Arthur Meyerson (born February 22, 1949) is an American photographer who specializes in advertising, editorial, and fine art photography.[1]

Arthur Meyerson
Born (1949-02-22) February 22, 1949 (age 75)
Houston
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma
Known forPhotography

Life and work

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He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1971 with a degree in journalism.

Since 1974 he has embarked on photographic assignments and projects across the world while working for such companies as Coca-Cola, Apple, Travel + Leisure, and United Airlines.[2] He has produced photographic series on such places as Antarctica, China, Cuba, Iceland, Portugal, Turkey, and Japan.[3] His books The Color of Light (2012) and The Journey (2017) feature selections of images from across his career.[4]

Meyerson won a gold medal from the New York Art Directors Club in 1985 and the Stephen Kelly Award in 1990 for his images for a Nike advertising campaign; Adweek named him "Southwest Photographer of the Year" three times—in 1983, 1988, and 1990.[5] In 1999 Nikon added him to its list of "Legends Behind the Lens."[6]

Meyerson previously served on the advisory council for the Santa Fe Center for Photography and on the board of advisors for the Houston Center for Photography; he has served on the board of advisors for Santa Fe Photographic Workshops since 1997.[7]

Collections

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Meyerson's work is held in the following permanent collections:

References

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  1. ^ "Arthur Meyerson: Award-Winning Pro & A Dedicated Amateur, Part 1 - The Leica Camera Blog". Leica Camera. 3 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Clients - Arthur Meyerson". arthurmeyerson.com.
  3. ^ "Photo discovery in Japan - The Leica Camera Blog". Leica Camera. 20 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Arthur Meyerson – The Color of Light". burnmagazine.org. 20 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Bio - Arthur Meyerson". arthurmeyerson.com.
  6. ^ "Capturing Moments in Photography - Telling a Story with a Photo from Nikon". Nikon.
  7. ^ "Our Team - Santa Fe Photographic Workshops - Santa Fe, New Mexico". santafeworkshops.com.
  8. ^ "Photography Collections Database". norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  9. ^ "Search the Collection - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston". www.mfah.org.
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