Schatz Images: 25 Years, a magnificent 2-volume retrospective of the photography of Howard Schatz. was published on May 15, 2015. And this coming spring will see the publication of Kink, the result of a 20 year-long portrait project focused on the participants of the Folsom Street Fair, an annual SMBD celebration of sexual diversity.
Howard Schatz has received international acclaim for his work and is one of the most sought-after photographers working today. Over the last 25 years 20 major books have been published of his work; he has won virtually every award in photography and has had over 100 museum and gallery exhibitions world-wide.
Schatz's 20th book, "Caught in the Act: Actors Acting," was just published (October, 2013). In it he gives us a unique window into the world of stage and screen as he explores the magical transformation that happens when an actor takes hold of words on a page and becomes another person. Schatz directed and photographed 85 actors to explore an enormous range of scenarios in one-on-one improvisation, capturing the dynamic energy of the actors in full creative flight. The book includes powerful and compelling portraits of each actor along with an extensive interview, focusing on the creative process.
In 2012, his 19th book, "AT THE FIGHTS: Inside the World of Professional Boxing" was published. The result of a six-year exploration, it is a magnificent collection of photographs and revealing interviews of current champions and promoters, managers, announcers, referees, judges and trainers.
Published in 2011, "WITH Child," is the result of a 20-year long exploration of the landscape of the human body in the last two weeks of pregnancy.
In 2007, Bulfinch Press published H2O the third in Schatz's landmark series of explorations of imagery made on, over and underwater. This series, including H20, Pool Light and WaterDance is a breathtaking feat of underwater photography and a visionary celebration of movement and form.
He has made extraordinary images for such advertising clients as Ralph Lauren RLX, Escada, Sergio Tacchini, Nike, Reebok, Wolford, Etienne Aigner, Sony, Adidas, Finlandia Vodka, MGM Grand Hotel, Virgin Records, and Mercedes-Benz.
Schatz's fine art work is represented in galleries in the United States and abroad.
