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Judge:
Emily Belz
Creative Still Life
Alan Shapiro
Creative Still Life
Alan Shapiro
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
12:30 AM
Online Meeting (See Instructions/Get Zoom Link Emailed)
Creative Still Life From the Comfort of Your Home
“I don’t know about the rest of you, but lately, I don’t feel much like going out. Don’t get me wrong, I love a great garden, restaurant kitchen or fun client location to work in but sometimes I just wanna play/explore/practice in the comfort of my home. The wonderful part is how easy it is. Join me and see how much you can do from the comfort of your home.”
Join acclaimed New York–based photographer Alan Shapiro for an inspiring workshop that explores his distinctive approach to photo creation at home. Known for his painterly style and masterful use of color, light, and texture, Alan will take you behind the scenes of his creative process—sharing the tools, techniques, and artistic decisions that transform an image into something poetic and unforgettable.
Alan Shapiro
Alan grew up on the creative side of advertising, working with clients around the world, telling their unique stories in very unique ways. He had the pleasure of collaborating with many talented photographers and film directors and became envious of their art and craft. At first, he saw it as a means of reducing his stress-filled life. As a Global Chief Creative Officer at Omnicom, the world’s largest Advertising Agency Network, he needed a distraction. A friend gave him a camera. Then he bought another and another. His new hobby and daily “creative exercise regimen” turned into a joy-filled and all-consuming passion. Then, his first photo client called, followed by many more.
His work can be seen throughout the entire production sets on ABC’s The Good Doctor and HBO’s Sex and The City, in launch campaigns for the Apple iPhone and Nikon, as well as for Cadillac, OnStar, U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin, Die Zeit, Ricoh, Cotton Incorporated, Scholastic, and numerous others. His work fills entire walls in Bose retail stores and Ritz Carlton Hotels worldwide and hangs in numerous private and corporate art collections. His macro, food, and still life work can be seen in countless editorial publications and products from housewares to clothing to puzzles.
As much as Alan loves creating images, he genuinely loves to teach, sharing his workflow from capture through post-processing and printing. He is a super high-energy instructor with a knack for getting people out of their comfort zones, as well as helping them discover and capture beautifully simple things in unexpected ways.
Find him here:
AlanShapiroPhotography.com
Instagram: @alanshapiro515
Facebook: @alanwshapiro
