Lisa Saltzman Explained

Lisa Saltzman is an American photographer known for both her commercial and fine art photography.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

Saltzman began her photographic career running an advertising and promotional merchandise company in which she created much of the work she produced. Her affinity for the arts was inspired by her parents who are collectors and art patrons.^[4] Later on, she studied contemporary arts at Christie's and the International Center of Photography. She has had a commercial photography career, including being elected a Board Member of the New York chapter of the American Photographic Artists.^[5] Her commercial clients include The Guggenheim Museum, Estée Lauder, MAC Cosmetics, Rimmel, and HBO.^[4]

She has made abstract, anonymous portraits of NYC dwellers caught in motion;^{[6] [7]} dark, moody staged portraits of various models;^[8] and abstract street photography shot through translucent materials to create various levels of obfuscation.^{[9] [10]}

Awards

• 2016 – Honor of Distinction (3rd place) – 12th B&W Spider Awards, Fine Art Professional ^[11]
• 2017 – Honorable Mention – Prix de la Photographie Px3, Fine Art Professional ^[12]
• 2018 – 2nd Place, Merit of Excellence – 13th B&W Spider Awards, Abstract Professional ^[13]

Exhibitions

Group shows

• 2016 – Black + White 2016, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lisa Saltzman's Decisive Moment. Art of the Times.
2. Web site: APA NY Proof Sheet, Fall 2016. American Photographic Artists.
3. Web site: ASMP Photo Annual 2017. American Society of Media Photographers.
4. Web site: Lisa Saltzman Biography. Lisa Saltzman.
5. Web site: About APA New York. American Photographic Artists.
6. Web site: Lisa Saltzman's unfamiliar and anonymous people. 29 January 2018 . L'oeil de la Photographie.
7. Web site: Solitary Figures: Artist Lisa Saltzman's Transmuted & Transitory Take on Street Photography. Bellus Magazine.
8. Web site: Portraits. Lisa Saltzman.
9. Web site: Translucent. Lisa Saltzman.
10. Web site: Artist Lisa Saltzman Captures A 'Memory Never Fully Known' with Her Street Photography. JustLuxe.
11. Web site: 12th Annual B&W Spider Awards. Black & White Spider Awards.
12. Web site: Px3 Honorable Mentions. Prix de la Photographie.
13. Web site: 13th B&W Spider Awards. Black & White Spider Awards.
14. Web site: Black + White 2016 with Juror Rodney Smith. Center for Fine Art Photography.