Max Hirshfeld
Photographer @ Self / Based in Washington, DC
Max Hirshfeld is recognized as a master at spotting decisive moments while revealing the warmth and humanity of his subjects. He has undertaken several focused projects over the past two decades. From 2002-2005, in a series titled ,...
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Available in: Washington, DC
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Years of experience: More than 10
Max Hirshfeld is recognized as a master at spotting decisive moments while revealing the warmth and humanity of his subjects. He has undertaken several focused projects over the past two decades.
From 2002-2005, in a series titled , Hirshfeld captured individual pedestrians in a single frame of film amid the chaos and color of urban settings in major cities across the United States.
For his 2008 series, , he spent over a year wandering through the National Gallery of Art, documenting the jazz-like dance movements of visitors as they viewed master works in the collection. In the spring of 2013, Hirshfeld commenced his series, which highlights key players in the Washington, DC arts and cultural scene.
Hirshfeld was born in North Carolina in 1951 to parents who survived Auschwitz. He grew up in Decatur, Alabama and moved to Washington, D.C. to study photography at George Washington University, graduating in 1973.
His work has been shown at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Kreeger Museum and is represented by leading galleries. He has won silver and bronze awards from the Prix de la Photographie Paris and been featured in Communication Arts and in American Photography. Hirshfeld’s editorial work has been published in The New York Times Magazine, Time, Vanity Fair, and other national publications.
His first book was published by Damiani in 2019.
From 2002-2005, in a series titled , Hirshfeld captured individual pedestrians in a single frame of film amid the chaos and color of urban settings in major cities across the United States.
For his 2008 series, , he spent over a year wandering through the National Gallery of Art, documenting the jazz-like dance movements of visitors as they viewed master works in the collection. In the spring of 2013, Hirshfeld commenced his series, which highlights key players in the Washington, DC arts and cultural scene.
Hirshfeld was born in North Carolina in 1951 to parents who survived Auschwitz. He grew up in Decatur, Alabama and moved to Washington, D.C. to study photography at George Washington University, graduating in 1973.
His work has been shown at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Kreeger Museum and is represented by leading galleries. He has won silver and bronze awards from the Prix de la Photographie Paris and been featured in Communication Arts and in American Photography. Hirshfeld’s editorial work has been published in The New York Times Magazine, Time, Vanity Fair, and other national publications.
His first book was published by Damiani in 2019.