Allow me to first introduce myself.

I am Barry Grossman, an interior design and architecture photographer. Assignments take me across the US and around the world. I am a photographic artist obsessed with storytelling. I do this by creating photographs that highlight and accentuate design elements like characters in a film, juxtaposing geometric form with light and shadow. I combine a love for traditional photographic tools with the magic of the modern digital darkroom. My goal is simple: to create dynamic and memorable images that speak to the viewer in ways that represent my clients’ designs with integrity, all while maintaining my own signature style.

I am also a teacher and mentor. I want to share my core philosophies, my passion for the work, and what I have learned about the process of capturing the essence of interior and architecture with you.

Exploration.

One may define exploration as “the act of traveling in or through areas unknown in order to learn about them.”

Our workshop experience, at its core, is about the exploration of our craft and how we, as professionals, further develop creative possibilities to improve. We provide photographers with the necessary guidance to shoot even the most challenging subject matter. We offer technical and aesthetic foundations to create beautiful images while encouraging the freedom to push boundaries, create unique perspectives, and ultimately gain more opportunities to produce consistent, sought-after work. My primary goal is to encourage and join each of you on your own personal photographic journey.

Inspiration.

I believe the most effective way to inspire others is to be open, steadfastly dedicated, and passionate about the work I create.

For me, I have found inspiration in so many places! From the avant-garde to the purely technical, from the dramatic light of Berenice Abbott to the sweeping lines of Pedro E. Guerrero’s work, what surrounds us and what we imagine is what inspires me. For years, as a filmmaker and cinematographer, early expressionist films dared me to pick up a camera, urging something within me to tell a story with light, composition, and movement.

As I developed my own aesthetic over 35 years as a professional, I learned to draw energy from the design and the architecture, letting shape, form, color, light, and texture lead me. Through these inspirations, I have always aimed to share a unique vision of a space and draw the viewer in. I see each photo as an opportunity to explore my client’s story and embrace the privilege it is to join them as the interpreter of their narrative, creating indelible images in what I view as a collaborative and important endeavor not only for them but for myself.