Do you believe in love at first sight? The first time I saw New York City, I was taken. For […]


Do you believe in love at first sight? The first time I saw New York City, I was taken. For […]

Cecil The Alexander Avenue Project is a collaboration between portrait artist R. Douglass Rice and photographer David Katzenstein. These artists […]

I am a Muslim Too rally in Times Square, NYC on Sunday, February 19, 2017 On Sunday, February 19, 2017 […]

Inauguration of President Donald J. Trump – Washington, D.C. – January 20, 2017 A selection of photographs from Katzenstein’s longterm […]

http://www.operationorange.us Katzenstein recently directed and filmed the 30 second spot #OppositeDay for Ill Eagle Marketing. * Here is the Press Release: President […]

This image is part of Nickol’s series that explores the inner confidence of women. To view the article on Creative […]

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” […]

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, […]

Haman meshwi (grilled pigeon) – Garagos, Qus, Egypt A selection of photographs from Katzenstein’s longterm project Distant Journeys is being featured in the […]

While on assignment in the Ukraine for the electric company AES, I spent the day in an orphanage 30 minutes […]

House Party at Junior Kimbrough’s – Holly Springs, Mississippi A selection of photographs from Katzenstein’s project Roots of the Blues is being featured in […]

children – Oaxaca, Mexico @EDGEofHUMANITY Magazine features portfolio of photographs from Mexico. To view the article click here © […]



Barrio de Petare, Caracas, Venezuela In light of the recent news coming out of Venezuela I was reminded of being […]

Bondo Women – Odisha, India A selection of photographs from Katzenstein’s project Bondo Women is being featured in the current issue of the […]

Memorial outside of The Stonewall Inn, NYC 8:00am today – Our Hearts go out to the families and friends of […]

Krishna Widows – Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India A selection of photographs from Katzenstein’s longterm project World Views: Rituals is being featured […]

A number of years ago while on assignment in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia Katzenstein was fortunate to […]

Bailarines entre los Bastidores (Dancers in the Wings) In May 2014 Katzenstein was introduced to the Cuban contemporary dance troupe […]

Wycliffe Gordon photographed in 2013 at Symphony Space, NYC Katzenstein has worked on numerous projects with Wycliffe Gordon since his […]

Elvis in Memphis #1 Katzenstein and Nickol recently returned from a trip down South and grabbed some shots along Beale […]

While traveling through Southern Spain I was taken as a guest to a bullfight at the Plaza de Toros de […]

February 15, 2016: Arturo O’Farrill’s The Afro Latin Jazz Suite won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition. The suite is performed on Cuba: […]

USO Show Troupe Performing in Times Square A happy and healthy New Year from Times Square, the heart of New York […]

in 2014 Katzenstein began a large project with design firm OttoNY to document how people use public spaces in different […]

turkey – Nahuala, Guatemala To see more of the Brownie project click here Go to my website here

Veteran’s Day – New York City © David Katzenstein / Dashbe

James Willis at his studio in Nashville Last spring while on assignment in Nashville Katzenstein paid a visit to longtime […]

To view Katzenstein’s collection of Manhole Covers click here © David Katzenstein / Dashbe


© David Katzenstein / Dashbe

Three Women, Malecón Havana, Cuba 2014 EASTON, PA — This September Lafayette College in Easton, PA will present Havana Rhythms, an […]

Dominicans live to play baseball. While on assignment in the Dominican Republic one of Katzenstein’s goals was to document the […]



Over the years Katzenstein has been involved with numerous music projects from rap to rock to classical to jazz. Here […]

CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO Recorded in Havana 48 hours after President Obama announced his plan to normalize relations between the […]

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/57640039 w=500&h=375] Design Firm: Addison / CD: David Kohler To introduce the new worldwide brand to their 30,000 employees in […]

© David Katzenstein / Dashbe

One November Sunday morning during an early stroll through London’s Hyde Park I came across the famous annual Veteran Car […]

Cyndi Lauper and band photographed in New York City for Sony Records. © David Katzenstein / Dashbe

Bondo Women is a project within a project. In January of 2008 I traveled into the extreme rural areas of […]

bathing suit – Connecticut USA PROOF’S 5th Annual Benefit Auction will take place on Thursday, June 11, 2015 / 6-9pm […]

NYC high school participants in Opening Act’s high school programs Developers Tierra-Innovation is featuring the work they did for Opening […]

David Katzenstein is pleased to announce the launch of his new websitewww.katzensteinphoto.com that features work from his many commercial projects. The […]

NEW YORK, NY — This spring New York’s noted uptown performing arts center Symphony Space will present Havana Rhythms, an […]

Summer Feast – Connecticut © David Katzenstein / Dashbe

NYC high school participants in Opening Act’s summer Theater Arts and Leadership Conservatory program On February 18 Opening Act officially […]

Congratulations to Arturo O’Farrill and the Orchestra whose release The Offense of the Drum recently won the Grammy award for best […]