Howard Schatz (born 1940)[1] is an American photographer, who previously had a career as an ophthalmologist.[2]

Life and work

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Ophthalmology

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Schatz began his professional life in medicine. He completed his medical degree at The University of Illinois College of Medicine, followed by an internship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, ophthalmology residency at The University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, and fellowship in vitreoretinal diseases at Johns Hopkins Hospital.[citation needed]

Schatz had a private practice in San Francisco from 1970 to 1995.[2] He was a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of California, San Francisco,[2] and a retina specialist.[2]

Photography

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His work has included nudes and portraits of a range of people including athletes, actors, and the homeless.

Personal life

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Schatz is married to Beverly Ornstein, the former head of Current Affairs at PBS television station, KQED, in San Francisco; she is currently executive producer for Schatz Ornstein Studio.[2] They live and work in Connecticut and New York.[2]

Publications

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As Howard Schatz and Beverly Ornstein

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  • 1992: Gifted Woman[2]
  • 1993: Seeing Red: The Rapture of Redheads
  • 1994: Homeless: Portraits of Americans in Hard Times
  • 1995: Newborn
  • 1995: WaterDance
  • 1996: The Princess of the Spring and the Queen of the Sea
  • 1996: BodyType
  • 1997: Passion & Line
  • 1998: Pool Light
  • 2000: Bodyknots
  • 2000: NudeBodyNude
  • 2002: Rare Creatures
  • 2002: Athlete
  • 2005: Botanica
  • 2006: In Character: Actors Acting. Bulfinch. ISBN 978-0821229071. With a foreword by Roger Ebert.[3]
  • 2007: H2O
  • 2011: With Child
  • 2012: At The Fights[4]
  • 2013: Caught In The Act: Actors Acting[5][6]
  • 2015: Schatz Images: 25 Years
  • 2018: Kink. New York: Lawrence Richard. ISBN 978-0971021013.[7][8]

With others

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  • 1996: Virtuoso. 1996. By Ken Carbone with photographs by Schatz.

References

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  1. ^ "A history of sports photography – in pictures". The Guardian. 9 September 2016. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Barbour, Celia (16 December 2007). "Coming Up for Air". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  3. ^ "Simon Callow on photographer Howard Schatz". The Guardian. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  4. ^ "At the Fights: How Howard Schatz Gets His Best Boxing Shots". Time. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  5. ^ Cutler, Jacqueline (16 October 2013). "Howard Schatz: 'Caught in the Act: Actors Acting'". nj. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  6. ^ Wakim, Marielle (17 October 2013). "Caught In The Act: Photographer Howard Schatz Snaps Actors Doing What They Do Best Los Angeles Magazine". Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  7. ^ Smothers, Hannah; Torres, Mylan (15 March 2018). "10 Strikingly Beautiful Photos From the Fetish and Kink Community (NSFW)". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  8. ^ "'Kink' Celebrates the Curious Puppies & Leather Daddies". www.out.com. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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