Christopher (Frag) Fragapane;

Husband, father, bon vivant, globetrotter, adventurer and photographer.

  Born to Sal, a former Marine and auto mechanic and Sylvia, a life-long amateur artist He grew up with his 2 older sisters in the bucolic foothills of the Adirondack mountains. His formative years were spent drawing and riding his bicycle, his teens, drawing and working on cars with his father. After graduating from Rome Free Academy, where he took every art class they offered with the exception of 3D Art and (ironically) photography, Christopher earned a degree in the Applied Science of Photography from the regional secondary education concern.

 Post college Christopher relocated to New York City where he worked alongside many talented and hardened photographers from across the globe, gaining valuable experience in fields ranging from fashion and life-style to advertising  and still-life photography.

It was at this time that Christopher began to build the frequent flyer accounts that would spark his appetite for international travel, exotic street food and hotel bars.

Having spent a decade and a half in New York City and watching as it’s best gritty bits were hosed off and sold to any number of national brand names, and having grown older and wiser, seen the world and fallen for a girl from Ireland who lived in Los Angeles, it was time for Christopher to follow his heart to the west coast ofAmerica.

While in California Christopher would marry Elaine, the girl from Ireland and start a family. They continued traveling the world seeking out new adventures, exotic cuisines and collecting more frequent flyer miles.

In 2022 the family moved to San Miguel de Allende in the central highlands of Mexico where Christopher continues to pursue his passion for creating beautiful images.

Drawing on his background in art and fashion, Christopher has created images for a variety of clients including corporate, home design, fashion and movie and television studios. He is best known for his cinematic lighting style and his grandmothers spaghetti sauce recipe.