Josh Katz
Josh Katz – a man who shoots photos and pretends he hasn't written his own "about" page with not-so-clever use of the third person. Image by Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet, as seen in his New York Times Sunday Routine.
Josh Katz is a documentary photographer, published author, photo educator, and skateboarder living in Brooklyn, NY. He contributes to the New York Times, creates digital photography courses, leads workshops and makes videos for Canon, teaches Lightroom for Adobe, and shoots YouTube videos about photography.
With the help of a viral Kickstarter campaign, his first photo book, ‘On the Roof: New York in Quarantine’, was published by Thames & Hudson in November 2021. Josh is donating 100% of his profits to Doctors Without Borders. You can order your copy here.
He is a cofounder of Skatefolio, an interactive database for skateboarding videos.
Josh's less professional hobbies include talking to strangers, designing scavenger hunts, baking homemade energy bars, biking the city, reading about anthropology + urban planning + American history, and trying to visit every U.S. national park.
Select Clients: Adobe, Adorama, Andy Warhol Foundation, Axe, Best Buy, Canon, Converse, Downtown Alliance, Google Pixel, GoPro, Igloo, Keith Haring Foundation, Mountain Dew, Snipes, Society6, Tribeca Film Festival
Press: New York Times, TIME Magazine, Wall Street Journal, ABC7 NY, FastCompany, Buzzfeed, TimeOut, Brooklyn Eagle, Eater, PetaPixel, Fstoppers, SLR Lounge, DIYPhotography, Phoblographer, Downtown Magazine
Exhibitions:
Art on the Avenues, 9/7/21 – 11/28/21 at 140 Broadway
Powerhouse Arena, 10/25/21 to 11/29/21 at 28 Adams St
Speaking:
Lucie Foundation x Adobe – Visual Storytelling with Documentary Photography
Adobe MAX – Lightroom Presets that Save Time and Spark Creativity
PhotoPlus x Adobe – Street Photography: Consciously Shooting, Editing, and Sharing
New York University Panel – Aesthetics IRL: A Digital Branding Discussion
Workshops Taught:
Best Buy x Canon – Tucson CES Photo Instructor (2023)
Best Buy x Canon – San Diego CES Photo Instructor (2023)
Yeah Field Trip x Canon – Building a Following as a Photographer (2020)
Yeah Field Trip x Canon – Creating the Cinemagraph (2020)
Yeah Field Trip x Canon – Street Photography (2020)
Canon Workshop – Urban Night Photography (2019)
Canon Workshop – Skateboarding Photography (2018)
Canon Workshop – Nighttime Street Photography (2018)
Workshops + Residencies Attended:
Eddie Adams Workshop XXXVI (2023)
Downtown Alliance’s Explorer in Chief Creative Residency (2021)