Daily Photo #22

James Maher

James Maher is a fine art, portraiture, and professional photographer based in New York City.
James credits his inspiration for photography to his love for the city and its endless supply of diverse and unique personalities and stories to capture. His work has been featured around the web and in print. Among his notable clients has been the New York Daily News, where he has a regular column capturing neighborhoods such as this one through portraits and interviews with the locals.
He offers New York photography tours and street photography workshops and his tips for photographing New York were featured in Digital Photographer Magazine. He also is passionate about writing and writes frequently about street photography, portraiture, and the business of photography, primarily for the websites, Digital Photography School and PictureCorrect.
His prints are sold directly to collectors, companies, interior designers, and fine art companies around the world. His work is currently shown in Tiffany & Co. stores worldwide.
James graduated with a degree in Mathematics with a focus in computer science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before switching to photography. He studied photography and retouching at the International Center for Photography and the School of Visual Arts in New York.

Students do a daily "Bell Work" activity analyzing a significant or historical photo. They must make written comments about the composition, contrast, focus, balance, framing and statements each photo is making. This is our daily warm up exercise.