Hi There, I’m Shai

Photography is really a main creative outlet for me. It is how I experience the world. It is how I express myself and validate my mood, from a black and white, high contrast, somber, and empty street photo to a colorful group of umbrellas held by smiling people.

I love to travel and shoot what I see. The feeling and the mood of the moment creates the photo. On the other side of that I also enjoy portraiture and product photography. Both can be very staged and manipulated to how I feel the photo should be. In the end, I feel all photography tells a story. Even the most mundane ID badge image can tell a very interesting story. I aim to tell a great story

Awards And Honours

The Independent Photographer 1st Prize Winner. 2014

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation - New York City Recomended Amateur Photographer. 2016

Open Eye Gallery - Liverpool U.K.
Halftone Exposition of 26 in between colour and black and white photos. 2017

Yancey Richardson Gallery - New York City
Mini show participant. 24 hours in a gallery show. 16 black and white street photos shown. 2018

To view a sample of my collection visit my Flickr page here. flickr.com/photos/shailong/