateway School Spring Gala 2019

The Gateway School’s signature fundraising and community event of the year took place on Thursday, May 2nd at the Mandarin Oriental right here in New York City. The program included a silent and live auction, and a musical performance by world renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman. Mr. Perlman performance several pieces with Gateway School students.

Photographing events like this gala always provide interesting challenges (lighting, when I can and not photograph), subjects, and angles. Event photography keeps me on my toes! I wanted to capture a great shot of the room with Columbus Circle and Central Park in the background before it became too dark outside. Unfortunately, the formal event did not start until after dark. Luckily, I was able to provide the client several photos of guests taking photos of and with the view. I even included a slow exposure shot of Columbus Circle at night and a day time to night time time lapse.

Venue: Mandarin Oriental New York

Client: The Gateway School