Hi there. Call me Scott.
My Work
I believe that a photograph can change the world.
You've probably heard something like that in the context of some grand, ambitious ideal. But I'm addressing something much more intimate, with a more immediate and practical impact.
My own experience has taught me to see that everything flows between action and stillness from one moment to the next. Expressions change. Light changes. Positions, moods, angles, the very air around us, all change.
There's power in an image to interrupt that flow, and to memorialize what might otherwise have been only fleeting in time. Even the quickest and perhaps nearly imperceptible instant - which might have been missed entirely, if not for having been caught in-camera, and that would have been content to express itself in the time it takes only to blink - now becomes permanently fixed, immortal - iconic.
And so, for anyone who views it, the image of that moment remains in the world. And so, in an instant, the world is changed.
What that means for my work is that it's my job to find moments that matter to the people I'm shooting for. Perhaps even more important than being a practical representation of a subject or a scene, a photograph has the potential to catalyze a subjective story within the viewer. A good photograph can bridge the gap between what the eye sees and what the heart feels. If there’s such a thing as a default mode of expression for me as a photographer, it’s to seek those moments in whatever context I shoot.
Biography
I’m an internationally published commercial photographer with more than a decade and a half of experience working with professionals in interior design, architecture, portraits, profiles and live events. Long before I decided to make a living at this, I was a kid in the early 1970s, always with a camera in my hands, inspired by my mother’s photography. Remember Fotomat? I was constantly picking up developed film rolls from my Instamatic at one of those funny little yellow-roofed huts.
I spent my formative years in New York and Chicago, and I've lived and worked there as well as in Denver and Los Angeles. I like to think that criss-crossing the country through four different time zones - including over a decade of that on a motorcycle - has had a broadening effect on my perspective. I don't suppose I'd be much of an imagemaker if I'd never ventured beyond my own backyard. Literally or figuratively, either way.
Have camera, will travel. Available for projects and assignments worldwide. Currently residing (again) just north of Chicago, IL.
Select Client List
- Eastern Accents
- e.x.p.japon
- Association of Italian-American Educators
- Advantage Design Group
- Hofstra University
- Incanto Productions
- Kristen Childs Design
Praise from Clients
"A lot of fun and easy to collaborate with."
"Creative, patient and a gentleman."
"You have a way of making a person feel completely relaxed."
"An amazing ability to connect with people."
"You are a true pro."
"Exactly what I was thinking."
"Exactly what we were looking for."
"When our website designer is happy, so are we!"
"You were wonderful in your calmness and demeanor. You were patient with us and listened to us. We loved your creativity and we are delighted with your work."
"You are great at catching the true essence of people."
"It's great for the soul to see yourself in a photo that captures your true essence."
"You bring joy to so many families."
"Thank you so much, the end result is truly awesome."
"You make people love their family a little bit more with every shot."
"I can't thank you enough for your amazing energy on our special day."
"I have never seen anyone work as hard as you did for our big day."
"We continue to talk about how dope you were!"