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Gary Duff Arredondo is a Chilean-American poet, writer, editor, photographer, and broadcaster. In 2026, Duff was named Writer-in-Residence, Hofstra University — WRHU. Formerly Deputy Online Editor at Modern Luxury, his writing has appeared in Newsday, The Huffington Post, Maxim, and others.
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FILM + CULTURE
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POLITICS
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DESTINATIONS
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ART + FASHION
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MEMOIR + CRITICISM
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FOOD + BOOKS
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MUSIC + CULTURE
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A hybrid work of poetry and literary narrative nonfiction about postmemory, inheritance, and the afterlife of Chile’s 1973 coup. Moving through family testimony, photographs, journals, state documents, and translation, Mijo asks what one generation cannot say—and what the next inherits in the body.
Additional editorial and photographic projects, selected to complement the featured work above.
WRITING + PHOTOGRAPHY
Writing, photography and cultural observation.
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Substack, The Noguchi Museum, April 2026
The Noguchi Museum is that quiet respite, a ferry ride away from the burgeoning New York City skyline—imposing more than any skyscraper could through silence.
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FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY WITH ERIC BOMAN // EDITORIAL AND ENDORSEMENT OUTREACH
Food photography with Eric Boman, helped secure advance endorsements, and produced video for Gail Monaghan’s Agate/Surrey Books cookbook.
VIEW COMPLETE PROJECT“Creating a menu so that each dish follows in an orderly manner is one of the trickiest and most crucial parts of hosting a successful dinner party. Gail Monaghan’s It’s All in the Timing tells you her secrets to achieving such a goal. Useful, pragmatic, varied, and well organized, it will boost your confidence and secure your success in the kitchen.”
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Photography for Waldorf Astoria hospitality experiences in Bangkok and Maui, from resort interiors and landscapes to dining and destination views.
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DEPUTY ONLINE EDITOR // GARY DUFF
As Deputy Online Editor, Gary Duff helped deliver Ocean Drive’s Chanel Coco Crush campaign in Miami, pairing a branded digital story with a fashion film.
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DEPUTY ONLINE EDITOR / LAUNCH + DESIGN
As Modern Luxury’s Deputy Online Editor, Gary Duff launched and helped design Men’s Book, the company’s first national title, shaping its digital publishing experience.
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Photography for Nassau County Poets Laureate Paula Curci and Peter V. Dugan, pairing individual portraits with scenes from their poetry event.
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PHOTOGRAPHY // AUGUST 2026
Recent writing and photography, with a connection to your current Substack work.
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Substack, High Dining at Di An Di, August 2026
A photographic and culinary dispatch from the Di An Di × Gangjin pop-up collaboration in August 2026.
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EDITORIAL + CREATIVE // GARY DUFF
Gary Duff interviewed Brandon Maxwell for Gotham about his CFDA win, his evolution from stylist to designer, and the women who inspire his work.
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PHOTOGRAPHY // GARY DUFF
Food photography and videography for The Chocolate Room in Brooklyn, documenting its signature cakes, pies, cupcakes, chocolate-dipped pretzels, and confections.
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WRITING // WHITEWALL MAGAZINE // JANUARY 10, 2020
On the design studio behind Adidas’s customized Campus 80s drop and the three designers given ten days to reinvent a cult shoe.
HOST / INTERVIEWER / VIDEOGRAPHER
A selection of Gary Duff’s on-camera food and culture interviews with chefs, cookbook authors, and television personalities.
Mijo: A Genealogy of the Disappeared was a finalist for the inaugural Kate Medina Fellowship for Literary Narrative Nonfiction at The New York Public Library.
Two-time Gracie Award winner.
Three-time honoree: First Place, Government/Politics, 2013; First Place, Radio Arts and Entertainment, 2015; Third Place, Arts and Entertainment, 2017.
Member of WRHU’s five-time NAB Marconi Award-winning broadcast team.
Available for editorial assignments, photography commissions, public readings, and creative collaborations.
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