ALAN KARCHMER HAS THE EYE OF AN ARCHITECT. WITH A MASTERS IN ARCHITECTURE HE BRINGS TO HIS WORK AN AUTHORITATIVE SENSE OF SPACE, FORM, TEXTURE, LIGHT, AND USE. HE HONES IN ON DEFINING ANGLES IN PHOTOGRAPHS THAT CAPTURE THE SPIRIT, LIFE, AND POETRY OF THE ARCHITECT'S VISION. COLLABORATING WITH PHOTO STYLIST SANDRA BENEDUM THEY CREATE ARTICULATE, WELL-CRAFTER IMAGES WITH A PALPABLE SENSE OF PRESENCE.

FOR OVER FORTY YEARS KARCHMER’S PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE ARCHITECTURAL PRESS WORLDWIDE, AND APPEARED IN MAJOR MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS. HE IS PROUD TO INCLUDE AMONG HIS CLIENTS WINNERS OF THE AIA FIRM OF THE YEAR AND GOLD MEDAL, RIBA ROYAL GOLD MEDAL, AND PRITZKER PRIZE. HIS IMAGES HELP HIS CLIENTS COMMUNICATE THEIR WORK, WIN NEW COMMISSIONS, AND EARN RECOGNITION, COLLECTING DESIGN AWARDS IN INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL VENUES.

WORKING WITH AN ALPA TECHNICAL CAMERA, PHASE-ONE DIGITAL BACK, AND A FULL ARRAY OF SCHNEIDER AND RODENSTOCK LENSES, HIS STATE-OF-THE-ART SYSTEM HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF IN-CAMERA PERSPECTIVE CONTROL PRODUCING PHOTOGRAPHS WITH EXCEPTIONAL TONAL DEPTH AND CLARITY.

ALAN'S CAREER IS DISTINGUISHED BY LONG TERM PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIS CLIENTS. HE IS TRUSTED BY LEADING ARCHITECTS OF OUR TIME TO CREATE THE IMAGES THEY CHOOSE TO DEFINE THEIR WORK.

THE ALAN KARCHMER AND SANDRA BENEDUM PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE IS A PROMISED GIFT TO THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM.