Bio / info - Michael Berman - Brooklyn New York Food Photographer

<body> <h1> | Michael Berman - Brooklyn New York Food Photographer</h1> <h2>Michael Berman - Brooklyn New York Food Photographer</h2> <div>New York Brooklyn NYC food photographer Michael Berman specializes in food, portrait, and documentary photography for editorial, advertising, and websites.</div> <span class="links"><a href="index.html" target="_top"><font color="#989898">Home</font></a></span>   <span class="links"><strong><a href="portfolio.html" target="_top"><font color="#555555">Portfolio</font></a></strong></span>   <span class="links"><a href="content.html?page=1" target="_top"><font color="#989898">Bio / info</font></a></span>   <span class="links"><a href="content.html?page=2" target="_top"><font color="#989898"><a href="http://www.pizzacentric.com" target="_blank">Food blog</a></font></a></span> <div> <p> My favorite subjects are people and food.  <img alt="" src="/users/MichaelBERMAN14590/billie.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: right; width: 400px; height: 260px; " /></p> <p>  </p> <p> I find portraits <span style="color:#a52a2a;">more compelling</span> and food <span style="color:#a52a2a;">more scrumptious</span> when presented in their natural settings.</p> <p>  </p> <p> I'm obsessed with pizza — the people who make it and consume it, its countless visual contexts, and (of course) eating it.  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <span style="color:#a52a2a;">Pizza transcends class and nationality</span>; I love the child-like enthusiasm, messiness, and passion it inspires.</p> <p>  </p> <p> I'm also crazy about <span style="color:#006699;">clams</span>.</p> <p>  </p> <p> My clients include the <em>Edible</em> Magazines, Peter Luger Steak House, Pio Pio Restaurants, Amaru Pisco Bar, Brennan and Carr Restaurant, Dartmouth College, Manhattan Country School, Center for Employment Opportunities, the AARP, the <em>New York Daily News</em>, and the <em>New York Times</em>.  </p> <p>  </p> <p> I earned an MBA degree from Georgetown in 1996 and have a strong background in the restaurant industry and food services.  <span style="color:#a52a2a;">I approach work for small business clients not just by snapping photos, but by taking a broader view toward the company's business success and how photos might play a role.</span></p> <p>  </p> <p> I live in Brooklyn, NY, with my wife and six-year old daughter (whose favorite pizza is the one she gets to make herself at Brunelleschi's in Aspen, CO).  We have a Welsh Springer named Billie Holiday — and yes, she sings!</p> <p>  </p> <p> Besides photography, I offer website production, copywriting, and counsulting services.  </p> <p>  </p> <p> --</p> <p>  </p> <p> Recent bar/restaurant <a href="http://www.amarubar.com" target="_blank">website</a> produced, photographed, and copy-edited (November 2011).</p> <p>  </p> <p> I publish occasional stories on my food blog, <a href="http://www.pizzacentric.com" target="_blank">pizzacentric.com</a>; and I also write for <em>Edible Manhattan</em>, <em>Edible Brooklyn</em>, and the <em>Serious Eats</em> blog "Slice."</p> <p>  </p> <p> --</p> <p>  </p> <p> Contact info: <strong>Tel. +1-718-852-2262, Cell +1-917-415-1766, </strong><a href="mailto:michael@msbphotography.com?subject=seeking%20info">email michael@msbphotography.com</a></p> <p>  </p> <br /> <div> <p> <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/michaelberman" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important; " target="_blank">Follow me</a> on Twitter.</p> </div> <p>  </p> <div> </body>