Shalom Hartman Institute | Full Day Conference - January 27, 2020

On Monday, I photographed another full day conference for Shalom Hartman Institute at their Morningside Heights Manhattan, NY office. Most of the photos were candids and some were a bit more staged. The staged photos aimed to show “engagement” and a “shared learning experience”, all of the keywords I often hear in Higher Education Photography. During this conference, I had more time and flexibility to photograph the conference participants in posed groups.

Event Photographers play a large part in helping an organizations marketing/advertising messaging hit home.

As a NYC event photographer, I always strive to photograph the “5 Ws”; Who, What, Where, When, and Why. I want to photograph who attended the event, where was the event, what was the event’s purpose, when was the event, and why was there an event and not a zoom meeting. For an event photographer, their schedule can be jammed packed with assignments, especially at full day conferences. Other times, the event he/she is photographing can be slow. None the less, it is my job to tell the story of the event and show the event in its best light.

Downtown Minyan New Torah Completion

The Downtown Minyan celebrated the completion of their new Sephardic Torah at their NYU Bronfman Center location. The group welcomed both members of their congregation, as well as the community to take part in the prayer scrolls completion. For me, it was a real honor to have photographed this event. This was the second torah completion ceremony I was able to photograph for the Downtown Minyan and the third torah completion I had the privilege of photographing in 2019.

Event photography is more than photographing great photos. A good event photographer photographs emotion and memories.

After the group finished the last few characters they celebrated and paraded their new torah through Washington Square Park. Knowing my photos will be used in 5, 10, 50, or even 100 years to tell future generations about this moment is what makes my job as an Event Photographer in New York City so great.

Sarah Hurwitz - Former Michelle Obama Speech Writer

Sarah Hurwitz, head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama and author of the new book "Here All Along” joins Columbia-Barnard students at the Kraft Center. Besides discussing her new book, Sarah also discussed her experience as Mrs. Obama’s speechwriter, the challenges of writing for someone else while maintaining their voice, and her non-linear career path.

Shalom Hartman Institute | Education Photographer

Jewish leaders and thinkers gathered on Sunday September 15, 2019 to examine tension between the individual and collective experience during the Jewish high holidays. The Shalom Hartman Institute held the day of discussion at their Morningside Heights office.

as an Education photographer in ny i am always learning

As a higher education photographer and as a general event photographer ,in New York none the less, I photograph a wide array of events with varying subject matters. I learn a lot about a lot, and a large portion of the time I learn about whatever the event I am photographing is about.

NYC event photography brings with it its many challenges; poor event lighting, small rooms, limitations on how long I can photograph. However, it also brings with it a variety of unique events to photograph.

Event information

Client: Shalom Hartman Institute of North America