Bio for Gary L. Friedman

Gary L. Friedman is a globally traveled professional photographer with a passion for teaching and making photography accessible. His work spans decades and includes authoring acclaimed e-books that simplify complex camera functions, publishing in magazines and books worldwide, and running the popular stock image site FriedmanArchives.com.  He is also associate editor of CameraCraft magazine in the UK (which you can subscribe to here.).  Gary is known for his engaging photography seminars, hands-on workshops, and photojournalistic projects like “Peace Child in Latvia”, and his humanitarian documentary work in Vietnam.

With a background in aerospace engineering at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a patent for image authentication in digital cameras, Gary brings deep technical expertise to his artistic vision.

Whether mentoring students, licensing images, or capturing untold stories from around the world, Gary continues to inspire photographers of all levels with his unique blend of creativity, curiosity, and technical skill.

(Minor footnote: He was also listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for building the world’s smallest telephone way back in 1980 (before cell phones or cordless phones were around).  He also mentors for an outstanding STEM program at MIT which you can read about here.)