Robert Fishman

I found photography at a very early age.

My first interaction with a camera was with a Polaroid Swinger. I was 8 and my Dad took me to Shea Stadium to see the Batman Show with Adam West. Even though our seats were high up, I took some photos anyway. It was then I realized I discovered something special.

Then I went to sleepway camp in Vermont. I didn’t like the seclusion of the wilderness but loved the seclusion of the darkroom. While most boys were hiking and swimming I was printing.

By the time I was 12, my Mom would take me to the Bowery in NYC solely for the purpose of taking photos. She and my Dad encouraged my new found hobby and let me build a makeshift darkroom in the bathroom of our apartment.

Throughout middle and high school, I would scour the streets in search of that “Decisive Moment”. I was fascinated with photographing people and the fact that the exact image could never be replicated. I was consumed with photography. In fact, my 3rd grade teacher commented “too much photography and not enough studying” on my report card. It was at this point I knew I wanted to be a photographer.

I attended Syracuse University and majored in photo illustration. I also took courses in photography at Rhode Island School Of Design ...

Syracuse University
Rhode Island School Of Art

Numerous
Work is in many private collections.