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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]


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


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

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

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 […]

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

The Embira, Panama When Katzenstein arrived in Panama City he was struck by how much it reminded me of other […]

In honor of Martin Luther King Day Sherrie Nickol would like to share a photograph from rural Mississippi that is reminiscent […]

coches viejos Havana, Cuba 2014 Havana is famous for the plethora of vintage US automobiles from the 50’s that still […]

From the Vault: Katzenstein traveled around Mississippi and Arkansas with journalist Robert Palmer on assignment for Rolling Stone Magazine – they […]

All My Jazz – A PHOTOGRAPHIC TRIBUTE TO JAZZ BY DAVID KATZENSTEIN @ Symphony Space Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 6-8pm […]

On September 21 more than 300,000 marchers filled the streets of Manhattan to join in the largest gathering ever in […]


NYC high school participants in Opening Act’s summer Theater Arts and Leadership Conservatory program In July, 2014 Katzenstein and Nickol became […]

While on assignment in Kazakhstan for AES Katzenstein visited a dance school in the remote southern city of Shymkent, located […]

As photographer in residence Katzenstein continues to document the ALJA as Arturo O’Farrill and members of the Afro Latin Jazz […]

afternoon gathering / Shenkin Street / Tel Aviv Nickol caught this celebratory scene one Friday afternoon when hundreds of people […]


On her travels to different countries Nickol often captures the day to day moments of families. We get a glimpse […]

While on assignment in the Yucatan photography at a new luxury resort that was still under construction Katzenstein took some […]

This series of photographs of young ballet dancers was photographed from backstage while Katzenstein covered a performance for Symphony Space […]

To see more of Katzenstein and Nickol’s The Neighborhood Project click here © Sherrie Nickol and David Katzenstein / Dashbe

In celebration of Mardi Gras 2014 Katzenstein has put together a group of photographs that exemplify the traditions of the […]

In February Katzenstein was named Photographer in Residence for the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, the nonprofit organization established by […]




Katzenstein was commissioned by Beam Global to work on an exciting and sensitive subject. The assignment was to spend the […]